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Byron van Vugt

Former Investor at NZ Growth Capital Partners

Auckland, New Zealand

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Byron van Vugt is a Senior Investment Manager at Movac with background in biomedical and mechanical engineering. He focuses on translating technical innovations into commercial opportunities, with emphasis on validating market demand alongside technical development.

Experience

  1. MovacSenior Investment Managercurrent2025 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
  2. MovacInvestment Manager2024 — 2025Auckland, New Zealand
  3. NZ Growth Capital PartnersInvestment Manager2022 — 2024Auckland, New Zealand
  4. NZ Growth Capital PartnersSenior Investment Analyst2020 — 2021Auckland, New Zealand
  5. NZ Growth Capital PartnersInvestment Analyst2020Auckland, New Zealand
  6. Fisher & Paykel AppliancesProduct Development Engineer - Refrigeration2015 — 2020Auckland, New Zealand
  7. Fisher & Paykel AppliancesGraduate Product Development Engineer2015 — 2017Auckland, New Zealand
  8. Winmar racingEngineering Designer2014 — 2015Auckland, New Zealand
  9. Alloy YachtsEngineering Design Intern2012 — 2014Auckland, New Zealand
  10. Cookson BoatsBoat Building Intern2011 — 2012Auckland, New Zealand

Skills & more

Logical ReasoningCommunicationProblem SolvingCollaborative Problem SolvingDecision-MakingTeamworkAnalytical Skills1StrategyCAD13Engineering11Mechanical Engineering5SolidWorks2
+12 moreMicrosoft ExcelMarketing StrategyFinancial AnalysisMicrosoft OfficeAutoCADMatlabFinite Element AnalysisMicrosoft WordCustomer ServicePTC CreoComputer-Aided Design (CAD)Research

Languages Dutch · English

  • Mentoring Foundations Training — Business Mentors New Zealand

From Byron's professional profile.

Network5

Annabel Cotton
Investor at NZ Growth Capital Partners
Emil Schroder
Investment Manager at NZ Growth Capital Partners
Guy Royal
Investor at NZ Growth Capital Partners
James Pinner
Chief Executive Officer at NZ Growth Capital Partners
Jason Roche
Investment Director at NZ Growth Capital Partners

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Who is Byron van Vugt?
Byron van Vugt is a Senior Investment Manager at Movac with background in biomedical and mechanical engineering. He focuses on translating technical innovations into commercial opportunities, with emphasis on validating market demand alongside technical development.
What check size does Byron van Vugt write?
Byron van Vugt typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Byron van Vugt go to school?
Byron van Vugt studied at University of Auckland (Master of Engineering - MEng, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering); University of Auckland (Bachelor's Degree, BCom/BE(Hons) - Mechanical Engineering); Auckland University of Technology (Certificate of proficiency, Beginners Maori language).

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