Venture Capital Firms in New Zealand

Auckland

Evergreen venture capital fund and climate tech specialist with proven track record

Auckland

Growth-stage VC with $250m FUM and $1B FUA backing product-market fit companies

Marlborough

Marlborough region angel network connecting local investors with early-stage ventures. AANZ member fostering regional entrepreneurship and investment.

Wellington

Wellington's home for ambitious startups and passionate investors. Community of seasoned investors championing entrepreneurs with 95 members, $52M invested, and 180 portfolio companies.

Wellington

Fund manager serving over 200,000 New Zealanders. Founded 1998 as Grosvenor Financial Services, rebranded 2016. Offers KiwiSaver and managed investment schemes including Innovation Fund focused on NZ tech startups.

Boston ME manages Boston ME Economic Growth Fund, a NZTE-pre-approved AIP Growth Category fund. Lightweight directory entry seeded from NZTE Acceptable Managed Funds list — full provider profile (AUM, FSP, NZBN, key people, website) to be enriched via future research pass.

Auckland

Deep-tech incubation specialist in life sciences, medtech, and cleantech

Auckland, New Zealand

Cultivate Ventures is an industry-backed agri-tech and agri-food venture capital manager focused on New Zealand companies at the intersection of agriculture and technology. Launched in 2023 and managed by Northington Partners, the fund has raised approximately NZ$20 million across multiple rounds and backs companies developing scalable solutions for global agriculture — from precision farming and food science to rural connectivity and sustainability. Portfolio companies include Hectre (apple industry automation) and Aimer Farming. The vehicle listed on Wholesale Investor is the Cultivate Ventures Limited Partnership, a venture capital fund structured as a limited partnership and offered to wholesale investors under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (Schedule 1). The fund combines Northington Partners' capital markets experience with a specialist advisory network spanning agribusiness, technology commercialisation and global market access. Cultivate Ventures Limited Partnership appears on the NZTE Acceptable Managed Funds list for the Active Investor Plus (AIP) investor visa, added 2 November 2023 (list dated 15 June 2026), and is recorded in this directory under the AIP Growth category. Under current AIP settings, the Growth category requires a NZ$5 million investment over 36 months. The manager operates from Level 33, Vero Centre, 48 Shortland Street, Auckland, and holds NZBN 9429051239633. Key people recorded in this directory include founder Anthony Edmonds and directors Greg Main and Marcus Henderson. Offers of interests in the fund are made to wholesale investors only, under the manager's own offer documents; minimums, fees and terms are set out there.

Auckland

Hands-on Seed and Series A investor filling critical capital and capability gaps

New Zealand

Angel investor network connecting early-stage startups with angel investors. AANZ member providing expertise and investment opportunities for growth businesses across New Zealand.

Nelson, Tasman

Nelson/Tasman region angel investment network. AANZ member supporting early-stage startups with capital and mentorship from experienced investors.

Auckland

Generalist early-stage technology investor anchored by NZ Government's largest VC investment

Auckland

Greenmount (also styled GreenMount; investment arm GM Capital) is an independent advisory and investment-management firm operating across Australia and New Zealand, with offices in Auckland, Christchurch and Sydney. Its capital division focuses on private-capital investment management, partnering with businesses to support growth. The firm's New Zealand base is Level 2, 1 Albert Street, Auckland; it holds NZBN 9429049393835, and this directory records its history from 2018. Hugo Fisher is recorded as the key contact for New Zealand operations. Two Greenmount vehicles are listed on Wholesale Investor, both structured as limited partnerships and offered to wholesale investors. The Greenmount Capital New Economy Fund LP is a venture capital fund with a recorded fund size of NZ$60 million, focused on Series A investment into globally scalable businesses across seven transformative themes. The Greenmount Co-Investment Fund No.1 LP is a private equity vehicle providing access to deals alongside established Australasian private equity sponsors. Both funds appeared on earlier editions of the NZTE Acceptable Managed Funds list for the Active Investor Plus (AIP) visa but are not on the current list dated 15 June 2026; AIP applicants can confirm current status against the live NZTE list. Offers of interests in the funds are made to wholesale investors under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (Schedule 1) via the manager's own offer documents. Source: greenmount.com.

Auckland

Icehouse Ventures is an Auckland-based early-stage venture capital firm investing in New Zealand-founded technology companies. This directory records more than NZ$750 million in assets under management, over NZ$488 million in total funds raised, more than 340 portfolio companies and an investor base of roughly 2,000. The firm's history in this directory dates from 2001; it is a registered financial service provider (FSP18944) with NZBN 9429033908489. Three Icehouse Ventures funds are listed on Wholesale Investor, all structured as limited partnerships for wholesale investors. Icehouse Ventures Growth Fund III (recorded fund size NZ$150 million) invests in New Zealand-founded technology companies raising growth-stage capital from Series A through Series D+, targeting a diversified portfolio of 20-30 companies across hardware, software, deep-tech, agritech and AI. The IV Sustainable Technology Fund (NZ$35 million) targets 20-40 seed-stage technology companies amplifying global sustainability. Icehouse Ventures Seed Fund IV LP (NZ$50 million) invests in around 30 high-growth technology companies from pre-seed to pre-Series A. On the NZTE Acceptable Managed Funds list for the Active Investor Plus (AIP) visa (dated 15 June 2026), Growth Fund III was added 25 May 2026 and the IV Sustainable Technology Fund on 11 April 2024; both are recorded here under the AIP Growth category. Seed Fund IV appeared on earlier editions of the list but is not on the current one. Key people recorded in this directory include Robbie Paul (CEO), partners Jack McQuire, Barnaby Marshall, Jo Wickham and Jason Wang, and CFO Scott Turner. Offers of interests in the funds are made to wholesale investors under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (Schedule 1) via the manager's own offer documents.

Canterbury, Otago & Southland

South Island angel network covering Canterbury, Otago & Southland. Bringing money south through syndicated investments in regional startups. Events in Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Queenstown & Wanaka.

Auckland

Specialist early-stage fund for R&D spinouts from NZ science and technology sector

Auckland

Māori owned and led VC leveraging the Māori economy for global technology investments

Wellington

Early-stage climate-tech specialist with $15m committed and proven track record

Auckland

Movac is a New Zealand venture capital firm founded in 1999, giving it more than 25 years of investing history. Headquartered at 12 Allen Street, Te Aro, Wellington, the firm holds NZBN 9429042545880 and invests in high-growth New Zealand technology companies with established management teams and the ambition to scale globally past NZ$100 million in revenue. The vehicle listed on Wholesale Investor is Movac Growth 7, a NZ$150-200 million venture capital fund (minimum NZ$150 million, with potential for oversubscription to NZ$250 million). Movac Growth 7 appears on the NZTE Acceptable Managed Funds list for the Active Investor Plus (AIP) visa, added 1 December 2025 with a listed close date of 1 October 2026 (list dated 15 June 2026), and is recorded in this directory under the AIP Growth category — which under current settings requires a NZ$5 million investment over 36 months. The team recorded in this directory includes founding partner Phil McCaw, partners Jason Graham and Mark Vivian, and venture partners Lovina McMurchy and Ben Anderson. Offers of interests in Movac Growth 7 are made to wholesale investors under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (Schedule 1); minimum commitments, fees and terms are set out in Movac's own offer documents.

Auckland

Female scientist-led $57m deep tech fund solving global problems with science and IP

Auckland

Top 5% performing 2021 vintage fund investing in ANZ founders at 50% lower valuations

Outset manages Outset Momentum Fund I, a NZTE-pre-approved AIP Growth Category fund. Lightweight directory entry seeded from NZTE Acceptable Managed Funds list — full provider profile (AUM, FSP, NZBN, key people, website) to be enriched via future research pass.

Auckland

One of NZ's largest deep-tech VCs focused on healthcare, food, and environment

Auckland

Fintech specialist partnering with Icehouse Ventures on NZ Fintech Fund

Auckland

B2B SaaS specialist with Brand Fund achieving 28.63% IRR and top decile performance

Auckland

Top-quartile deep tech investor led by Silicon Valley veteran Dr. Mark Bregman

Auckland

Venture studio offering investment in earliest stages with full support infrastructure

Auckland

Experienced deep tech specialist with top quartile performance and proven exits