Invest South
Growth equityGrowth–Late Stage · 7 people tracked
Investment thesis
Invest South focuses on supporting businesses based in the south of New Zealand. With more than twenty years of experience as a growth investor, the firm aims to back regional companies, recognising the specific challenges and opportunities they face and providing sustained support to help them expand.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 7 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 4 of 14 portfolio companiesHardware ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×1AI & Machine Learning ×1Biotech ×1Cleantech ×1Deep Tech ×1Energy ×1FoodTech ×1
Investments · 14 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathProvides container lifting and weighing solutions to exporters, forwarders, military and logistics companies in over 30 countries.
Bison manufactures portable container handling systems that let organizations lift, weigh, and move shipping containers without cranes, docks, or third-party handling equipment.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareLogistics & Supply Chain
Southland-based green-tech company (EnPot) enabling aluminium smelters to modulate energy consumption to work with variable renewable electricity supply.
EnPot makes a heat-exchange technology for aluminium smelters that lets them raise or lower energy use by around 30% without disturbing the heat balance needed to produce aluminium, effectively turning smelters into "virtual batteries" that can provide storage and backup power to electricity grids.
CleantechEnergyHardware
Nick Depree(Chief Technology Officer)
New Zealand's largest exporter of live Fiordland rock lobster to China and other key markets.
Global hospitality technology platform connecting diners with restaurants to optimize off-peak revenue and reward early diners.
Nanotechnology company developing and selling nano-scale particle analysis and isolation tools used by research institutes worldwide.
Central Otago food innovation company producing fruit-forward, allergen-friendly desserts using upcycled orchard produce.
Loaded is an AI-powered all-in-one back-office platform for hospitality businesses, covering revenue, stock, recipes, labour scheduling and reporting with integrations to POS, payroll and Xero.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechSaaS
Rich McLeod(CEO & Co-founder)James(Co-founder)
Company formed to mine the Waikaia Gold Project using specialist New Zealand alluvial mining expertise.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Invest South invest at?
- Invest South invests at the Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Invest South focus on?
- Invest South focuses on Sector Agnostic.
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