New Zealand Growth Capital Partners (NZGCP)

Investment Director managing the Aspire fund, with prior experience in consulting engineering and five years in venture capital and industry development roles at a development finance institution.

Investment Director managing the Elevate fund, previously in the M&A team at Todd Corporation and an energy market analyst at NZX. He is a CFA Charterholder.

Investment Manager supporting the Elevate fund, previously with NZ Treasury's Balance Sheet and Transactions team and a manager in Deloitte's Corporate Finance team.

Investment Manager supporting the Aspire fund, previously a Product Development Engineer working on medical devices.

Investment Manager supporting the Aspire fund, previously providing intellectual property and commercialisation advice to early-stage research teams at Plant & Food Research.

Data Analyst responsible for data collection and internal and external reporting, with 16 years of experience in data analysis and report development.

Fund Controller and Reporting Officer responsible for data strategy, reporting and system improvement, with over a decade of industry research and fund management experience.

Accountant responsible for day-to-day accounting, process improvement and investment reporting support, with accounting experience across various New Zealand industries.

Learning and Engagement Specialist designing and delivering learning initiatives to build capability within New Zealand's venture capital community, with a background in HR, recruitment and leadership development.

Senior Investment Analyst supporting the Aspire fund, with a background in medical device sales and regulatory affairs and market access for medical devices.

Head of Legal (on parental leave), with over 10 years of corporate and commercial legal experience focused on technology, venture capital and start-ups across New Zealand and Singapore.

Founding Partner at Greycroft heading its west coast office in Los Angeles, with prior venture experience at Mayfield. She has managed investments in companies including Bird, Goop and Thrive Market.

Investor with over 24 years of global private equity experience across venture, growth and buyouts, currently managing VCA Capital Fund I. He was previously a partner at Blue Pool Capital and a managing director at Bain Capital.

Experienced company director with over 20 years in the technology and innovation sector as a mentor, adviser, angel investor and director. She chaired the Kiwi Innovation Network Investment Committee and currently chairs Mindhive and Nanobubble Agritech.

Senior Investment Analyst supporting the Aspire fund, previously with AUT Ventures identifying and developing commercial ventures from university research. She holds a PhD in Biomedical Science from AUT.

Investment Analyst supporting the Aspire fund, with a Mechatronics Engineering background and prior experience as an EBM Additive Manufacturing Engineer in titanium 3D printing.

Appointed CEO from January 2026, having joined NZGCP in 2019 to establish the Elevate fund and served as Chief Investment Officer from 2022 to 2025. He has over 20 years of corporate finance experience across venture capital, private equity and M&A.

Senior Investment Analyst supporting the Aspire fund, with prior experience in research commercialisation at Crown Research Institutes and universities and at Gobi Partners in Hong Kong.

Professional director, independent advisor and angel investor who chairs Flick Electric, Sprout Agritech and Wipster. He is a former Chairman of the Angel Association of NZ and was CIO of Fonterra.

Senior Accountant managing accounting, budgeting, forecasting and audit requirements, with over 10 years of accounting experience in New Zealand and overseas.

Independent professional director with a career in funds management and investment banking, previously Executive Director of INFINZ. Through Esperance Capital he advises companies on private-market capital raises and governance.

Experienced governance professional who has served on ASX- and NZX-listed, venture-backed and crown-owned boards, including Canterbury Scientific, Virsae, NZ Post and Christchurch International Airport.

Leads the Private Equity Funds Team at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, overseeing its private equity fund portfolio, and chairs the ILPA Board of Directors. He previously worked at AlpInvest Partners.

Independent director, advisor and investor with a background in start-ups and technology commercialisation. He founded and led Flick Electric (acquired by Z Energy) and was previously CEO of Creative HQ.

CFO/COO responsible for accounting, budgeting and forecasting, with extensive experience in financial services including cost management, financial planning and strategy implementation.