# Top 50 Software Startup Investors in New Zealand in May 2026 ## Icehouse Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 48 - 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: 22 - 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. ## K1W1 - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 21 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, SaaS K1W1 provides startups and businesses in New Zealand with early and later-stage venture investments. ## New Zealand Venture Investment Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 11 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, SaaS Your guide to finding and using government services. ## Blackbird Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology 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. ## Flying Kiwi Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Apps, Internet Flying Kiwi Angels ? Helping Kiwi Startups ## Punakaiki Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 6 - 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. ## AfterWork Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, FinTech We are a community-powered VC fund making pre-seed / seed stage investments in Australian and New Zealand startups. Our community is rallied around a shared goal: to invest in the next generation of Australia and New Zealand startups at the very earliest stage, and then support them on their long a ## Global from Day One - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 6 - 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. ## AirTree Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paddington, Western Australia, Australia - Relevant deals: 6 - 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. ## Sparkbox Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 6 - 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 ## Movac - Type: VC Fund - Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 5 - 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. ## CP Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning CP Ventures is a VC fund that invests internationally in early stage, highly scalable, breakthrough technology companies driven by the 4IR ## Pacific Channel - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Medical Device, Medical, Health Care Investing in great people solving hard problems to create a better future. ## Founders Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Health Care, Internet Founders Fund is a San Francisco based venture capital firm investing in companies building revolutionary technologies. ## Shasta Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 4 - 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. ## Ice Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, Mobile Apps, Internet iceangels.co.nz - New Zealand most active Angel Network. A network for New Zealand's leading entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and professional investors. ## New Zealand Growth Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 4 - 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. ## Hillfarrance Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Machine Learning, SaaS 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. ## Chris Sang - Type: Angel - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Mobile Managing Partner, Chief Technology Officer, Venture Advisor, Global Investor ## Tuhua Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Software, Internet, B2B Micro-Venture Fund investing in 25 Kiwi Startups ## Rich Chetwynd - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: SaaS, Music, Mobile Apps Founder/CEO of ThisData, a login intelligence and contextual authentication platform. Founder/CEO of Litmos.com, a leading SaaS Learning Management System that was acquired by CallidusCloud (NASDAQ: CALD) in 2011. ## Flying Fox Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Flying Fox Ventures is an early stage investment firm that invests across industry and across the micro-stages of pre-seed and seed. ## Square Peg Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Relevant deals: 3 - 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. ## AngelHQ - Type: VC Fund - Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS Angel HQ is Wellington region's angel investment network - follow us for angel investing info, and a way to connect to local, national and international angels. ## Reinventure - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 3 - 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. ## Chintaka Ranatunga - Type: Angel - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series B - Focus: Apps, Software, EdTech Chintaka Ranatunga ## Peter Beck - Type: Angel - Location: Huntington Beach, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, AgTech, Hardware Peter Beck is the founder and chief executive of Rocket Lab, a space systems company and the world’s leading dedicated small satellite launch provider. Rocket Lab provides end-to-end mission services, including complete satellite build and launch solutions, that provide rapid, frequent and reliable access to space. Rocket Lab has been launchingsince May 2017, delivering satellites to orbit for commercial and government customers, including DARPA, NASA, the NRO, the United States Air Force and more. Since founding the business in 2006, Peter has grown Rocket Lab to become a globally recognized industry leader in space and a billion-dollar company employing hundreds of world-class engineers. In addition to creating Electron, the world’s first fully carbon-fibre orbital launch vehicle, Peter also oversaw the development of the world’s first and only private orbital launch range, located on New Zealand's Māhia Peninsula. He played a crucial role in establishing international treaties and legislation to enable orbital launch capability from New Zealand. ## Endeavour Capital Limited - Type: VC Fund - Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series B, Private Equity - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Mobile Trading, Capital, Trusted Advisory, Proven Stewardship ## GD1 - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Machine Learning, SaaS 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. ## 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. ## Shane And Vanessa JOHNSTON - Type: Angel - Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Apps, Video, Facebook Shane And Vanessa JOHNSTON ## Lewis Holdings - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Computer Lewis Holdings was added in 2013. ## Richard Collier Keywood - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Focus: Information Services, Software, Information Technology Richard Collier-Keywood was named as Network Vice Chairman on 1 November 2011. In this role, Richard will be responsible for the coordination of PwC's global strategy across the network leading PwC's Network Executive Team (NET).Prior to this appointment Richard was the Global Leader, Tax, an appointment he took up on 1 July 2008.He previously led the UK firm's tax practice for five years. ## Dylan Field - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Internet, Artificial Intelligence Dylan Field is the CEO and Co-founder of Figma, a design and prototyping platform for teams who build products together. With the support of the Thiel Fellowship, Dylan dropped out of Brown University to start Figma with his TA Evan Wallace (who became Figma’s CTO). They built Figma on the web in the hopes of tearing down the walls around thesiloed design process. Dylan champions open, accessible design and believes such tooling must evolve for a cloud-based, collaborative world. He tweets @zoink ## NAB Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software NAB Ventures is an Australian Venture Capital fund backed by National Australia Bank (one of the largest 20 banks globally). ## Promus Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Investing in early-stage deep-tech software/hardware companies run by visionary and tenacious founding teams. ## Nuance Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: AgTech, Software, Automotive Nuance Capital is a venture capital fund. ## Blockchain Founders Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services We Focus Exclusively On Adding Value To Blockchain & Emerging Technology Projects With Real World Applications. ## Yamaha Motor - Type: VC Fund - Location: Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Corporate Round, Series A, Series B - Focus: Transportation, Robotics, Logistics Corporate profile and facts about Yamaha Motor. ## Advent International - Type: VC Fund - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## Valar Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Banking Valar Ventures is a venture capital firm backed by Peter Thiel. Valar partners with entrepreneurs globally and believes that an increasing number of transformative technology companies will be started outside of Silicon Valley, and that the founders of those companies will benefit from having a partner that understands their unique challenges andopportunities. ## Alex Rigopulos - Type: Angel - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Mobile, Mobile Apps, Communities Alex Rigopulos Co-Founded Harmonix in 1995 with the mission of inventing new ways for non-musicians to experience the joy of making music. He was CEO until 2014. Now, as CCO, Alex is responsible for ensuring the creative excellence of all Harmonix products. Prior to co-founding Harmonix, Alex studied computer music at the MIT Media Laboratory andmusic composition at MIT. ## Jelix Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS Jelix is an early-stage venture capital firm backing daring founders in Australia and New Zealand. We invest from pre-seed to Series A, and partner with ambitious and daring founders building the future. ## Emlyn Scott - Type: Angel - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Emlyn is a successful founder and investor with personal investments in fast growing tech companies like Kami, A.Kin, MealMe, Segna, and EnsuredIt. Managing Partner at CP Ventures and the founder of OpenMarkets Group, Australia's second-largest retail broker. He was former CEO of the National Stock Exchange of Australia, Australia’s secondlargest listing stock exchange, for four and a half years. Prior to that he was Head of Business Development at LCH.Clearnet for equities and CFDs in London for nine years, the world’s largest independent clearing house. He has four finance related degrees: Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Masters Business Administration (MBA), Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment (GDAFI), and Bachelor of Economics (BEc). ## Carthona Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence Carthona Capital is a hands-on, proactive, and thematic venture capital investor based in Sydney, Australia that invests globally. ## Quidnet Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Hospital, Health Care Quidnet Ventures invests in scalable and capital-efficient businesses created by founding teams. ## Direct Capital Private Equity - Type: VC Fund - Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## Phil McCaw - Type: Angel - Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Energy, Retail, Internet Phil McCaw - Managing Partner @ Movac ## TMT Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series C - Focus: Software, CRM, Mobile TMT Ventures is a venture capital company based in Pakistan that funds technology, media, and technology startups. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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