Top 10 Community VC Funds & Investors in New Zealand (October 2023)

Portfolio highlights

• Insite AI — We create predictability for consumer brands in the unpredictable world of retail. Game-changing technology that attacks consumer brands' hardest problems.
• Invert Robotics — Invert Robotics develops robotic NDT inspection technologies for the maintenance of industrial equipment in the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and oil and gas industries. Invert Robotics highly skilled team of engineers have developed a world leading modular inspection platform suitable for use across a range of industries and applications.
• Surgical Design Studios — The Insides Company is the leading provider of chyme reinfusion solutions for intestinal failure

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• 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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• 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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• Scentian Bio — Scentian Bio operates as a platform that provides ultimate sensing solution.
• Animol Discovery — Animol is building its own pipeline of break-through proprietary veterinary small molecules led by a team of animal health industry experts with vast experience in bringing drugs to market. With our unique and powerful technology platform we deliver innovative medicines that are specifically designed for the needs of veterinary patients.
• Growers Edge — Growers Edge leverages data science to build grower-relevant risk management solutions to meet ever-changing agricultural demands.

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• Daisy Lab — Daisy Lab pioneers precision fermentation technology in New Zealand
• Aquafortus — Aquafortus specializes in providing enviornmental services and commercializes proprietary zero liquid discharge technology.
• Mint Innovation — Founded in 2016, members of the Mint Innovation team have a strong background in chemistry, biotechnology, and leveraging IP in the industrial sector. They are scaling their technology in their Auckland plant and labs to demonstrate the commercial application of their biometallurgy processes for metal recovery.

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• 30MHz — The data platform for horticulture | Sense. Act. Impact.
• BeeHero — BeeHero - Your precision pollination provider for almonds, berries, apples and more We raise and keep exceptional bees by combining generations of commercial beekeeping experience with cutting-edge technology. Get premium bees & pollinate your crops with precision.
• EarthOptics — EarthOptics is building the cloud-based machine learning platform for soil and ground management.

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• eVouch — eVouch is the most powerful marketing tool we've used to build an organic community. We've experienced elevated brand trust while reaching an audience we never thought possible. Using customers to market to their friends is simply genius.
• Flowingly — Unlock Team Productivity. Streamline Approvals. Increase Compliance. Easy To Use, No-Code Process Mapping & Workflow Automation Platform.
• 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.

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• Full Harvest — Waste less, profit more. Source imperfect and surplus fruits and vegetables up to 10-30% off.
• Leaf Agriculture — Leaf is a data network that connects apps and services to farm data from equipment, sensor, and software platforms.Leaf’s API allows developers to easily validate grower consent, access high-quality agriculture data, and scale their products. With Leaf, developers are building a food system that makes it healthier, increases farmers’ profits,benefits the environment, and is accessible to everyone.
• Pluton Biosciences — The miniscule organisms Pluton Biosciences discover possess the power to create global change. Pluton quickly and inexpensively taps into the diverse world of bacteria, fungi and viruses to discover next-generation products for carbon sequestration, agriculture, pharmaceutical, biomaterials and bioremediation.Pluton Bioscience's discoveryprocess generates diverse commercialization options, including: Organisms (biological products), Small Molecule Chemistries (fermentable and non-fermentable) and New Traits (scale dependent).

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• Cove — Cove is a New Zealand company bringing a touch of innovation and simplicity to the insurance industry.
• beany.biz — Online Accountants for Small Businesses. Online, fast, connected and clever, meet Beany accountants.
• Spoke Phone — Break free. Configure the exact customer experience you want with VoIP business phone calls, SMS, and WhatsApp conversations that integrate anywhere.

Portfolio highlights

• Hnry — Hnry automatically pays and files all taxes for contractors, freelancers, and sole traders, so they never have to think about tax again.
• 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.