Top 20 Food and Beverage Startup Investors in New Zealand (May 2026)

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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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• Atomic — Atomic embeds native, actionable customer interaction inside your iOS, Android or web app. Turn your customer data and insights into loyalty, retention and conversion.
• ZeroJet — ZeroJet is the first jet propulsion system to be designed specifically for an electric motor, delivering the perfect balance of performance and runtime.
• 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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• Invivo Wines — Invivo Wines is a premium new zealand winery producing world class wines from both the marlboroughand central otafgo regions.
• projectworks — Project Works is a cloud based workforce management platform designed to help professional & creative services businesses better manage their organisations in the areas of project management, project financials, and people management. Our mission is to provide a platform that enables world class services businesses to get the most out of theirexisting workforce, and enable them to grow.
• Designer Wardrobe — Designer Wardrobe is an online marketplace for like-minded women to buy & sell designer items with each other. It was originally a Facebook group created by Donielle Brooke for her & friends. Their goal is for you to have an inspiring/fun/quick & easy experience buying & selling your favourite designer items.TheWebsite is created for women who love to buy good quality clothing & see the value and beauty that each item has. They are a community.They needed a place where they view countless amazing things in our free time and find that perfect outfit for the weekend without spending lots of money (and time) in the process.

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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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• 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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• invygo — Invygo is MENA's first & largest car subscription service creating accessible mobility options through an all-inclusive monthly subscription, all in a seamless app-based experience.For consumers: we provide them access to passenger cars without any financial burdens through a customizable month-to-month subscription through a mobile appFor Dealers: through our technology, they get access to a new business model that helps them generate revenue and reduce their depreciation and operational cost The company was founded in 2018 by Eslam Hussein and Pulkit Ganjoo in Dubai, UAE.
• ArchiPro — Browse projects, find products, connect with professionals and learn about building, all in one place. Find everything you need to build your dream right here.
• Invivo Wines — Invivo Wines is a premium new zealand winery producing world class wines from both the marlboroughand central otafgo regions.

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• Imagr — We have built the first vision-only, white-label autonomous checkout solution that retailers can own, operate and scale themselves. Imagr is designed to layer into any supermarket, with no store fit-outs required.The Imagr system is an end-to-end autonomous checkout solution that enables retailers to automate the checkout in their supermarket.The system consists of a mobile Imaging Station - this utilizes our machine learning platform to image products and load them into our system so they are ready to be recognised when put into the trolley. Shopping trolleys fitted with the Halo (home to the lights and cameras that drive our AI platform) recognise items as they go in and out of the trolley without the need for barcodes. A retailers app, retailers can track shopping sessions and manage trolleys. And a shoppers app, for customers to pair with the trolleys, track shopping sessions and checkout. All parts of the Imagr system are designed and built in house by Imagr.
• Starling Bank — Transform the way you manage your money with Starling Bank. Enjoy personal and business banking online and at your fingertips, always. Apply in minutes.
• Health Data Analytics Institute — Health Data Analytics Institute is created a predictive platform that transcends the understanding of healthcare data and connects it to quantifiable, actionable information that benefits patients, providers, and society. But we don’t just translate data, we transform it into a continuum of insights — applicable across all touch points in anindividual’s dynamic health journey. It’s deep knowledge that quantifies longevity, health status, health risks, and health costs. But that’s just the start.

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• 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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• 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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• 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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• EatKinda — EatKinda creates luscious plant-based ice cream from cauliflower by utilizing veggies that would normally go to waste because of cosmetic flaws.
• Cultivaer — Cultivaer is creating cutting-edge bioreactor-free technology to let fermentation-derived alternative proteins scale up more quickly and at a lower cost.
• Allium Bio — At Allium Bio, we are working to develop the future of food. We are creating sustainable and functional ingredients to replace the hyper-processed chemicals and additives that are so prevalent in our food today.

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• WNT Ventures — New Zealand's Venture Capital Deep Tech Investor. Investing in Deeptech founders from Aotearoa to build local companies and help them go global

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• Aquafortus — Aquafortus specializes in providing enviornmental services and commercializes proprietary zero liquid discharge technology.
• Avasa — Avasa is a medical device company. It helps to improve surgical procedures by developing novel implantable devices.
• Kitea Health — Kitea Health creates pressure monitoring implantable medical devices.

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• Impact Food — Say hello to reimagined seafood specially crafted for your taste buds and made completely with plants.
• Miruku — Miruku is a molecular farming dairy startup developing advanced dairy proteins through plant technologies that hold the potential to produce animal-free milk proteins cost-effectively.
• Umaro Foods — Umaro Foods specializes in developing a plant-based protein source from ocean-farmed seaweed.

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• Alyte — Alyte Social Fitness App is a new way to hang out online. Think yoga and pilates, on demand, on your schedule with your mates. Get launch notification.
• Howamigoing — OUR WHY We want people to live their best lives. We believe people grow more when in teams. We believe great teams are built on constructive feedback. At work. At home.OUR HOW We’re using technology + design + psychology to break down crucial communication barriers between people: We want to create a safe-space where people can feelcomfortable asking uncomfortable questions and giving uncomfortable answers.OUR WHAT We’ve developed a beautifully designed, UX-led platform that helps employees and employers manage goal setting, 360-degree feedback, manager check-ins, pulse surveys and personal note keeping all year round.This saves time, money and anxiety while providing a safe, confidential portal for employees to proactively gather year-round advice from their colleagues.
• Sunfed Meats — Sunfed meats are made from pea protein, they cook, feel and taste just like animal meat but are healthier, both for you and the planet. Simply sub with Chicken Free Chicken, Bull Free Beef or Boar Free Bacon (aka Chickenless Chicken, Vegan Chicken, Chicken NOT Chicken, Vegan Bacon, Vegan Beef, No Bull Beef).

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• Imagr — We have built the first vision-only, white-label autonomous checkout solution that retailers can own, operate and scale themselves. Imagr is designed to layer into any supermarket, with no store fit-outs required.The Imagr system is an end-to-end autonomous checkout solution that enables retailers to automate the checkout in their supermarket.The system consists of a mobile Imaging Station - this utilizes our machine learning platform to image products and load them into our system so they are ready to be recognised when put into the trolley. Shopping trolleys fitted with the Halo (home to the lights and cameras that drive our AI platform) recognise items as they go in and out of the trolley without the need for barcodes. A retailers app, retailers can track shopping sessions and manage trolleys. And a shoppers app, for customers to pair with the trolleys, track shopping sessions and checkout. All parts of the Imagr system are designed and built in house by Imagr.
• ABEJA — ABEJA develops AI business solutions utilizing deep learning.

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• TradeWindow — TradeWindow provides the tools and support for exporters, importers, freight forwarders, and customs brokers to begin the journey to digital transformation.
• WNT Ventures — New Zealand's Venture Capital Deep Tech Investor. Investing in Deeptech founders from Aotearoa to build local companies and help them go global

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• Dynaleo — At Dynaleo, we produce the highest quality cannabis-infused Edible Gummies. Learn more about our innovative CBD and THC gummies on our website.
• Headset — Retail & market insights for cannabis retailers, product manufacturers, CPGs, processors, growers & all ancillary services.
• TerrAscend — A Leading Vertically-Integrated North American OperatorTerrAscend is a leading North American cannabis operator with vertically integrated operations in

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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.