# Investors based in Auckland (2026 list)

> 157 investors based in Auckland, 9% active in the last 12 months. Led by New Zealand Growth Capital Partners, Human Capital, NZVC. Ranked by what they funded.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-auckland (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Investors based in Auckland

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms with an address in Auckland. A head office is a fact about the firm; where it invests is on its own page.

[See all 157 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Finvestors-based-in-auckland)The top 25

**157** investors on the list *+1* this week

**51** cheques in 12 months *+5%* against the market

**$5.1M** median round they joined *-37%* against the market median

**9%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**5%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (12)

- 1 [New Zealand Growth Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-zealand-growth-capital-partners-nzgcp) *Deploying now* VC firm · New Zealand **102** **$1.1M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 2 [Human Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/human-capital-2) *Deploying now* Growth equity · New Zealand **81** **$24M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 3 [NZVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nzvc) *Deploying now* VC firm · New Zealand **46** **$3.5M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 4 [Pacific Channel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pacific-channel) *Deploying now* VC firm · New Zealand **42** **$1.5M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 5 [Sparkbox Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sparkbox-ventures) quiet VC firm · New Zealand **23** **$2M** median round **Jul 2015** last seen
- 6 [Global from Day One](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gd1-global-from-day-one) quiet VC firm · New Zealand **10** **$12M** median round **Oct 2024** last seen
- 7 [Ice Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ice-angels) quiet Angel network · New Zealand **7** **$750K** median round **Dec 2013** last seen
- 8 [Direct Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/direct-capital) quiet Private equity · New Zealand **6** **$5.1M** median round **Mar 2009** last seen
- 9 [Altered Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altered-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · New Zealand **5** **$14M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 10 [Punakaiki Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/punakaiki-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · New Zealand **5** **$5M** median round **Mar 2026** last seen
- 11 [Nuance Connected Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nuance-connected-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · New Zealand **3** **$6.4M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen
- 12 [Alt Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alt-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · New Zealand **2** **$9.7M** median round **May 2026** last seen
- 13 [BlueVentures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blueventures) quiet Venture studio · New Zealand **2** **$16M** median round **Jul 2019** last seen
- 14 [Cure Kids Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cure-kids-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · New Zealand **2** **$5.8M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen
- 15 [NZ Super Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nz-super-fund) quiet Government · New Zealand **2** **$65M** median round **May 2018** last seen
- 16 [Oyster Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oyster-capital) quiet VC firm · New Zealand **2** **$9M** median round **Jul 2019** last seen
- 17 [Oyster Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oyster-funds) quiet VC firm · New Zealand **2** **$6M** median round **Feb 2019** last seen
- 18 [Cultivate Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cultivate-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · New Zealand **1** **$7.3M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen
- 19 [Flying Kiwi Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flying-kiwi-angels) quiet Angel network · New Zealand **1** **$331K** median round **Oct 2025** last seen
- 20 [Fonterra Co-operative Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fonterra-co-operative-group) quiet Corporate VC · New Zealand **1** **$10M** median round **Jun 2007** last seen
- 21 [Goat Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goat-ventures) quiet VC firm · New Zealand **1** **$1.8M** median round **Nov 2018** last seen
- 22 [Heartland Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/heartland-bank) quiet VC firm · New Zealand **1** **$18M** median round **Aug 2014** last seen
- 23 [Hiraya Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hiraya-ventures) *Deploying now* Family office · New Zealand **1** **$678K** median round **Nov 2025** last seen
- 24 [Milford Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/milford-asset-mana) quiet VC firm · New Zealand **1** **$4M** median round **Oct 2013** last seen
- 25 [Motion Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/motion-capital) *Deploying now* Hedge fund · New Zealand **1** **$2.5M** median round **Dec 2025** last seen

**132 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **28** Oct **[American Advanced Materials](https://millionrounds.com/company/american-advanced-materials)** Seed · $13M *With* [Human Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/human-capital-2)
- **19** Oct **[SupaHuman](https://millionrounds.com/company/supahuman)** Series A · $1.5M *With* [Snowball Effect](https://millionrounds.com/fund/snowball)
- **30** Sept **[Flow Engineering](https://millionrounds.com/company/flow-engineering)** Series B · $50M *With* [Human Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/human-capital-2)
- **3** Sept **[Pearler](https://millionrounds.com/company/pearler)** Series A · $16M *With* [Altered Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altered-capital)
- **1** Sept **[Rune Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/rune-technologies)** Grant · $4.1M *With* [Human Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/human-capital-2)
- **1** Sept **[Qualia](https://millionrounds.com/company/qualia)** Venture · $50M *With* [Human Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/human-capital-2)

## Stages This Year

41 rounds

- Seed **27%**
- Series A **27%**
- Series B **15%**
- Venture **12%**
- Pre-seed **5%**
- Other **15%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **19**
- Fintech **5**
- Medical Devices **4**
- Edtech **4**
- Education **3**
- Biotech **3**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

7 Q1 25

8 Q2 25

18 Q3 25

19 Q4 25

22 Q1 26

7 Q2 26

11 Q3 26

2 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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## Quick answers about investors based in Auckland

### Who are the most active investors based in Auckland?

By cheques observed, the most active are New Zealand Growth Capital Partners, Human Capital, NZVC, Pacific Channel and Sparkbox Ventures.

### How many investors based in Auckland are there?

157 are on record. 9% made an investment in the last 12 months and 5% have led a round.

### Which stages do investors based in Auckland back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (31%) and Series A (31%).

### How big are the rounds investors based in Auckland join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $5.8M.

### Which sectors do investors based in Auckland back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Medical Devices.

### Which investors based in Auckland lead the most rounds?

Nuance Connected Capital (3 led), Global from Day One (2 led) and Altered Capital (2 led).

### What have investors based in Auckland invested in recently?

Recent rounds include American Advanced Materials (Seed, Oct 2026, with Human Capital), SupaHuman (Series A, Oct 2026, with Snowball Effect) and Flow Engineering (Series B, Sept 2026, with Human Capital).

### How is this list of investors based in Auckland ranked?

By cheques observed, from the rounds and filings we watched, and never by anything anyone paid for. It is rebuilt every night.

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