NZVC

AIMER offers an AI-driven pasture management platform that measures pasture covers via smartphone scans, partial farm walks, or satellite imagery and provides growth forecasts, feed wedges, and automated grazing and supplement plans.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningSaaSUK, GB

JBJeremy Bryant(Founder)

Co-investorsPAPacific ChannelSPSprout

Aera offers a mobile app and support service that guides first-home buyers through the home-buying process, using gamified learning modules covering topics like saving and improving credit scores.

Fintech

DHDerek Handley(Founder)in

Aleph Cloud provides decentralized cloud infrastructure for building, deploying, and managing applications, including serverless functions, virtual servers, GPU instances, confidential VMs, web hosting, and distributed storage.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureParis, FR

CPClaudio Pascariello(Co-Founder, Product)inJSJonathan Schemoul(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsTRTRGC

Andromeda Surgical develops an AI-guided surgical platform that provides GPS-like navigation and autonomous task capabilities to surgeons, starting with endourology procedures.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesRoboticsSan Francisco, US

NDNick Damiano(Founder)inKTKartik Tiwari(Founder)in

Co-investorsEAEarl Grey CapitalNONorth South VenturesPHPhaze VenturesRERebel FundSTStandard CapitalSTStrawberry Creek Ventures+9 more

Appetise is a meal-planning app that generates recipes and smart shopping lists, letting users shop for ingredients online or in-store at their local supermarket.

ConsumerFoodTechMarketplacesRetail TechSaaS

Elise(Co-Founder)THToby Hilliam (Skilton)(Founder)in

Co-investorsARArc AngelsBLBlack Sheep CapitalICIcehouse VenturesOIOIF VenturesSPSproutTETen13

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-investorsALAlt VenturesNZNZ Growth Capital PartnersWNWNT Ventures

Becoming.bio develops robotic systems that sustain mammalian development outside the body, combining closed-loop hardware for metabolic regulation with AI models that predict how organisms develop and respond to intervention.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

Co-investorsLOLong Journey VenturesMYMyelin VCTRTranspose Platform Management

BONNET provides GPS fleet tracking and asset management software for small to medium-sized fleets in New Zealand's construction and agriculture industries.

IoTLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSMount Maunganui, NZ

SKSteph Kennard(Founder)in

Co-investorsASAscension VenturesIMImperial College London

Bovonic develops automated mastitis detection technology for dairy farmers, using a patented inline milk sensor and detection algorithm to identify mastitis in its early stages.

AgTechHardwareIoT

Co-investorsPAPacific Channel

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

NBNick Butcher(Founder)in

Co-investorsNZNZ Growth Capital PartnersICIcehouse VenturesIMImpact Enterprise FundWNWNT Ventures

Ciridae is an engineering firm that builds AI-native operating systems—software that runs core business operations—using proprietary kits, vertical playbooks, and production infrastructure to deploy quickly.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Jack Soslow(Founder)in

Co-investorsACAccelANAndreessen HorowitzGEGeneral AtlanticGEGeneral Catalyst

Coinrule provides automated cryptocurrency trading bots that execute buy and sell strategies on crypto exchanges without requiring coding.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechSaaSLondon, GB

GMGabriele Musella(CEO, Founder)inOGOleg Giberstein(Founder)inZHZdeněk Höfler(Founder)in

Co-investorsCVCV VCKUKube VCURUrban InnovationY Y Combinator

Cupla is a relationship management app that helps couples coordinate shared schedules, tasks, and events to prioritize quality time together.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerSocialWellness & Fitness

WPWilliam Palmer(Founder)inEPErika Palmer(Founder)in

Curve Bio builds Whole-Body Intelligence models from its Whole-Body Atlas, a molecular map of the body, to power blood tests that monitor organ health in chronic disease patients.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthDallas, US

NHNathan Hunkapiller(Founder)inProf. Shan Wang, PhD(Chief Innovation Officer and Scientific Founder)Ritish Patnaik, PhD(Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsFIFirst Spark Ventures, LlcLILifeX Ventures

Deckrobot is an AI-powered PowerPoint tool that generates branded, brand-compliant slides and decks from prompts and applies corporate style guidelines with one click.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWilmington, US

Andriy Kryvorchuk(Director)Anton Urbanas(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsFLFlyer One VenturesPRPragmatech

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

Co-investorsDRDRONE FUNDJEJelix VenturesTETechstars

New Zealand's largest crypto exchange offering secure digital asset trading and services for global crypto markets

JGJanine Grainger(Founder)in

Co-investorsEVEven CapitalGDGD1NUNuance Capital

ATAri Tulla(Founder)in

Co-investorsOCOctopus Ventures

Esper provides hyperspectral satellite imagery and geochemical analysis to identify critical minerals and alteration zones for mining exploration and environmental monitoring.

AgTechDeep TechSpace TechPatterson Lakes, AU

JoeySIShoaib Iqbal(Chief Executive Officer)inPLPrzemyslaw Lorenczak(Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsCRCroc PitchTETechstarsDODolby Family Ventures

Extraordinary provides a digital platform and smart card that consolidates employee benefits including allowances, rewards, gifting, and tax-free public transport into a single ecosystem.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSWellington, NZ

SZSteven Zinsli(Founder)in

Co-investorsAIAirTree Ventures

Finlens is a finance platform designed for startup founders and accountants that simplifies accounting and financial management through a user-friendly dashboard.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

MHMd Halim(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Y CombinatorLOLombardstreet Ventures

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

David Moodie(Founder)in

Co-investorsARArc AngelsICIcehouse VenturesOUOutset VenturesBLBlackbird VenturesFOFounders FundGDGD1+2 more

Poker Skill is a poker-learning app that teaches strategy through interactive puzzles and short guided lessons for players from beginner to expert, with progress tracking, streaks, and personalized learning paths.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechGaming

Co-investorsTRTRANSCENDMUMulticoin CapitalPHPharsalus CapitalSISignalFireSTStreamlined Ventures

General Compute provides OpenAI-compatible API endpoints and dedicated infrastructure for low-latency model inference serving, enabling teams to deploy custom and hosted models with minimal changes to existing code.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsHardware

Co-investorsFUFUSESTStrategxy Ventures LLCUPUpper90

Gluon provides access to Bitcoin and Ethereum money markets, aiming for higher yields with low volatility and risk-adjusted returns.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

HeraSight develops genetic tests for families, including preimplantation embryo screening that uses polygenic risk scores and carrier screening to predict risks for conditions such as Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, cancers, autism, and diabetes.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech

Co-investorsDRDraper Associates

Humata is an AI assistant for documents that reads uploaded PDFs and other files to answer questions, summarize content, and compare documents, with cited links back to source material.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

CKCyrus Khajvandi(Founder)inDRDan Rasmuson(Founder)in

Co-investorsGRGradient VenturesEAEarl Grey Capital

Hypercore provides software to track and manage syndicated debt funding sources, loan terms, and investor returns.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSTel Aviv-Yafo, IL

DLDaniel Liechtenstein(Founder)inEFEitan Frailich(Founder)inTMTomer Moshe(Founder)inDYDavid Yahalomi(Founder)in

Co-investorsINInsight PartnersY Y CombinatorATat.inc/ATATINCGAGalaxy InteractiveMAMakers Fund+1 more

Jeuneora develops marine collagen supplements, sleep and hormone-support formulations, and skincare products designed for women at different life stages.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness

Kara combines AI technology with human review to produce sign language translations, using a human-in-the-loop process to check and refine each translation for accuracy.

AI & Machine LearningSaaS

Kiki is an invite-only, community-based platform for subletting homes, matching members who want to earn rental income while away with vetted guests seeking stays.

MarketplacesPropTechTravel & HospitalityLondon, GB

TTToby Thomas-Smith(Founder)in

Co-investorsBEBeachhead Venture CapitalBLBlackbird VenturesA1a16z crypto

KiwiFibre makes a plant-based composite material used as a regenerative alternative or complement to carbon fibre.

Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials

Looking Glass Factory builds glasses-free holographic displays that convert 2D photos and video into 3D holograms viewable without XR headsets or eye-tracking.

Creator EconomyDeep TechHardwareNew York, US

Alexander Hornstein(Director)SFShawn Frayne(Co-founder & CEO)inRRob(Co-founder)

BoardJacob Lodwick(Director)Jean-Francois Clavier(Director)

Co-investorsFOFoundryUNUncork CapitalACAccenture VenturesSOSOSV

Lula offers short-term business funding solutions to South African SMEs through online applications, including a revolving Cash Flow Facility and fixed-term funding products up to R5 million.

FintechSaaSSouth Africa, ZA

Neil Welman(Founder)in

Co-investorsACAccionGRGreen Circle Foodtech VenturesOUOutlander VCUPUP Partners

Lula provides a digital commerce platform focused on handling the operational side of online ordering, including integrations.

E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsBRBroad Street AngelsUPUP PartnersGRGreen Circle Foodtech VenturesOUOutlander VC

Lula provides digital commerce services that enable businesses to operate online transactions without managing complex backend operations themselves.

E-commerceRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsGRGreen Circle Foodtech Ventures

Marama Labs develops optical spectroscopy instruments for life-sciences research, leveraging surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and nanoparticle characterization technology.

BiotechDeep TechHardwareHealthtechDublin, IE

ELEric Le Ru(Founder)inBDBrendan Darby(Co-founder & CEO)inMatthias Meyer(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsBOBooster Innovation FundNZNZ Growth Capital PartnersRARadar VenturesWNWNT VenturesICIcehouse VenturesQUQuidnet Ventures+2 more

Markato is a distributor, logistics provider, and brand builder that helps beauty and lifestyle brands expand into Asian markets through offline retail placement (e.g.

E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail Tech

BLBrian Lo(Co-Founder & CEO)MLMartin Li(Founder)in

Co-investorsLILightspeed Venture Partners

Miruku develops dairy proteins produced from oilseed crops, targeting the food and beverage industry.

AgTechBiotechFoodTech

APAmos Palfreyman(CO-FOUNDER & CEO)inIBIra Bing(CO-FOUNDER, CAPITAL & VALUE)inOSOded Shoseyov(CO-FOUNDER & CSO)inHSHarjinder Singh(CO-FOUNDER & HEAD OF FOOD APPLICATIONS)in

Co-investorsBEBetter Bite VenturesMOMovacNZNZ Growth Capital PartnersMOMotion Capital

NZ Tech Podcast is a New Zealand technology news podcast featuring interviews, reviews, and opinions on topics such as AI, cybersecurity, and startups.

Media & Entertainment

PSPaul Spain(Host)in

Co-investorsPUPunakaiki Fund

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

DMDr. Michael Breus(Chief Sleep Officer)

Co-investorsBOBoot64 VenturesBRBreak Trail VenturesCRCriticalityMUMucker CapitalTHThe Family FundWEWellness Ventures+1 more

Otago Daily Times (ODT) is a New Zealand news publisher covering Otago, Canterbury, Southland, the West Coast and national and world events.

Media & EntertainmentDunedin, NZ

oVRcome is a New Zealand-based digital mental health platform using virtual reality technology to treat phobias and anxiety disorders.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDigital HealthEdTechEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMental HealthChristchurch, NZ

AHAdam Hutchinson(Founder / CEO)in

Co-investorsANAngel HQ

Parrot Analytics offers an Investment Intelligence System that uses audience demand and content supply data to estimate the financial value of TV shows and movies, projecting gross earnings, licensing opportunities, and return scenarios.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsARArc AngelsICIcehouse VenturesNZNZ Growth Capital Partners

Plots is an event discovery platform that helps people find in-person experiences and meet others in real life, while giving event organizers a way to reach the right audience.

ConsumerMarketplacesSocial

Positron builds purpose-built hardware and inference accelerator silicon for running Transformer-based generative AI models, offering inference appliances that map HuggingFace Transformers models onto the hardware and expose an OpenAI API-compliant endpoint.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsLovelock, US

TSThomas Sohmers(Executive Officer, Director)inBWBarrett Woodside(Founder)inEKEdward Kmett(Founder)inMAMitesh Agrawal(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardRobert Reid(Director)

Co-investorsASAsimov VenturesBABanyan VenturesCACaucasus VenturesFLFlume VenturesINIneffable VenturesINInvariantes Fund+10 more

Puralink builds the Ferret, a modular autonomous inspection robot that navigates complex pipe networks—including corners, intersections, and manholes—covering up to 1 km from a single access point.

Construction TechHardwareRobotics

Co-investorsATAthletico Ventures

Pyper Vision develops fog-casting technology that forecasts fog over airports, aimed at reducing fog-related flight delays and disruptions in the aviation sector.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechSaaS

EBEmily Blythe(Founder)in

Co-investorsANAngel HQARArc AngelsICIcehouse VenturesOUOutset VenturesMAMainland Angel Investors

PromptWell offers an AI-native platform for healthcare organizations to turn routine member outreach into personalized, timely communications.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Co-investorsSEService Provider Capital

River is developing a speech brain-computer interface (BCI) that operates without touching the brain, aimed at restoring and augmenting human communication.

Deep TechHealthtechMedical Devices

OMOseh Mathias(Founder)

Sahha provides behavioral archetypes derived from smartphone and wearable data, generating stable human-readable labels about users' sleep, exercise, and mental wellness patterns for personalization and segmentation.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechSaaS

Co-investorsAUAura VenturesGAGandel InvestR/R/GA VenturesSTStartup Dunedin DistillerSUSupermoon CapitalANAntler+1 more

Sensori converts video and imagery from 360 cameras and smartphones into georeferenced point clouds, 3D meshes, and orthophotos for construction and infrastructure teams.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingConstruction TechDeep TechSaaSNew Zealand, NZ

Sharesies is an investment platform that allows customers to buy and sell shares, ETFs, managed funds, and cryptocurrencies across New Zealand, US, and Australian markets, with features including auto-invest, AI-powered search, and portfolio management tools.

ConsumerCrypto & Web3FintechAuckland, NZ

LRLeighton Roberts(Founder)inBCBen Crotty(Founder)inMartyn Smith(Founder)in

Co-investorsAMAmplo VenturesARArc AngelsCRCreative HQ — The IncubatorEVEven CapitalICIcehouse VenturesRORogue Insight Capital+2 more

Simfuni provides a unified operating platform for life insurance companies that consolidates policy management, customer servicing, underwriting, claims, and payments into a single connected system.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaSAuckland, NZ

SQShaun Quincey(Co-founder & CEO)inDODamon O'Neill(Co-founder & CTO)inTVTim von Dadelszen(Chief Product Officer)in

Co-investorsGDGD1

Siren Biotechnology develops next-generation AAV (adeno-associated virus) platforms for gene therapy applications, including gene repair, gene transfer, and gene editing.

BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US

Dr. Nicole Paulk(CEO, Founder, and President)inLKLauren Kelly(Founder)inSharon Tetlow(Director)Brad Allen(Director)

Co-investorsARArtis VenturesAVAvilaCACarnrite VenturesCICivilization Ventures Management, LlcHAHAWKTAILPLPlum Alley Investments+2 more

Sorcero develops AI-powered intelligence solutions for the life sciences industry, helping companies accelerate patient access to therapies and improve medical research and communications.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMedical DevicesWashington, US

DDDipanwita Das(CEO and Co-founder)inRGRichard Graves(Executive Officer, Director)inWBWalter Bender(CTO)inClaiborne P. Deming(Director)

BoardOliver Libby(Director)inPeter Hart Callahan(Director)

Co-investorsHAHarmonix FundJAJanuary VenturesMIMighty CapitalRARackhouse Venture Management LpWOWorldQuant VenturesLELeawood Venture Capital Llc+2 more

Spoke provides mobile-first communication infrastructure for high-value conversations in regulated industries like finance, insurance, and healthcare, enabling teams to work remotely while maintaining compliance visibility and business records.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Ben Farren(Founder)inKieronJason

Co-investorsADAda VenturesBEBethnal Green VenturesSESeedrs

SquareOne is a financial literacy app that gives children a youth money account and tools to learn how money works through everyday saving and spending.

ConsumerEdTechFintech

Stickybeak is a consumer research tool that lets teams pre-test ideas such as headlines, packaging designs, and product launches with real consumers before committing.

AdTechConsumerMarketing TechSaaS

AHAnna Henwoodin

Co-investorsHOHoku Group