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Rushed for time? Here is the top 5 Seed investors for Venture Capital startups. Scroll down for more information on these investors or to view the rest of the investors.
Name | Website | Stages | Location | Socials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Icehouse Ventures | Seed, Venture | Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, Oceania | ||
Aera VC | Early Stage Venture, Seed | Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, Oceania | ||
Movac | Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed | Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, Oceania | ||
Ice Angels | Early Stage Venture, Seed | Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, Oceania | ||
Tuhua Fund | Early Stage Venture, Seed | Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, Oceania |
At SeedRound we track over 200,000 investors and over 1,000,000 people who hold key positions in these firms. We use this directory of investors to highlight top employees, LP’s and funding organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top Venture Capital Seed investors in New Zealand. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Venture Capital Investors & Funds (New Zealand)
Aera VC
Aera VC invests at the frontier of deep technology and sustainability to accelerate the world to a better future. Those who create breakthrough ideas the fastest will generate new markets, exponential financial returns, and a better future for us all. Aera VC will be right behind them. We believe sustainability is the largest investment opportunity of our lifetime. We have been generating outstanding financial returns since 2016 while investing in the pursuit of a better world. The companies we have backed are the best illustration of what we invest in, aspire to, and can achieve. We are excited that these companies are only just getting started and we have already established a truly global footprint. 70% of Aera Portfolio companies are co-founded by women or those from minority backgrounds.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, Oceania
Industries: Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Movac
Movac is a venture capital company that invests in early stage technology companies. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Wellington, New Zealand.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, Oceania
Industries: Venture Capital
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Ice Angels
Ice Angels is New Zealand’s most active group of Angel investors with >200 members from all over New Zealand and overseas. Founded in 2004, the Ice Angels have invested over $90m into 148 companies.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, Oceania
Industries: Association, Insurance, Venture Capital
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Lightning Lab
The Lightning Lab is a partnership between a founding group of professional investors, the Science and Innovation arm of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and Creative HQ. Their founding investors are Phil McCaw, Dave Moskovitz and Stefan Korn, Marcel van den Assum, Trevor Dickinson, Evander Management, K1W1 and Sparkbox Ventures. They are the only New Zealand member of the Global Accelerator Network. This includes the five TechStars hubs in the US, Springboard in the UK, JFDI in Singapore and Start Up Boot Camp in Europe. Historically, over 50% of accelerator startups accepted into these programmes are successful in raising capital in the next round of funding. It is a powerful network that provides companies with access to hundreds of the world’s best investors, mentors and entrepreneurs.
Stages: Seed
Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, Oceania
Industries: Finance, Venture Capital
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Punakaiki Fund
Punakaiki Fund Limited makes long-term investments into high-growth, revenue-generating New Zealand companies. The company holds 20 investments, $32.3 million in assets, and is raising money in December 2017 for further investment.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, Oceania
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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