# NZVC: portfolio, investments and team

> NZVC is a vc firm based in New Zealand. 46 investments on record, 5 in the last 12 months, latest Aug 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# NZVC

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 46 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $28M, Nov 2025 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Deep Tech Fintech Health

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**31%** of best year **5** **cheques in 12 months**, 46 on record

Since the last cheque **71** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$3.5M** Rounds led **0 of 46** Sole investor **3 rounds** Mostly in **New Zealand, 55%**

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## NZVC highlights

- 01 5 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 63% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $10M

## What they do

> NZVC is the New Zealand venture fund that writes the first check to Australasia's most ambitious founders, across deep tech, fintech, health and climate. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Deep Tech Fintech Health
- **Based in:** Auckland, New Zealand
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **46 appearances**

- **2026** 4 rounds
- **Aug** **[Vessev](https://millionrounds.com/company/vessev)** Series A · NZ · Startup Daily **$19M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[Dawn Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/dawn-aerospace)** Series B · NZ · Firms' own news pages **$25M** With 18 others
- **Feb** **Hypercore** Series A · IL · Ventureburn **$14M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Appetise](https://millionrounds.com/company/appetise)** Series A · NZ · Startup Daily **$7.0M** With 5 others
- **2025** 10 rounds
- **Nov** **[Sorcero](https://millionrounds.com/company/sorcero)** Series B · US **$43M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Curve Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/curve-biosciences)** Series A · US **$40M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Lula Commerce](https://millionrounds.com/company/lula-commerce)** Series A · US **$8.0M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Swan Bitcoin](https://millionrounds.com/company/swan-bitcoin)** Series C · US **$30M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Puralink](https://millionrounds.com/company/puralink)** Seed · AU **$1.5M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Bovonic](https://millionrounds.com/company/bovonic)** Venture · NZ **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **May** **[VXT](https://millionrounds.com/company/vxt)** Venture · NZ **$2.5M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Aimer Development](https://millionrounds.com/company/aimer-development)** Venture · NZ **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Elo Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/elo-health)** Venture · US **$3.5M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Vessev](https://millionrounds.com/company/vessev)** Venture · NZ **$3.3M** With 4 others
- **2024** 14 rounds
- **Dec** **[Zenno Astronautics](https://millionrounds.com/company/zenno-astronautics)** NZ · Nuance Connected Capital **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Dec** **[Marama Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/marama-labs)** Seed · NZ **$2.1M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[KiwiFibre](https://millionrounds.com/company/kiwifibre)** Seed · NZ **$1.9M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Emerge](https://millionrounds.com/company/emerge)** Series A · NZ · Startup Daily **$7.3M** With 8 others
- **Sept** **[Lore Machine](https://millionrounds.com/company/lore-machine)** Pre-seed · US **$400K** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Stickybeak](https://millionrounds.com/company/stickybeak)** Seed · NZ **$1.2M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Kara Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/kara-technologies)** Venture · NZ **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Pyper Vision](https://millionrounds.com/company/pyper-vision)** Grant · NZ **$18K** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[chnnl](https://millionrounds.com/company/chnnl)** Grant · NZ **$7K** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Smashing](https://millionrounds.com/company/smashing)** Seed · US **$3.4M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Siren Biotechnology](https://millionrounds.com/company/siren-biotechnology)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[HealthNow](https://millionrounds.com/company/healthnow)** Seed · NZ **$2.1M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Upstock](https://millionrounds.com/company/upstock)** Seed · US **$2.1M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Miruku](https://millionrounds.com/company/miruku)** Seed · NZ **$4.9M** With 3 others
- **2023** 9 rounds
- **Oct** **[Humata](https://millionrounds.com/company/humata)** Seed · US **$3.5M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Sahha](https://millionrounds.com/company/sahha)** Seed · AU **$1.1M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Arcanum AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/arcanum-ai)** Pre-seed · NZ **$460K** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Markato](https://millionrounds.com/company/markato)** Seed · SG **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Kiki](https://millionrounds.com/company/kiki)** Seed · US **$6.0M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[CarbonCrop](https://millionrounds.com/company/carboncrop)** Venture · NZ **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Simfuni](https://millionrounds.com/company/simfuni)** Series A · NZ **$1.8M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Safe](https://millionrounds.com/company/safe)** Pre-seed · US **$1.2M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Parrot Analytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/parrot-analytics)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **2022** 6 rounds
- **Sept** **[Easy Crypto](https://millionrounds.com/company/easy-crypto)** Series A · NZ **$10M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Zenno Astronautics](https://millionrounds.com/company/zenno-astronautics)** Seed · NZ · Nuance Connected Capital **$6.4M** With 8 others
- **Aug** **[deckrobot](https://millionrounds.com/company/deckrobot)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **2** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Who backs their funds

## 2 LPs on record in NZVC's funds

- **Funds:** 1

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies. Source: fund news.

- [**Techstars** 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) Fund Vintage Committed NZVC Fund II - -
- [**Naval Ravikant** 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naval-ravikant) Fund Vintage Committed NZVC Fund II - -

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**1** of 3 we have independently watched raise

[Vxt](https://millionrounds.com/company/vxt) ChristchurchNZ NZ Herald

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

New fund on file

**$28M**

raised in Nov 2025

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$3.5M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$10M**

Led 0 of 46 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 3 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *15*
- Venture *12*
- Series A said *9*
- Pre-seed said *3*
- Series B *2*
- Grant *2*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Icehouse Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures) 18
- [Callaghan Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/callaghan-innovation) 13
- [Enterprise Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-angels) 9
- [K1W1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k1w1) 9
- [New Zealand Growth Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-zealand-growth-capital-partners-nzgcp) 6
- [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) 4

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as NZVC. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Icehouse Ventures** VC firm **18** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures)[**Callaghan Innovation** Investment firm **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/callaghan-innovation)[**Enterprise Angels** Angel network **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-angels)[**K1W1** Investment firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k1w1)[**New Zealand Growth Capital Partners** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-zealand-growth-capital-partners-nzgcp)[**Shasta Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures)[**Startmate** Accelerator **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startmate)[**Angel Invest** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angel-invest)[**Blackbird Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2)[**GD1** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gd1)[**Global Brain Corporation** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation)[**Pacific Channel** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pacific-channel)

## Recently backed

The latest companies NZVC put money into.

[**Vessev** $19M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/vessev)[**Dawn Aerospace** $25M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/dawn-aerospace)[**Sorcero** $43M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/sorcero)[**Curve Biosciences** $40M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/curve-biosciences)[**Lula Commerce** $8.0M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/lula-commerce)[**Swan Bitcoin** $30M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/swan-bitcoin)

## Quick answers about NZVC

### What does NZVC invest in?

NZVC invests most often at Seed and Venture (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Deep Tech, Fintech and Health.

### How active is NZVC?

46 investments on record, 5 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2026.

### What has NZVC invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Vessev (Series A, Aug 2026), Dawn Aerospace (Series B, Jun 2026) and Hypercore (Series A, Feb 2026).

### How big are NZVC's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.5M.

### Does NZVC lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 46 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does NZVC invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in New Zealand (55%), the United States (35%) and Australia (5%).

### Is NZVC investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 5 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does NZVC invest alongside?

Most often Icehouse Ventures (18 rounds together), Callaghan Innovation (13 rounds together) and Enterprise Angels (9 rounds together).

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