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Icehouse Ventures
Venture capital · Auckland, New Zealand · Asia Pacific
Icehouse Ventures is a New Zealand venture capital firm that invests in Kiwi-founded companies. It began as the Ice Angels network in 2003, raised its first fund in 2013, and now operates a suite of funds alongside a co-investor network of more than 3,000 investors.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsnew zealandearly stageglobal ambitiontechnologyangel network
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Or find every investor that fitsIcehouse Ventures lists 81 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 27 funding rounds, 7 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 39% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (30%), Healthcare & Biotech (10%) and Industrial & Manufacturing (9%). 66% of its companies are based in New Zealand. It invests most often alongside New Zealand Growth Capital Partners, Blackbird and NZVC.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Icehouse Ventures, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Icehouse Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 26 companies; its own site lists 81. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 8% |
| Seed | 31% |
| Series A | 39% |
| Series B | 8% |
| Growth | 15% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 5 | 2 |
| '26 | 22 | 5 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 93th | 81 companies |
| Recent activity | 99th | 23 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 65th | 39% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 80th | 11% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 53th | 30% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 78th | 5 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
Show as a table
| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 30% | 18% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 10% | 15% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 9% | 7% |
| Fintech | 8% | 12% |
| Enterprise Software | 6% | 8% |
| Media & Entertainment | 6% | 4% |
| Consumer | 4% | 3% |
| Space & Defense | 4% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Growth Capital Partners | 21 |
| Blackbird | 12 |
| NZVC | 11 |
| Outset Ventures | 11 |
| GD1 | 8 |
| Airtree | 4 |
| OIF Ventures | 4 |
| Altered Ventures | 3 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers8099%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company11%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with New Zealand Growth Capital Partners
Compare Icehouse Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Icehouse Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | Series A | |
| 22 Oct 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Seed | |
| 8 Sept 2026 | Series A | |
| 1 Sept 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Series A | |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Seed | |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Pre-Seed |
Round details for Icehouse Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Icehouse Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
81 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Antioch develops physical AI at the speed of software using high-fidelity simulation for the full physical AI lifecycle | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Sept 2026Series A | Funding round | |
| Appetise provides a meal planning and smart shopping solution for users | Food & AgricultureE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Appetise provides real-behaviour shopper insights for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies | ConsumerFood & Agriculture | Feb 2025Series A · 2 rounds | Funding round | |
| Portfolio page | ||||
| AskNicely provides customer experience software solutions, including feedback analytics, reputation management, and integrations with other tools. | Space & DefenseHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company produces critical minerals and essential materials locally, including magnesium, nickel hydroxide, and silica, for various industries | Industrial & ManufacturingClimate & Energy | Portfolio page | ||
| Astrix produces inflatable deployable components for spacecraft of all sizes | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company discovers alternatives to critical minerals and develops new materials through simulation and lab synthesis. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Apr 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| Cogo helps users figure out the best upgrades for their home and vehicle, such as solar, heat pumps, and EVs, and connects them to trusted local suppliers. | EducationConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Contented records meetings and transforms them into tailored documents and insights | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Feb 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| Portfolio page | ||||
| DataMasque provides synthetically identical customer data for development, testing, analytics, and AI/ML operations while ensuring data protection and compliance | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Jun 2026Series A | Funding round | |
| Datch provides an AI-powered diagnostic agent to help teams fix issues faster in industrial settings | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Dawn Aerospace develops and operates spaceplanes and in-space propulsion systems for satellite propulsion and space transportation. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Jun 2026Series B | Page + round | |
| Dexibit provides data analytics for visitor attractions | Enterprise SoftwareAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Drumbeat provides a PR and comms platform for high-growth companies | Media & EntertainmentEnterprise Software | Sept 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Ethique produces and sells shampoo bars, conditioner bars, and other personal care products. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Familiar translates proven human medicines into novel therapeutics for animals | Healthcare & Biotech | Oct 2026Seed | Funding round |
About this data
site last read 11 Nov 2026- Site
- icehouseventures.co.nz
- Last read
- 11 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 1 Feb 2025
- Companies checked
- 81
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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