# Top 25 Enterprise Software Startup Investors in New Zealand in May 2026 ## AirTree Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paddington, Western Australia, Australia - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS AirTree is a venture capital firm investing in Australian and New Zealand technology founders from seed stage or earlier. ## Icehouse Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology 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. ## Enterprise Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tauranga, Gisborne, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care Connecting startup business owners with angel investors to raise capital . Access a network of expertise and investment opportunities. ## Insight Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup and ScaleUp companies. ## Endeavour Capital Limited - Type: VC Fund - Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series B, Private Equity - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Mobile Trading, Capital, Trusted Advisory, Proven Stewardship ## Reinventure - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: FinTech, Software, Financial Services Reinventure is pioneering Founder-First Corporate Venture Capital. They champion founders who have the vision, ambition and hustle to transform an industry across Asia-Pacific and beyond, propelling them with the support of a top 20 bank globally.With $150 million under management and Westpac Banking Corporation as its largest limited partner,Reinventure is focused on uncovering, investing in and nurturing scalable early businesses in FinTech and adjacent areas that will be the future of the industry. ## Sparkbox Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, Manufacturing, EdTech Sparkbox Ventures was founded in 2001 and is New Zealand's most active seed stage investor ## Global from Day One - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Medical Device 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. ## Shasta Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software Shasta is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on enterprise technology like SaaS, cybersecurity, infrastructure, data intelligence & camera vision. ## New Zealand Venture Investment Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, SaaS Your guide to finding and using government services. ## Woodward Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Mobile, Software, Mobile Apps Woodward Partners is an independent, New Zealand owned, Institutional Sharebroking and Corporate Advisory firm based in Wellington. ## Chintaka Ranatunga - Type: Angel - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series B - Focus: Apps, Software, EdTech Chintaka Ranatunga ## Direct Capital Private Equity - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Private Equity - Focus: Software, CRM, Energy Direct Capital is a private equity manager established in 1994. Today Direct Capital remains owned and managed by three of its founding directors, Ross George, Mark Hutton and Bill Kermode. The team has grown to 13 investment professionals, who together have 110 years of private equity experience.Direct Capital seeks to be a pre-eminentprovider of equity capital to Australasian businesses lacking ready access to the stock market, with a focus on increasing shareholder wealth in private companies, and assisting shareholders to release value. ## Square Peg Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Financial Services 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. ## Movac - Type: VC Fund - Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS Movac is New Zealand's most experienced technology investor and is deeply integrated into the Kiwi tech sector. We've been actively investing since 1998. ## Ben Kepes - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, SaaS, Mobile Ben Kepes is a technology evangelist, an investor, a commentator and a business adviser. His business interests include a diverse range of industries from manufacturing to property to technology. As a technology commentator he has a broad presence both in the traditional media and extensively online. Ben covers the convergence of technology,mobile, ubiquity and agility, all enabled by the Cloud. His areas of interest extend to aviation technology, enterprise software, software integration, financial/accounting software, platforms and infrastructure as well as articulating technology simply for everyday users. ## TMT Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series C - Focus: Software, CRM, Mobile TMT Ventures is a venture capital company based in Pakistan that funds technology, media, and technology startups. ## Trade Me - Type: VC Fund - Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Mobile, Software, Mobile Apps Trade Me Group is an online marketplace and classified advertising platform in New Zealand.This includes auctions and fixed-priced sales for new and used goods, with automotive, real estate and employment businesses.They also have web businesses specialising in accommodation and online dating. On top of that, we sell advertising across ourportfolio of websites. ## Matt Rockman - Type: Angel - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Mobile, Apps, B2B Matt is an investor in venture businesses and will soon be basing himself in the United States working with Square Peg Capital. He invests across a wide sector of industries and geographies. Matt and his wife have a foundation where they focus on community projects, which have the ability to enhance the social sector.Prior to working as aninvestor in his own right, Matt was one of the three original founders of SEEK LTD. Along With Paul and Andrew Bassat, Matt took SEEK from business plan to become one of Australia’s most successful online businesses. SEEK is now an ASX Top 100 Listed company with a market capitalisation of $4 Billion, and with businesses in the UK, China, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia.Matt also is an accomplished speaker and helps many organisations realise their full potential through his business insights. Matt holds a Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance) from Monash University. ## Advent International - Type: VC Fund - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Private Equity, Series C, Series B - Focus: Software, Health Care, Financial Services Advent is one of the largest and most experienced global private equity firms, with deep sector expertise. ## Tim Ringel - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series E - Focus: E-Commerce, FinTech, Big Data Tim Ringel is a Global CEO at Meet The People. He attended the University of Duisburg-Essen from 1996 to 2001. ## New Zealand Growth Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Manufacturing The New Zealand Growth Capital Partners (formerly New Zealand Venture Investment Fund) was established to support early-stage technology companies and to stimulate private investment into this space. ## Craig Winkler - Type: Angel - Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: SaaS, Software, Apps Craig Winkler Co-founded Australian small business accounting software provider MYOB in 1991. Craig built MYOB to be a popular business tool and brand which, in 2004, merged with Solution 6 to become Australia’s largest IT company. Craig joined Xero's board and became a substantial shareholder in 2009. He now spends the bulk of his timeworking in the philanthropic sector. ## Punakaiki Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Mobile Apps 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. ## Folklore Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Apps, Information Technology Folklore is a team of investors, founders, and builders committed to supporting Australian and New Zealand tech founders. We are a first cheque to forever investment firm, and we believe in the power of founder vision and the potential of teams, right from the start. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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