NZVC
Venture capitalAuckland · Seed · 26 people tracked
Investment thesis
NZVC invests in bold ideas led by talented teams originating from Australia and New Zealand with ambitions to succeed globally. The firm leverages ANZ's world-class talent pool, collaborative startup culture, and proven track record of creating successful global companies. NZVC provides not just capital but also mentorship, Silicon Valley connections, and long-term partnership to help founders scale internationally. The portfolio spans multiple industries including frontier technology, fintech, robotics, AI-native services, and sovereign technology.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 21, 2026.
Team · 26 people
from the firm's websiteFinancial industry professional with 22 years of experience across Asia, Europe, and North America, led equity trading at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and is an active early-stage investor in deep tech, healthcare, and AI-driven technologies.
Former leader of the Applied Machine Intelligence team at Google Brain with investment experience across 50+ early-stage companies in deep tech, B2B SaaS, and consumer sectors, and prior venture experience at Monta Vista Capital.
Venture professional who led expansion of Founders Intelligence before its acquisition by Accenture, helped build Europe's leading AI venture studio at Merantix, and co-founded AI House Davos.
Serial entrepreneur who exited his first company Piper after raising $15M, arrived in New Zealand as an Edmund Hillary Fellow, and is committed to empowering Kiwi founders with global ambition.
Technologist with expertise in open-source and crypto, held technical roles at Singularity University and Kiva.org, and is a founding member of SpaceBase.
Early-stage investor and advisor in the Asia-Pacific startup ecosystem with over a decade of experience, Edmund Hillary Fellow, co-founder of Xelp (a technology services company that went public in India in 2019), with prior roles at Coca-Cola and RBS.
Co-founder and former CEO of HUBBA, Thailand's first coworking space.
Experienced business leader with a passion for startups, clinical trials, biotech, and the Asia-Pacific region.
Founder and CEO of Amplifier with a passion for empowering other founders and high-growth startups.
Advisor with expertise in on-demand services, international growth, scaling engineering teams, content and editorial.
Angel investor in 20+ startups and mentor at Spearhead, co-founder of After School (a teen social network with ~20M users) which was acquihired by Ancestry.
Leader who launched and scaled two global nonprofit organizations focused on education and youth empowerment.
Cofounder and general partner of 1517, a pre-seed fund backed by investors including Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen.
Product-led growth specialist for B2B SaaS focused on modern go-to-market strategies combining bottom-up product adoption with top-down sales expansion to drive >100% year-over-year growth.
Researcher focused on performance benchmarking of hardware and software systems (DAWNBench and MLPerf) and computationally efficient methods for data selection.
Angel investor in 20+ startups and mentor at Spearhead, co-founder of After School (a teen social network with ~20M users) which was acquihired by Ancestry.
CEO of TracMap, a profitable and growing international AgTech company headquartered in New Zealand.
Chief product officer for Girlup Entrepreneurs and product leader at Zynga, Meta, and Moody's, led a product management team through IPO process at Skillz, with expertise in fintech B2B, gaming, and social media.
Taiwanese venture investor, serial entrepreneur, company advisor, and former junior tennis player.
Generalist operator with experience across logistics, electric vehicles, SaaS, charity, and investments.
Internet startup professional with 10+ years of experience who built two marketplace businesses backed by top venture capital firms from Silicon Valley and China.
Seasoned advisor, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, professor, and investor with over three decades of experience in Asia, helping startups build, scale-ups grow, and organizations innovate.
Compiler engineer and rapid prototyping expert.
Aerospace engineer focused on building the future of urban aviation.
Developer who created an innovative approach to making data visualization accessible for visually impaired users and open-sourced the Android solution in 2019.
Entrepreneur with two successful startup exits and $30M invested into startups through 500 Startups, focused on community movements.
What they invest in
from 11 of 84 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×4SaaS ×4Enterprise Software ×3Fintech ×3Healthtech ×3Medical Devices ×3Deep Tech ×2Digital Health ×2
HQs:United States×4Australia×1United Kingdom×1Israel×1
Investments · showing 60 of 84
founders shown can be your intro pathAI-powered SaaS platform helping legal professionals analyze medical records and assess litigation viability.
World's fastest and cheapest AI inference infrastructure with purpose-built accelerators and OpenAI-compatible API.
Andromeda Surgical develops an AI-guided surgical platform that provides GPS-like navigation and autonomous task capabilities to surgeons, starting with endourology procedures. The platform integrates with existing surgical tools to assist interventional surgeons in performing procedures with enhanced precision and reduced training requirements.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Nick Damiano(Co-Founder & CEO)inKartik Tiwari(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Coinrule provides automated cryptocurrency trading bots that execute buy and sell strategies on crypto exchanges without requiring coding. Users can create custom trading strategies or use pre-built rules, and run demo trades to test performance.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechSaaSLondon, GB
Gabriele Musella(CEO, Founder)inOleg Giberstein(Founder)inZdeněk Höfler(Founder)in
Efficient open data compliance solution for data holders and recipients.
AI-powered tool that designs hundreds of PowerPoint slides in seconds.
Konos Digital is a variable-beam microphone with an 80-element MEMS array that streams four channels of network audio over AES67, designed for film, broadcast, and live sports production.
Hardware
New Zealand's largest crypto exchange offering secure digital asset trading and services for global crypto markets
Esper provides hyperspectral satellite imagery and geochemical analysis to identify critical minerals and alteration zones for mining exploration and environmental monitoring. The company serves mining and exploration firms targeting lithium, gold, copper, and rare earth elements globally.
AgTechDeep TechSpace TechPatterson Lakes, AU
ShoaibJoeyShoaib Iqbal(Chief Executive Officer)Przemyslaw Lorenczak(Chief Technology Officer)
Finlens is a finance platform designed for startup founders and accountants that simplifies accounting and financial management through a user-friendly dashboard. The platform provides fast financial tracking and reporting with emphasis on simplicity and transparency.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Md Halim(Founder & CEO)in
FoundryLab produces metal casting parts for defense, aerospace, and automotive industries using 3D-printed ceramic molds and automated processes, delivering production-grade parts from CAD to finished product in 72 hours without tooling delays.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDefense Tech
Hypercore provides software to track and manage syndicated debt funding sources, loan terms, and investor returns. The platform serves loan servicers and debt managers who need to monitor performance metrics across multiple lenders and capital structures.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSTel Aviv-Yafo, IL
Daniel Liechtenstein(Founder)inEitan Frailich(Founder)inTomer Moshe(Founder)inDavid Yahalomi(Founder)in
A hybrid technology company and boutique studio building emerging tools to turbocharge storytelling on the Internet.
Lula provides maintenance coordination and vendor sourcing solutions for rental property managers dealing with labor shortages and supply chain constraints.
B2B MarketplacesPropTechSaaS
Orion Sleep develops smart sleep technology, including sensors and covers, to make world-class sleep science accessible and affordable for consumers.
HardwareHealthtechIoTWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Dr. Michael Breus(Chief Sleep Officer)
First phone system designed specifically for regulated industries requiring mobile freedom with control.
Developing a non-invasive brain-computer interface designed to restore speech and mobility.
Provides a simple, user-friendly way of recording and viewing the current state of a construction site in detailed 3D.
Siren Biotechnology develops next-generation AAV (adeno-associated virus) platforms for gene therapy applications, including gene repair, gene transfer, and gene editing. The company focuses on advancing treatments for a wide range of rare diseases through engineered viral vectors and directed evolution approaches.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices
Dr. Nicole Paulk(CEO, Founder, and President)
Sorcero develops AI-powered intelligence solutions for the life sciences industry, helping companies accelerate patient access to therapies and improve medical research and communications. The platform uses medically-tuned large language models to support pharmaceutical, biotech, and healthcare organizations.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMedical DevicesWashington, US
Dipanwita Das(CEO and Co-founder)
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does NZVC invest at?
- NZVC invests at the Seed stage.
- What sectors does NZVC focus on?
- NZVC focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is NZVC located?
- NZVC is headquartered in Auckland, NZ.
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