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 ChannelENEnterprise AngelsSPSprout

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

Co-investorsNENew Enterprise Associates (NEA)NENewView Capital

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-investorsBIBitfwd CapitalTOToken VenturesTRTRGC

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)inNick Damiano Kartik Tiwari(Founder)Prakul Singh(In-house recruiter)Gaby Falotico(In house recruiter)

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesATAttack CapitalBBBBQ CapitalDEDevice of Tomorrow CapitalEAEarl Grey CapitalLILingotto+29 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 VenturesOUOur Innovation FundSPSprout+1 more

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 VenturesENEnterprise AngelsNZNZ Growth Capital PartnersSNSnow Leopard Technology VenturesWNWNT 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-investorsENEnterprise AngelsASAscension VenturesAXAxel Springer PorscheIMImperial 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-investorsENEnterprise AngelsPAPacific Channel

CarbonCrop uses AI and automation to help landholders, carbon project developers, forestry consultants and primary sector exporters turn carbon removals from their land or supply chain into an asset.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechSaaS

NBNick Butcher(CTO & Co-founder)inJMJulian Maclaren(Co-founder / Director)ARAlexey Rostapshov(Co-founder / Director)Mark Houghton Brown(Co-founder / Director)in

Co-investorsNZNZ Growth Capital PartnersTRTractor VenturesWNWNT VenturesICIcehouse VenturesIMImpact Enterprise Fund

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-investorsACAccelANAngel Capital ManagementSUSunflower Capital Management FundANAndreessen 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)inOGOleg Giberstein(Founder)inZHZdeněk Höfler(Founder)inAndrew Salvadore(CTO)

Co-investorsCVCV VCKUKube VCURUrban InnovationY Y CombinatorMFMF SuperfundPIPioneer+1 more

Cosmic Robotics develops autonomous construction equipment for critical infrastructure projects, starting with solar installations.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechConstruction TechRoboticsSan Francisco, US

JEJames Emerick(CEO)inLJLewis Jones(CTO)in

Co-investorsGIGiant Ventures Global LlpHCHCVCMAMaC Venture CapitalTRTranspose Platform ManagementWSWSSY Y Combinator+22 more

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)CHUBA OYOLU(Executive Officer)SHAN XIANG WANG(Executive Officer, Director)RITISH PATNAIK(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsFIFirst Spark Ventures, LlcLILifeX VenturesLULuma GroupCICivilization Ventures Management, LlcMIMintaka

Dawn provides digital therapy for insomnia treatment, offering patient-tailored programs delivered by sleep coaches.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthWellness & Fitness

RSRahul Shivkumar(Co-Founder)AMAndreas Meistad(Co-Founder)VKVarun Krishnamurthy(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsKIKindred VenturesALAlpha FundsANANA Future Frontier FundBABalerion Space VenturesCRCrosscourt VenturesGAGaingels+6 more

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-investorsADAdventures LabFLFlyer One VenturesPRPragmatech

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

HardwareRoboticsAuckland, NZ

SEShaun Edlinin

Co-investorsDRDRONE FUNDNZNZ Growth Capital PartnersTETechstarsICIcehouse VenturesJEJelix Ventures

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-investorsENEnterprise AngelsEVEven CapitalGDGD1NUNuance Capital

ATAri Tulla(Founder)in

Co-investorsOCOctopus VenturesPRPrehype

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(Founder)inPLPrzemyslaw Lorenczak(Founder)

Co-investorsCRCroc PitchINInvestible Climate Tech FundSCScale Venture PartnersTETechstarsDODolby Family Ventures

Exosat designs and builds low-Earth-orbit satellite constellations for sovereign operators, offering direct-to-cell, IoT, and broadband connectivity.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareIoTSpace TechSingapore, SG

EGEdward Ge(CEO)in

Co-investorsRERedbud Trail GroupTRTranspose Platform ManagementY Y CombinatorZEZero Index00007 Venture Partners5757O Investments+33 more

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-investorsENEnterprise AngelsAIAirTree 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)inFinlens Team(Founder)Saurav KumarRachit Chopra

Co-investorsY Y CombinatorACAccelCLCloud CapitalFRFrontier VenturesGLGlobal BrainGLGlobal Millennial Capital+8 more

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 TechHardwarePetone, Wellington, US

David Moodie(Founder)inPeter Beck(Director)Mike Collett(Director)

BoardVKVignesh Kumar(Director)inSWSamantha Wong(Director)in

Co-investorsARArc AngelsBLBlackbird VenturesENEnterprise AngelsGDGD1ICIcehouse VenturesOUOutset Ventures+4 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-investorsTRTRANSCENDINInfinity VenturesMUMulticoin 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)inLee Ashuri(Operations and Finance Manager)

Co-investorsINInsight PartnersY Y CombinatorATat.inc/ATATINCFAFAST — by GETTYLABGAGalaxy Interactive+3 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)inAlexander Nicholson(Founder)Jack Montgomerie(Founder)

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

Co-investorsSTStartmate Launch Club

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(Founder)inRRob(Co-founder)Alex Hornstein(Founder)Lindsey Burrill(Founder)

BoardJacob Lodwick(Director)

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesFOFoundryUNUncork 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-investorsACAccionQUQuona CapitalGRGreen 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-investorsALAlumni VenturesBRBroad 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 PartnersQUQuidnet VenturesRARadar VenturesWNWNT VenturesICIcehouse 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 PartnersTRTranscend Capital Partners

Mass Magnetics manufactures high-performance neodymium-iron-boron rare-earth magnets in the United States from recycled and domestic feedstocks, using a rapid sintering process and machine learning to sort scrap by grade and chemistry.

Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyNew MaterialsRoboticsBoston, US

MGMatthew Groll(CTO)inESEric Silver(CEO)in

Co-investorsRERedbud Trail GroupY Y CombinatorACAcephale VenturesANAndreessen HorowitzDODoomers Media LLCFOFounders Factory+10 more

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 CapitalSHSHORTHThe Family Fund+2 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 HQMAMainland Angel Investors

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 AngelsENEnterprise 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

Co-investorsETEthos Fund

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

BoardRobert Reid(Director)

Co-investorsALAloniqASAsimov VenturesBABanyan VenturesCACaucasus VenturesFLFlume VenturesINIneffable Ventures+15 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-investorsNENextGen VenturesSTStartmateSTStartmate Launch ClubATAthletico 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)

Robocurve develops open-source tools and benchmarks for evaluating the real-world capabilities of AI systems and robots.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareRoboticsSan Francisco, US

JCJay Chooi(CEO)inAZAris Zhu(Founder)in

Co-investorsPIPioneerY Y CombinatorACAcephale VenturesCACapitalize VCDEDecasonicDODoomers Media LLC+10 more

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

Aleksander Dahlberg(Founder)Douglas Macdonald(Founder)

Co-investorsANAntlerAUAura VenturesGAGandel InvestR/R/GA VenturesSTStartup Dunedin DistillerSUSupermoon Capital+2 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)inBrooke Roberts(Founder)Richard Clark(Founder)Sonya Williams(Founder)

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