New Zealand · Investor

Pacific Channel

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 42 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BContent CreatorWebinarsCreation

Deploying now
47%of best year8cheques in 12 months, 42 on record
Since the last cheque95days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.5MRounds led0 of 42Mostly inNew Zealand, 75%
Pitch Pacific Channel

Pacific Channel highlights

  1. 01

    8 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Grant and Seed: 63% of its rounds

What they do

Pacific Channel is a New Zealand based venture capital firm focussed on investments in deep technology.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Content CreatorWebinarsCreation
Based in
Auckland, New Zealand
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first42 appearances

  1. 2026

    7 rounds

  2. Jul
    Navi Medical TechnologiesVenture · AU · Startup Daily$6.8MWith 5 others
  3. Jul
    FluentAU · Startup Daily$2.0MWith 6 others
  4. Mar
    SWAN GenomicsGrant · AU$317KWith 1 other
  5. Feb
    HectreSeries A · NZ · Punakaiki Fund$7.3MWith 6 others
  6. Feb
    WellumioSeed · NZ · Startup Daily$4.3MWith 10 others
  7. Feb
    WellumioPre-seed · NZ · Nuance Connected Capital$7.3MWith 7 others
  8. Jan
    Mars BioimagingSeries A · NZ$15MWith 1 other
  9. 2025

    6 rounds

  10. Dec
    Kitea HealthSeed · NZ$13MWith 4 others
  11. Oct
    Conry TechSeed · AU · Audacy$1.9MWith 1 other
  12. Aug
    BovonicVenture · NZUndisclosedWith 3 others
  13. Aug
    AvasaSeed · NZ$2.8MWith 3 others
  14. Apr
    Aimer DevelopmentVenture · NZUndisclosedWith 3 others
  15. Mar
    PhnxxSeed · AU · Startup Daily$1.8MWith 4 others
  16. 2024

    17 rounds

  17. Dec
    Conry TechPre-seed · AU · Startup Daily$1.6MWith 1 other
  18. Dec
    NiloSeries A · NZ$7.6MWith 2 others
  19. Nov
    RosterLabSeed · NZ$1.0MWith 1 other
  20. Oct
    Green GravitySeries A · AU · Startup Daily$9.0MWith 3 others
  21. Aug
    NE TechPre-seed · NZ$78KWith 2 others
  22. Jul
    MastaplexGrant · NZ$13KWith 3 others
  23. Jul
    CetogenixGrant · NZ$27KWith 2 others
  24. Jul
    Quantifi PhotonicsGrant · NZ$27KWith 4 others
  25. Jul
    Hot Lime LabsGrant · NZ$35KWith 4 others
  26. Jul
    Orbis DiagnosticsGrant · NZ$7KWith 4 others
  27. Jun
    AquilaSeed · AU$2.0MWith 4 others
  28. May
    XefcoSeed · AU · Virescent Ventures$11MWith 4 others
  29. May
    TectonusGrant · NZ$15KWith 3 others
  30. Apr
    InsituGenSeed · NZ$297KWith 3 others
  31. Feb
    Transparently.AISeed · SG$3.0MWith 1 other
  32. Feb
    FrankieGrant · NZ$22KWith 2 others
  33. Jan
    LuminomaSeed · NZ$2.5MWith 1 other
  34. 2023

    7 rounds

  35. Oct
    Cropsy TechnologiesSeed · NZ$1.0MWith 5 others
  36. Sept
    Vortex Power SystemsGrant · NZ$25KWith 4 others
  37. Sept
    TasmanIonGrant · NZ$21KWith 1 other
  38. Sept
    NZenoGrant · NZ$15KWith 2 others
  39. Jul
    MACSOPre-seed · NZ$1.5MWith 2 others
  40. May
    Upstream Medical TechnologiesVenture · NZ$1.2MWith 4 others
  41. May
    PowerONVenture · NZUndisclosedWith 4 others
  42. 2022

    2 rounds

  43. Aug
    Engender TechnologiesGrant · NZ$22KWith 3 others
  44. Aug
    OrbicaSeed · NZ$2.8MWith 2 others
  45. 2021

    2 rounds

  46. Sept
    CertusBioVenture · NZ$3.3MWith 3 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 26 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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

24 of 41 we have independently watched raise

Avertana Ceased OperationsCertusBio Ceased OperationsCetogenix Ceased OperationsConryTech Ceased OperationsFrontierGeo40 Ceased OperationsGreen Gravity Ceased OperationsHectre Ceased OperationsHot Lime LabsInsituGen Ceased OperationsKitea Health Ceased OperationsMacso Technologies Ceased OperationsMars Bioimaging LtdNZeno Ceased OperationsNyriad Ceased OperationsOrbica Ceased OperationsOrbis Diagnostics Ceased OperationsPHNXX Ceased OperationsPowerON Ceased OperationsQuantifi Photonics Ceased OperationsTectonus Ceased OperationsVortex Power SystemsWellumio Ceased OperationsXefco Ceased OperationsAimer Development LimitedAquila Ceased OperationsBaymatob Ceased OperationsCropsy Ceased OperationsDewpoint Ceased OperationsDrikolor Ceased OperationsFootfalls & HeartbeatsFormus Labs Ceased OperationsGottman Institute Ceased OperationsHeadsafe Ceased OperationsLiving Green Ceased OperationsNanobubble Agritech Ceased OperationsNext Farm Ceased OperationsPheromite Ceased OperationsReGen Ceased OperationsTransparentlyWoolchemy Ceased Operations

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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Pacific Channel put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Pacific Channel in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Pacific Channel

What does Pacific Channel invest in?

Pacific Channel invests most often at Grant and Seed (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Content Creator, Webinars and Creation.

How active is Pacific Channel?

42 investments on record, 8 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

What has Pacific Channel invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Navi Medical Technologies (Venture, Jul 2026), Fluent (Jul 2026) and SWAN Genomics (Grant, Mar 2026).

How big are Pacific Channel's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.5M.

Does Pacific Channel lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 42 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Pacific Channel invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in New Zealand (75%) and Australia (23%).

Is Pacific Channel investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 8 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Pacific Channel invest alongside?

Most often Callaghan Innovation (24 rounds together), New Zealand Growth Capital Partners (17 rounds together) and Enterprise Angels (14 rounds together).

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