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Icehouse Ventures — 2023 Investments

8 investments dated 2023 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

CarbonCropcarboncrop.comin𝕏Oct 2023

CarbonCrop uses AI and automation to help landholders, carbon project developers, forestry consultants and primary sector exporters turn carbon removals from their land or supply chain into an asset.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechSaaS

Nick Butcher(CTO & Co-founder)inJulian Maclaren(Co-founder / Director)Alexey Rostapshov(Co-founder / Director)Mark Houghton Brown(Co-founder / Director)in

Co-investorsNZ Growth Capital PartnersNZVCTractor VenturesWNT VenturesImpact Enterprise Fund

Cotisscotiss.cominMay 2023 · $2.2M

Cotiss is a procurement intelligence platform that transforms unstructured communications—emails, meetings, contracts, and documents—into queryable, structured context for procurement decisions.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

Harry Wilde(Founder)Matt O'Halloran(Founder)Matt Whiting(Founder)

Co-investorsAfterWork VenturesBlackbird VenturesPhase One Ventures

Daisy Labdaisylab.co.nzinMar 2023 · $1.5M

Daisy Lab is a New Zealand company using precision fermentation to produce dairy products without cows, aiming to reduce the environmental impact of traditional dairy farming.

BiotechClimate TechDeep TechFoodTech

Irina MillerinNikki FreedinEmily McIsaacin

Co-investorsEven CapitalOutset VenturesSustainable Food Ventures

Hot Lime Labshotlimelabs.cominAug 2023 · $4M

Hot Lime Labs develops patented limestone-based CO2 capture technology that captures and releases CO2 and heat on demand for the decarbonization of hard-to-abate industries such as horticulture, hydrogen production, and gas cleaning.

CleantechClimate TechDeep Tech

Tijs Robinson(Co-founder, CEO & Director)inVlatko Materic(Co-founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsAngel HQPacific ChannelClimate Venture Capital FundFlying Kiwi Angels

Hot Lime Labshotlimelabs.co.nzAug 2023 · $4M

Hot Lime Labs develops thermochemical CO2 capture technology aimed at industrial decarbonisation in hard-to-abate industries.

CleantechClimate TechNew Materials

Co-investorsNZ Growth Capital PartnersClimate Venture Capital FundFlying Kiwi Angels

Kitea Healthkiteahealth.cominFeb 2023 · $6M

Kitea Health is a medical device company spun out of the Auckland University Bioengineering Institute, developing the Kitea System, a microscale wireless sensor technology with applications in hydrocephalus and cerebrospinal fluid monitoring.

HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesAuckland, US

Simon Malpas(Director, Chief Executive Officer)inNatalia Jones(Director, Chief Operations Officer)inBryon Wright(Chief Technical Officer)in

Co-investorsAngel HQCure Kids VenturesNZ Growth Capital PartnersPacific ChannelSoul CapitalElevate Capital+1 more

Scentian Bioscentianbio.comin𝕏Oct 2023 · $2.1M

Scentian Bio combines synthetic biology and AI to develop biosensors based on synthesized insect odorant receptors, creating a digital sense of smell and taste that can detect and measure the concentration of thousands of compounds.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

Andrew Králíček(Founder & Chief Technology Officer)inJonathan Good(Chief Executive Officer)inColm Carraher(Chief Scientific Officer)inNikki Lorigan(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investorsBooster Innovation FundDYDX CapitalSproutFinistere VenturesOurCrowdToyota Ventures

Tracksuitgotracksuit.comFeb 2023 · $5M

Brand tracking platform used by 1,000+ consumer brands across 25 markets to measure the impact of brand-building; acquired Hall to add AI visibility.

Co-investorsArc AngelsBlackbird VenturesDesigner FundFootworkAltos VenturesShasta Ventures+1 more

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.