# Vessev funding: rounds and investors > Vessev has raised $23M across 2 rounds since 2025. Investors include Icehouse Ventures, NZVC and Blackbird. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/vessev (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) New Zealand · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Vessev* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 10 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Automotive & EVs Cleantech Logistics Raised 3 months ago Follow Vessev and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fvessev) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$23M** raised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 2 sources **$3.3M** Venture **$19M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $19M Aug 2026 - **Led by:** Blackbird - **Step-up i:** 5.9× - **Investors:** 10 (1 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2025 2026 **$3.3M** Venture **$19M** Series A - **First round:** Venture, $3.3M - **Biggest round:** $19M - **Between rounds:** 20 months ## The rounds - **Aug 2026** Series A **$19M** *5 new* *2 returning* [Blackbird](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird) Lead [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) [Icehouse Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures) [K1W1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k1w1) [NZVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nzvc) [GD1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gd1) [Ryp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ryp) Reported by Startup Daily - **Jan 2025** Venture **$3.3M** *5 new* [Callaghan Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/callaghan-innovation) [Pareto Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pareto-holdings) [Icehouse Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures) [Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2) [NZVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nzvc) Source recorded ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Venture** 2025 **Series A** 2026 [Icehouse Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures) [NZVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nzvc) [Blackbird](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird) L [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) [Callaghan Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/callaghan-innovation) [Pareto Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pareto-holdings) [Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2) [K1W1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k1w1) [GD1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gd1) [Ryp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ryp) ## Everyone who backed them [Icehouse Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [NZVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nzvc) VC firm **2** rounds [Blackbird](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird) Private equity **1** round, led 1 [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Callaghan Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/callaghan-innovation) Investment firm **1** round [Pareto Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pareto-holdings) VC firm **1** round [Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2) VC firm **1** round [K1W1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k1w1) Investment firm **1** round [GD1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gd1) VC firm **1** round [Ryp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ryp) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=vessev). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Vessev as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Ice Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ice-angels) Angel network Per its own site ## Quick answers about Vessev ### Who invested in Vessev? Vessev's investors include Icehouse Ventures, NZVC, Blackbird, Shasta Ventures and Callaghan Innovation, and 5 more on record. Blackbird led its latest round. ### How much has Vessev raised? Vessev has raised $23M across 2 rounds since 2025. ### When did Vessev last raise? Vessev's most recent round was a Series A of $19M in Aug 2026, led by Blackbird. ### What was Vessev's biggest round? Its most recent round, $19M in Aug 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Vessev first? Vessev's first round on record, in Jan 2025, was backed by Callaghan Innovation, Pareto Holdings and Icehouse Ventures and 2 others. ### What stage is Vessev at? Vessev's latest named round is a Series A, in Aug 2026. ### Where is Vessev based? Vessev is based in New Zealand. ### Who led Vessev's rounds? Blackbird led the Series A in 2026. ## Companies like Vessev In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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