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Top 10 Automotive VC Funds & Investors in New Zealand (May 2026)

The most active venture capital funds investing in New Zealand Automotive startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in New Zealand Automotive startup companies. Find investors to raise a Seed, Series A or Series B round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Blackbird Ventures
VC Fund
3 Australia, United States, New Zealand Seed, Series A, Series B Software, SaaS, Information Technology $29k–$28M
I2BF Global Ventures
VC Fund
2 United States, Canada, Russian Federation Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, Information Technology $750k–$19M
Enterprise Angels
VC Fund
1 New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Angel Software, Information Technology, Health Care $149k–$2.4M
Hillfarrance Venture Capital
VC Fund
1 New Zealand Seed, Pre-Seed Software, Machine Learning, SaaS $460k–$1.2M
K5 Global
VC Fund
1 United States, Brazil, Israel Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Information Technology, SaaS $1.5M–$127M
GD1
VC Fund
1 New Zealand Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Machine Learning, SaaS
Icehouse Ventures
VC Fund
1 New Zealand, United States, Australia Seed, Series A Software, SaaS, Information Technology $450k–$21M
Square Peg Capital
VC Fund
1 Australia, United States, Israel Series A, Seed, Series B Software, SaaS, Financial Services $385k–$80M
Nuance Capital
VC Fund
1 New Zealand Seed, Series A, Series B AgTech, Software, Automotive
Seven Peaks Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, New Zealand Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, SaaS $745k–$107M
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Blackbird Ventures
VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 3 investments in New Zealand Automotive startups, 27 in the past 12 months

Blackbird is a venture capital fund based in Australia and New Zealand. We invest in every type of technology from software to space, unified by the biggest of ambitions.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Australia, United States, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 221
  • Round size: Seed $29k–$1.7M; Series A $3.2M–$15M; Series B $7M–$28M
  • Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Marqo — A tensor-based search and analytics engine that seamlessly integrates with your applications, websites, and workflows.
  • BioticsAI — Advancing Fetal Ultrasound Screenings Using AI
  • Kiki — Kiki is a subletting startup that matches listers with people looking to rent for up to six months.
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I2BF Global Ventures
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 2 investments in New Zealand Automotive startups, 7 in the past 12 months

I2BF Global Ventures is an international venture capital firm with a global investment mandate. Established in 2005, I2BF Global Ventures has $400M+ under managment and it is currently investing from its fifth fund.The mission of I2BF Global Ventures is to seek out innovative and competitive companies across SaaS, Hardware Enabled B2B solutions(AI, IoT, AR, VR, robotics, RPA & automation), Digital Healthcare, and New Media, which it believes can lead the path to a brighter future. Since the first investment in 2006, I2BF Global Ventures has successfully backed 60+ startups and exited 12 companies.In keeping with its worldwide investment focus, I2BF Global Ventures retains a team of technology and sector experts in New York, London, and Los Angeles. This impressive team ensures a truly global venture capital strategy and a hands-on management approach.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Canada, Russian Federation

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 114
  • Round size: Seed $750k–$5M; Series A $2.2M–$19M
  • Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2012

Portfolio highlights

  • Groundwork — Groundwork is a virtual sales system for contractors who want to work smarter, not harder.
  • Superorder — The top off-premise operating system for restaurants. Focus on making the food that you love and we'll take care of the rest.
  • AeroCloud — AeroCloud is revolutionizing airport management delivering modular, scalable airport operations solutions based on leading-edge technology.
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Enterprise Angels
VC Fund · Tauranga, Gisborne, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Automotive startups

Connecting startup business owners with angel investors to raise capital . Access a network of expertise and investment opportunities.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 98
  • Round size: Seed $149k–$2.4M; Angel $223k–$655k
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $12M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Cropsy Technologies — Cropsy's mission is to deliver disruptive, scalable technology to every fruit grower to unlock the full potential of their land with insights that were impossible before. Our proprietary AI-enabled hardware allows growers to monitor every plant, understand the whole crop, and track how it changes over time. These insights help growers optimiseall their decision making. The system is a simple tractor add-on, so growers do all their daily operations while Cropsy looks out for problems. Cropsy is poised to set the new gold standard for growing, with recommendations, forecasts, and providing certainty to every grower, every season.
  • Cetogenix — Cetogenix is a clean technology business dedicated to creating long-term solutions to global climate change.
  • Zenno Astronautics — At Zenno Astronautics, our hardware and software products ensure satellite missions are effectively managed, guaranteeing maximum economic returns and responsible use of space.
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Hillfarrance Venture Capital
VC Fund · 1 investments in New Zealand Automotive startups

We exist to serve great entrepreneurs with honest advice and education, investment capital that is fair, and an open door to our international network and connections.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Machine Learning, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Round size: Pre-Seed $460k–$1.2M
  • Lead/follow: 67% lead, 33% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Segna — Extract trends across your users. Build products that they love.
  • Mobli — At Mobli we provide everything you need to build a great customer experience and optimise your mobility services with no long term commitments.
  • Floating Rock Studio — Floating Rock Studio
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K5 Global
VC Fund · Los Angeles, California, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Automotive startups

K5 Global is a new media and financial services advisory and consulting firm. The company works with corporations, government entities, and start-ups, and is involved in a range of industries, including sports, technology, politics, and entertainment. K5 functions as a liaison for high-level startups and deal flow, connects influencers andcelebrities to entrepreneurs and brands, and incubates global business opportunities with A-list talent.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Brazil, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 50
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$6M; Series A $13M–$87M; Series B $45M–$127M
  • Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Quindar — Satellite Mission Management for startups. Operate faster than your competition.
  • Instabase — Instabase combines the latest AI breakthroughs with industry expertise to create real business value for your business.
  • Few and Far — Few and Far is the next-generation platform for experiences in Web3, including NFTs, DeFi, gaming, and more. They help NFT projects with launchpad services, minting tools, outbound marketing, and more. They offer creators the liquidity, ability to earn, and listings alongside the top collections on NEAR.
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GD1
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Automotive startups

GD1 is a Venture Capital firm that invests with high conviction in exciting technology companies originating from New Zealand. Our team is passionate about creating and growing global businesses, and our goal is to transform NZ made into the next generation of globally disruptive tech solutions.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Machine Learning, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 7
  • Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Formus Labs — Formus Labs develops software technologies for orthopedic planning and analysis. Our mission is to improve outcomes and efficiencies through seamless and highly scalable integration of AI and computational modelling in the orthopedic clinical workflow. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, Formus Labs draws on over 10 years of research andcommercialisation experience, with operations in New Zealand, Australia, and soon in the USA.
  • StretchSense — The StretchSense hand motion capture solution brings together accurate and comfortable gloves, and machine learning to detect and render perfect hand poses. - StretchSense
  • Zenno Astronautics — At Zenno Astronautics, our hardware and software products ensure satellite missions are effectively managed, guaranteeing maximum economic returns and responsible use of space.
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Icehouse Ventures
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Automotive startups, 14 in the past 12 months

Icehouse Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm. We exist to back the world's bravest Kiwi founders, launching global companies from New Zealand.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: New Zealand, United States, Australia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 125
  • Round size: Seed $450k–$2.6M; Series A $1.4M–$21M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • DataMasque — Simply mask your sensitive data while maintaining its function for testing, development, training and analytics. DataMasque makes it safe to explore, implement and harness the opportunities that data provides, free from privacy concerns or compromise.
  • Aquila — We're powering the future by building and operating an infinitely scalable energy network.
  • Scentian Bio — Scentian Bio operates as a platform that provides ultimate sensing solution.
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Square Peg Capital
VC Fund · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · 1 investments in New Zealand Automotive startups, 15 in the past 12 months

Square Peg is a global investment firm on a mission to empower exceptional founders. With investing teams in Sydney, Melbourne, Tel Aviv, and Singapore, Square Peg invests in emerging technology companies across the internet economy.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Financial Services
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Australia, United States, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 134
  • Round size: Seed $385k–$3.6M; Series A $1.4M–$21M; Series B $7M–$80M
  • Lead/follow: 48% lead, 52% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Neara — Neara electric utility software is a physics-enabled platform that builds 3D interactive models of critical infrastructure networks and assets. Request a demo.
  • SPIRITT — Spirit enables the development of complex applications by describing the concept to a computer without the need to write code, It is an artificial intelligence-based platform that allows you to develop complex applications such as Tinder, Instagram, or Wolt.
  • Tomorrow.io — Predict, automate, and solve your biggest weather challenges with Tomorrow.io.
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Nuance Capital
VC Fund · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand · 1 investments in New Zealand Automotive startups

Nuance Capital is a venture capital fund.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: AgTech, Software, Automotive
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Lead/follow: 75% lead, 25% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Ubco — UBCO is a New Zealand and US-based tech company that designs, develops, and distributes Utility Electric Vehicles and Portable Power Supplies for on-and off-road adventures, leisure and recreation, and commercial use where vehicle utility is required. UBCO have a desire to Power Your Purpose, through it's Utility Electric Vehicles (UEVs) thatcan change the way people ride, work, and play. UBCO currently has a digitally connected UEV platform which includes on- and off-road transport (2×2), portable power, accessories, and software. They provide a complete solution, from users to managers across a wide range of applications.
  • Easy Crypto — The world's favourite place to buy and sell Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Delivery in less than 2 minutes, easiest order process, and we're open 24/7.
  • Zenno Astronautics — At Zenno Astronautics, our hardware and software products ensure satellite missions are effectively managed, guaranteeing maximum economic returns and responsible use of space.
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Seven Peaks Ventures
VC Fund · Bend, Oregon, United States · 1 investments in New Zealand Automotive startups

Seven Peaks Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund focused on data-driven enterprise software, digital health technologies, ML/AI, IoT, and cloud-based solutions. Seven Peaks Ventures is located in Oregon and was founded by Dino Vendetti in 2013.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, New Zealand

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 67
  • Round size: Seed $745k–$3.6M; Series A $1M–$24M; Series B $10M–$107M
  • Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $266k in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Xembly — Make every day meaningful with Xembly, an automated chief of staff to handle the tasks that slow you down.
  • CrowdStreet — Diversify your portfolio with commercial real estate investments on the CrowdStreet platform. Start building wealth today.
  • Prime Trust — Prime Trust powers innovation in the digital economy by providing fintech and digital asset innovators with financial infrastructure. Our API is customizable whether you're building a crypto exchange or expanding your business with digital assets.
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Automotive VC funding in New Zealand at a glance

Stats across 9 deals from 15 investors.

15
investors
in New Zealand Automotive startups
9
deals
in New Zealand Automotive startups
$5.6M
median round
in New Zealand Automotive startups
33%
lead investors
lead at least one round
22%
Pre-Seed
most common funding stage

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