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NZVC

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Auckland · Seed · 26 people tracked

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Investment thesis

NZVC focuses on helping ANZ (Australia and New Zealand) founders scale globally. Leveraging deep connections to Silicon Valley and beyond, the firm provides more than capital — offering mentorship, global reach, and long-term partnership. It backs bold ideas led by strong teams across a range of industries, from frontier tech to fintech, united by global ambition rooted in ANZ. The firm views the region as offering world-class talent, a collaborative startup culture, and a history of global success, positioning it to produce the next generation of global tech leaders.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Seed
HQ
Auckland, NZ
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2021
Last 12 months
3 investments
Tracked investments
82

Team · 26 people

from the firm's website
Casey Davies-Bellin

Founder and CEO at Amplifier, focused on empowering founders and high-growth startups.

Courtney Kleinin

Launched and scaled two global nonprofit organizations focused on education and youth empowerment.

John Enlowin

CEO of TracMap, a profitable international AgTech company headquartered in New Zealand.

Rob Blanckaertin

Compiler engineer and rapid prototyping expert.

Founder mafia

5 people who came through NZVC went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 57 of 82 portfolio companies

SaaS ×23AI & Machine Learning ×19Fintech ×13Deep Tech ×8Enterprise Software ×8Hardware ×8Digital Health ×7Healthtech ×7

HQs:United States×9New Zealand×5Australia×3United Kingdom×2France×1Israel×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 19 portfolio companies
32%
solo founders
6 of 19 mapped founding teams
72%
repeat founders
of 18 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×62 founders×63 founders×54+ founders×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×4

Investments · 82 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 12025 · 22024 · 22023 · 27 dated

Venuvenuhq.comNYSE: VENU

Venu is a loyalty and marketing platform built into EFTPOS payment terminals, letting customers earn and redeem rewards when they pay without apps or forms.

FintechMarketing TechRetail Tech

Afterimage

AI-powered SaaS platform helping legal professionals analyze medical records and assess litigation viability.

AI inference infrastructure

World's fastest and cheapest AI inference infrastructure with purpose-built accelerators and OpenAI-compatible API.

Aimeraimer-farming.comin

AIMER offers farm management software focused on pasture and paddock management, aimed at helping farmers save time and improve productivity.

AgTechSaaS

Co-investorsPacific ChannelSprout

Alephaleph.imin𝕏

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

Claudio Pascariello(Co-Founder, Product)inJonathan Schemoul(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsTRGCBain Capital VenturesKhosla VenturesPICUS CAPITALY Combinator

Andromeda Surgicalandromedasurgical.comin𝕏

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

Nick Damiano(Founder)inKartik Tiwari(Founder)in

Co-investorsEarl Grey CapitalNorth South VenturesPhaze VenturesRebel FundY CombinatorZelda Ventures+5 more

Appetiseappetise.ioFeb 2026 · $91M

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)Toby(Co-Founder)Toby Hilliam (Skilton)(Founder)in

Co-investorsArc AngelsBlack Sheep CapitalIcehouse VenturesSproutTen13OIF Ventures

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 VenturesNZ Growth Capital PartnersWNT Ventures

ArchiProarchipro.co.nz

Co-investorsIcehouse Ventures

Becoming Biobecoming.bioin𝕏

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-investorsLong Journey VenturesMyelin VCTranspose Platform Management

Bonnetbonnet.co.nz

BONNET is a New Zealand app and web platform for vehicle compliance and fleet management, pulling WOF, COF, Rego and RUC data directly from NZTA and offering GPS tracking, digital inspection checklists, servicing reminders, and automated RUC/Rego payments.

Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSMount Maunganui, NZ

Co-investorsAscension VenturesImperial College London

Bovonicbovonic.com

Co-investorsPacific Channel

CarbonCropcarboncrop.nzin𝕏Oct 2023

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

Nick Butcher(Founder)in

Co-investorsNZ Growth Capital PartnersIcehouse VenturesImpact Enterprise FundWNT Ventures

Coinrulecoinrule.comin𝕏

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

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechSaaSLondon, GB

Gabriele Musella(CEO, Founder)inOleg Giberstein(Founder)inZdeněk Höfler(Founder)in

Co-investorsCV VCKube VCUrban InnovationY Combinator

Cuplacupla.appin𝕏

Cupla is a mobile app for couples that combines a shared calendar (syncing Google, Apple, Outlook and other calendars), shared to-do lists, a date planner, key-date countdowns, wishlists, and an AI assistant.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerWellness & Fitness

Curvebiocurvebio.comin

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

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

Co-investorsFirst Spark Ventures, LlcLifeX Ventures

Data compliance platform

Efficient open data compliance solution for data holders and recipients.

Deckrobotdeckrobot.cominAug 2023

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-investorsFlyer One VenturesPragmatech

Dottereldotterel.com

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-investorsDRONE FUNDJelix Ventures

Easy Cryptoeasycrypto.comin𝕏

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

Co-investorsEven CapitalGD1Nuance Capital

Eloelo.health

Ari Tulla(Founder)in

Co-investorsOctopus Ventures

Esper Satellite Imageryespersatellites.coin𝕏

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

JoeyShoaib Iqbal(Chief Executive Officer)Przemyslaw Lorenczak(Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsCroc PitchTechstarsDolby Family Ventures

Extraordinaryextraordinarypay.comin

Extraordinary is an employee benefits platform that consolidates gifting, rewards, peer-to-peer recognition, allowances, and tax-free public transport into one system, delivered through an employer dashboard, an employee app, and a payment card.

FintechHR TechSaaS

Co-investorsAirTree Ventures

Finlensfinlens.appin𝕏

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

Md Halim(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorLombardstreet Ventures

Foundry Labfoundrylab.comin𝕏

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-investorsArc AngelsIcehouse VenturesOutset VenturesBlackbird VenturesFounders FundGD1+2 more

General Compute Startupgeneralcompute.com

General Compute runs large language model inference on ASIC-based hardware instead of GPUs, offering an OpenAI-compatible REST API with higher throughput and lower latency for developers and coding agents.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingHardware

Co-investorsFUSEStrategxy Ventures LLCUpper90

Gluongluon.money𝕏

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

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Herasightherasight.comin𝕏

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-investorsDraper Associates

Humatahumata.aiin𝕏

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

Cyrus Khajvandi(Founder)inDan Rasmuson(Founder)in

Co-investorsGradient VenturesEarl Grey Capital

Hypercorehypercore.aiin

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

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSTel Aviv-Yafo, IL

Daniel Liechtenstein(Founder)inEitan Frailich(Founder)inTomer Moshe(Founder)inDavid Yahalomi(Founder)in

Co-investorsInsight PartnersY Combinatorat.inc/ATINC

JEUNEORAjeuneora.co.nz
Karakara.techin𝕏

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

Kikikiki.club

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

Toby Thomas-Smith(Founder)in

Co-investorsBeachhead Venture CapitalBlackbird Venturesa16z crypto

Kiwifibrekiwifibre.comin

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

Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials

Looking Glass Factorylookingglassfactory.comin𝕏

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)Shawn Michael Frayne(Executive Officer, Director)Shawn Frayne(Co-founder & CEO)Rob(Co-founder)

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

Co-investorsFoundryUncork CapitalAccenture Ventures

Lore Machineloremachine.world
Lulalula.lifeinOct 2025 · $8M

Lula provides maintenance coordination and vendor sourcing solutions for rental property managers dealing with labor shortages and supply chain constraints.

B2B MarketplacesPropTechSaaS

Co-investorsRET VenturesVictorumFMOGreen Circle Foodtech VenturesOutlander VCQuona Capital+1 more

Lulalula.co.zainOct 2025 · $8M

Lula provides business funding to South African SMEs, offering a revolving Cash Flow Facility and Fixed-Term Funding of up to R5 million, plus Lulapay trade credit that pays suppliers instantly while giving buyers up to six months to pay.

FintechSaaS

Co-investorsAccionGreen Circle Foodtech VenturesOutlander VCUP Partners

LULAlulaconvenience.comin

Lula provides digital commerce services for convenience retailers, handling the operational side of online ordering.

E-commerceRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsGreen Circle Foodtech Ventures

Marama Labsmaramalabs.cominJan 2024

Marama Labs builds CloudSpec, a UV/Vis spectroscopy instrument using patented Scatter-Free Absorption (SFA) technology to quantify nucleic acid payloads and ligands in lipid nanoparticle (LNP) samples without lysing particles or using fluorescent dyes.

BiotechDeep TechHardware

Co-investorsBooster Innovation FundNZ Growth Capital PartnersRadar VenturesWNT VenturesIcehouse VenturesQuidnet Ventures+2 more

Markatomarkato.com

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

Brian Lo(Co-Founder & CEO)Martin Li(Founder)in

Co-investorsLightspeed Venture Partners

Mirukumiruku.com

Miruku develops a molecular farming platform ("Dairy Seed System") that engineers oilseed crops to produce dairy proteins and fats in their seeds, which can be harvested and processed into ingredients using existing agricultural infrastructure.

AgTechBiotechFoodTech

Co-investorsBetter Bite VenturesNZ Growth Capital PartnersMotion CapitalMovac

Orion Longevityorionsleep.comin𝕏

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)

Co-investorsBoot64 VenturesBreak Trail VenturesMucker CapitalThe Family FundWellness VenturesWestern Technology Investment

Ovrcomeovrcome.ioin𝕏

oVRcome is a VR-based platform that provides clinicians with pre-built exposure pathways and a library of 360° real-life VR experiences to support exposure-based therapy for anxiety-related conditions and avoidance behaviours.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health

Co-investorsAngel HQ

Parrot Analyticsparrotanalytics.comin𝕏

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-investorsArc AngelsIcehouse VenturesNZ Growth Capital Partners

Plotsplots.events
Positron AIpositron.aiin𝕏

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

Thomas Sohmers(Executive Officer, Director)inBarrett Woodside(Founder)Edward Kmett(Founder)inMitesh Agrawal(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardRobert Reid(Director)

Co-investorsAsimov VenturesBanyan VenturesCaucasus VenturesIneffable VenturesInvariantes FundOakseed Ventures+9 more

Puralinkpuralink.com.auin

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

Pyper Visionpypervision.comin

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

Emily Blythe(Founder)

Co-investorsAngel HQArc AngelsIcehouse VenturesOutset VenturesMainland Angel Investors

Regulated industry phone system

First phone system designed specifically for regulated industries requiring mobile freedom with control.

RiskAverseriskaversehealth.comin

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

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Co-investorsService Provider Capital

River

Developing a non-invasive brain-computer interface designed to restore speech and mobility.

Rivercomputerrivercomputer.coin

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

Oseh Mathias(Founder)

Sahhasahha.aiin𝕏

Sahha provides a health data infrastructure API that turns smartphones, wearables, and labs into real-time biomarkers, health scores, and behavioral classifications that product teams can act on.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital Health

Co-investorsAura VenturesR/GA VenturesStartup Dunedin DistillerSupermoon CapitalAntlerFunc Ventures, Llc+1 more

Scanview

Provides a simple, user-friendly way of recording and viewing the current state of a construction site in detailed 3D.

Sensorisensori.systemsin

Sensori provides a cloud-based photogrammetry capture system that turns footage from 360-degree cameras and smartphones into accurate 3D point clouds, meshes, and site images accessible through a web browser.

Construction TechDeep TechSaaS

Sharesiessharesies.nzin𝕏

Sharesies is an online investment platform that lets retail customers buy, hold, and sell shares, cryptocurrencies, and managed portfolios, and offers KiwiSaver, savings, and spending accounts.

ConsumerCrypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsAmplo VenturesArc AngelsCreative HQ — The IncubatorEven CapitalIcehouse VenturesRogue Insight Capital+2 more

Simfunisimfuni.com

Simfuni provides a core operations platform for life insurers, connecting payment data, policy behavior, and communications to support retention, self-service policyholder tools, workflow automation, no-code product configuration, and compliance.

FintechInsurTechSaaS

Co-investorsGD1

Siren Biotechnologysirenbiotechnology.comin𝕏Apr 2024

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)Nicole Paulk(Executive Officer, Director)Lauren Kelly(Founder)inSharon Tetlow(Director)Brad Allen(Director)

Co-investorsArtis VenturesAvilaCarnrite VenturesCivilization Ventures Management, LlcHAWKTAILPlum Alley Investments+2 more

Sorcerosorcero.comin𝕏

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

Dipanwita Das(CEO and Co-founder)Richard Graves(Executive Officer, Director)Walter Bender(CTO)Claiborne P. Deming(Director)

BoardOliver Libby(Director)Peter Hart Callahan(Director)

Co-investorsHarmonix FundJanuary VenturesMighty CapitalRackhouse Venture Management LpWorldQuant VenturesLeawood Venture Capital Llc+1 more

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VenuNYSE: VENU

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has NZVC made?
NZVC has 80 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does NZVC invest at?
NZVC invests at the Seed stage.
What sectors does NZVC focus on?
NZVC focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Deep Tech, Fintech, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is NZVC located?
NZVC is headquartered in Auckland, NZ.
Who does NZVC co-invest with?
NZVC most often shares deals with Arc Angels, Icehouse Ventures, NZ Growth Capital Partners, among 86 tracked co-investors.

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