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NZ Growth Capital Partners

Government fund

Auckland · Pre-Seed–Growth · 31 people tracked

Also known as New Zealand Growth Capital Partners (NZGCP)

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Investment thesis

NZ Growth Capital Partners aims to strengthen New Zealand's technology startup ecosystem by co-investing alongside other investors and backing venture capital funds. Through its Aspire NZ Seed Fund, it invests directly into early-stage Kiwi tech startups at proof-of-concept, seed, and early expansion stages, supporting ambitious risk-takers and big-thinkers. Its Elevate NZ Venture Fund is a $300m government-funded fund of funds that invests into venture capital funds to fill the Series A and B capital gap for high-growth New Zealand tech companies. The firm also runs founder support initiatives such as Aspire Venture Hours and sponsors market development programmes to build capability among founders and investors.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Growth
HQ
Auckland, NZ
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2002
Tracked investments
173

Team · 31 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Anna Yue· Senior Accountantin

Accountant responsible for day-to-day accounting and investment reporting support.

Kate Burgos· Investorin
Ritaban Banerjee· Investor

What they invest in

from 54 of 173 portfolio companies

SaaS ×14AI & Machine Learning ×12Hardware ×11Deep Tech ×10Enterprise Software ×10Cleantech ×8Healthtech ×8Biotech ×7

HQs:New Zealand×20United States×2United Kingdom×1Israel×1

Investments · 173 tracked

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Acuiteacuitehq.com
Adeptionadeption.io
Adheriumadherium.com

Co-investorsArc AngelsCure Kids VenturesIcehouse Ventures

Adriadri.co.nz
Advemtoadvemto.comin

Advemto maps complex cell function to genetic sequences at scale without requiring new laboratory instruments.

BiotechDeep Tech

Co-investorsBooster Innovation FundNuance Capital

Agnition Venturesagnition.venturesin

Agnition finds, builds, and invests in early-stage agricultural technology ventures aimed at helping farmers and growers bring practical solutions to market.

AgTechClimate Tech

Co-investorsEcho River Capital

Ambitambit-ai.comin𝕏

Ambit provides AI-powered conversational assistants that let organizations automate customer interactions and answer inquiries around the clock in their own brand voice.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Amyamy.app

Co-investorsAngel HQBooster Innovation Fund

APImaticapimatic.io
Appliedblackbird.vc

Co-investorsBlackbird FoundryBlackbird Giants

Appreciation Engineappreciationengine.com
Arcanumarcanum.aiin

Arcanum AI offers Numa, an AI operating system that connects business tools like Xero and uses custom AI agents to automate administrative tasks such as quoting, reporting, data analysis, sales support, and knowledge search.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWellington, NZ

Co-investorsAlt VenturesNZVCWNT Ventures

Ask Nicelyasknicely.comin𝕏Dec 2021

AskNicely provides a customer experience management platform that helps service businesses capture customer feedback and motivate teams to take action on insights.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSPortland, US

Aaron Ward(Executive Officer, Director)Tony Ward(Chief Executive Officer)Reagan Nickl(Chief Commercial Officer)Sharon Babkes(Chief Financial Officer)Brian Fravel(VP of Marketing)Jolene Smith(VP of People and Culture)

Co-investorsAngel HQArc AngelsBlackbird VenturesIcehouse VenturesFive Elms Capital

Aurorauror.coin𝕏

Auror operates a Retail Crime Intelligence platform that lets stores capture incidents, connect cases across locations, and securely share data with retailers and law enforcement to identify repeat offenders and organized crime groups.

Enterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaS

James C.(Founder)in

Co-investorsFolklore VenturesGD1MovacReinventure Group

Author Itauthor-it.com

Author-it is a component content management system (CCMS) for creating, reviewing, translating, and publishing structured, single-source content, with an AI-ready JSON output format (AION) that feeds LLMs, RAG pipelines, and AI agents.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)

AuthSignalauthsignal.comin𝕏

Authsignal provides a multi-factor authentication (MFA) and passkeys-as-a-service platform that enables brands to implement account security and reduce fraud.

CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures

Avalia Immunotherapiesavaliaimmunotherapies.com
Avasaavasa.io

Avasa develops technology to simplify microsurgical procedures, replacing manual hand sewing with automated microvascular connection methods.

HardwareMedical Devices

Co-investorsBooster Innovation FundBridgewest VenturesCure Kids VenturesMovac

Banqerbanqer.co
Beany Limitedbeany.com
Booktrack Holdings Ltd (t/a iSoundtrack)booktrack.com
Boosterbooster.co.nz
Bridgewest Venturesbridgewest.ventures
Brisbane Angelsbrisbaneangels.com.au
Bspklbspkl.co

A New Zealand-based hydrogen technology company that manufactures Catalyst Coated Membrane (CCM) products for fuel cells with significantly reduced catalyst loading, enabling lower-cost production at scale.

CleantechDeep TechEnergyNew Zealand, NZ

Co-investorsBooster Innovation FundCreative HQ — The IncubatorInvestible Climate Tech FundWNT Ventures

Caffeinedailycaffeinedaily.co
Captivate Technologycaptivatetechnology.comin

Captivate develops a proprietary Metal-Organic Framework material and Vacuum Pressure Swing Adsorption process for low-energy, cost-effective carbon dioxide capture and separation in industrial applications including biogas, geothermal, and cement production.

CleantechClimate TechDeep Tech

Co-investorsBooster Innovation FundCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)WNT Ventures

CarbonCropcarboncrop.nzin𝕏

CarbonCrop provides a software platform for assessing land use and carbon potential, helping users identify and prioritise forest and native planting sites, generate ETS-ready shapefiles and documentation, and plan projects at farm and landscape scale.

AgTechClimate TechSaaS

Co-investorsNZVC

Celocelohealth.com
CertusBiocertusbio.com

Biosensors for industrial, agricultural and environmental monitoring.

Co-investorsPacific Channel

Clean Planet Holdings Ltdcleanplanet.co.nz
Codelingocodelingo.io

Co-investorsReinventure GroupRight Click Capital

Cogocogo.coin

Cogo provides carbon insights and electrification platforms to help home and car owners transition to clean energy and reduce costs, partnering with financial institutions to deliver climate technology solutions.

B2B MarketplacesCleantechClimate TechEnergyFintechSaaSWellington, NZ

Ben Gleisner(Founder)

Co-investorsAngel HQArc AngelsGandel InvestIcehouse VenturesSoul Capital

Covecoveinsurance.co.nz

Co-investorsCreative HQ — The Incubator

CropX (fomerly Varigate Ltd)cropx.comin𝕏

CropX develops digital farming solutions for growers and agribusinesses to optimize agronomic decisions through soil sensors, precision irrigation, and data analytics.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningIoT

Tomer Tzachin

Co-investorsArmada Investment AGBosch VenturesCheckmate Capital Group LLCGermin8 VenturesPacific ChannelPresidio Ventures+3 more

Cumulo9cumulo9.com
Cure Kidscurekids.org.nz
Datagate Innovationdatagate-i.com
Debtor Daddydebtordaddy.com
Designer Wardrobedesignerwardrobe.co.nz
Dexibitdexibit.comin𝕏

Dexibit provides big data analytics and artificial intelligence tools to visitor attractions such as museums, galleries, theme parks, and stadiums to predict and analyze visitor behavior.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS

Angie Judge(Founder)

BoardRick(Chair)

Co-investorsArc AngelsIcehouse Ventures

Dottereldotterel.co.nzin𝕏

Konos Digital is a microphone with variable beam technology and network audio output for film, broadcast, and live sports applications.

HardwareRoboticsAuckland, NZ

Shaun Edlinin

Co-investorsTechstarsDRONE FUNDJelix Ventures

DropIT Limiteddropitapp.com
Educageteduca.com
Eight360eight360.com

Co-investorsAngel HQ

Eightwireeight-wire.com

Eightwire provides purpose-built products for data exchange and information sharing between systems.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareGovTech

Enringenring.co.nz
Excioexcio.io
EyeFlyeyefly.video
Farragofarrago.ai
File invitefileinvite.comin

FileInvite provides an automation layer for document collection in commercial lending, helping banks, credit unions, and other lenders reduce document turnaround times and improve borrower experiences.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSBroomfield, US

James Sampson(Founder and CEO)

Co-investorsAfterWork VenturesAngel HQArc AngelsEnterprise AngelsForefront VentureIcehouse Ventures+1 more

Firmsyfirmsy.com
Firstcheckfirstcheck.me
Footfalls & Heartbeatsfootfallsandheartbeats.comin

Footfalls & Heartbeats develops patented smart textile sensing technology in which the fabric itself acts as the sensor, containing no electronic components, and offers design, prototyping, and data analysis services.

Deep TechHardwareNew Materials

Simon McMaster(Founder)

Co-investorsPacific Channel

Formus Labsformuslabs.comin

Formus Labs develops software for orthopaedic surgery, applying AI and algorithmic modeling to support surgical planning for hip and knee procedures.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesAuckland, NZ

Ju Zhang(Founder & CEO)inThor Besier(Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer)inAntonije Velevski(Co-founder, former senior software engineer)inJustin Fernandez(Co-founder, Science Advisor)inSarah Wixon(Head of Finance)inMarco Schneider(Head of Product and Research)in

Co-investorsCure Kids VenturesGD1Nuance CapitalPacific ChannelPunakaiki Fund

Glory Leaguegloryleague.basketball
Hashbanehashbane.com
Hectre Group Limitedhectre.com

Co-investorsAfterWork VenturesNuance CapitalPacific ChannelPunakaiki Fund

Heliase Limitedheliase.com
Hot Lime Labshotlimelabs.co.nz

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has NZ Growth Capital Partners made?
NZ Growth Capital Partners has 173 tracked investments.
What stage does NZ Growth Capital Partners invest at?
NZ Growth Capital Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What sectors does NZ Growth Capital Partners focus on?
NZ Growth Capital Partners focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is NZ Growth Capital Partners located?
NZ Growth Capital Partners is headquartered in Auckland, NZ.
Who does NZ Growth Capital Partners co-invest with?
NZ Growth Capital Partners most often shares deals with Arc Angels, Icehouse Ventures, Pacific Channel, among 68 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Innovation Nation 2021 Interview - James Pinner, NZ Growth Capital Partners

NZ Entrepreneur Magazine · James Pinner

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