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New Zealand Growth Capital Partners
Investor · Auckland, New Zealand · Asia Pacific
New Zealand Growth Capital Partners (NZGCP) was established by the New Zealand Government in 2002 to build an early-stage technology investment market in New Zealand. It operates two investment vehicles, Elevate and Aspire, which use a fund-of-funds and co-investment model to stimulate private investment, and it also supports market development programmes and events.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningHealthcare & Biotech
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Or find every investor that fitsNew Zealand Growth Capital Partners lists 153 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 1 funding round. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (21%), Healthcare & Biotech (17%) and Enterprise Software (10%). 78% of its companies are based in New Zealand. It invests most often alongside Icehouse Ventures, Pacific Channel and Cure Kids Ventures.
Counts come from funding rounds that name New Zealand Growth Capital Partners, 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 New Zealand Growth Capital Partners' whole history. Rounds on record name 1 company; its own site lists 153. 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 | 0% |
| Seed | 100% |
| Series A | 0% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
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 | 0 | 0 |
| '26 | 1 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 98th | 153 companies |
| Recent activity | 59th | 1 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 100th | 100% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 19th | 21% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 69th | 4 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 21% | 18% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 17% | 15% |
| Enterprise Software | 10% | 8% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 9% | 7% |
| Education | 7% | 7% |
| Fintech | 7% | 12% |
| Media & Entertainment | 5% | 4% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 3% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Icehouse Ventures | 21 |
| Pacific Channel | 15 |
| Cure Kids Ventures | 9 |
| WNT Ventures | 8 |
| NZVC | 6 |
| GD1 | 5 |
| Punakaiki Fund | 5 |
| AfterWork Ventures | 4 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers14494%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company96%
- 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 Icehouse Ventures
Compare New Zealand Growth Capital Partners head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Funds
as stated on its siteRecent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with New Zealand Growth Capital Partners| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2026 | Seed |
Round details for New Zealand Growth Capital Partners
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in New Zealand Growth Capital Partners' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
153 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acuite provides construction management software and reporting solutions | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Adeption provides leadership development services | EducationHuman Resources | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Advemto accelerates drug development by measuring cell function at library scale using pooled functional screening on a consumable product | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Ambit provides an AI assistant that helps customers ask, discover, buy and act by transforming a company's own trusted resources into intelligent conversations. | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Amy is an AI-based private tutor for math that makes learning math easy for everyone. | EducationAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| APImatic generates SDKs, context plugins, and developer portals from API specifications. | Enterprise SoftwareAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Appreciation Engine captures and analyzes customer data from various sources, including behavioral, social media, and streaming data, to provide unique and actionable customer insights | Media & EntertainmentConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Aquafortus treats high salinity brines by selectively removing water rather than filtering contaminants using its ABX system. | Industrial & ManufacturingOther | Portfolio page | ||
| Arcanum provides an AI operating system for small and medium-sized businesses in various industries, including construction, manufacturing, and professional services, to automate administrative tasks and connect existing tools. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Aroa Biosurgery develops and sells products for soft tissue repair, including bioscaffolds and other regenerative healing products. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| AskNicely provides customer experience software solutions, including feedback analytics, reputation management, and integrations with other tools. | Space & DefenseHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Auror provides a platform for retailers and law enforcement agencies to resolve and prevent retail crime | CybersecurityLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Author-it unifies creation, review, translation, and publishing of content | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Authsignal provides drop-in authentication for customer identity stacks | FintechCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Avasa simplifies microsurgery by providing an alternative to manual hand sewing for microvascular connection. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Banqer provides financial education for schools | EducationFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Beany Limited provides business accounting and advisory services, including tax compliance, bookkeeping, and payroll management | FintechEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Booktrack produces immersive audiobooks with original scores, sound design and synchronised audio for publishers, authors and studios. | Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Bspkl develops and manufactures Catalyst Coated Membrane products for hydrogen technology | Industrial & ManufacturingSpace & Defense | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- nzgcp.co.nz
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 11 Oct 2026
- Companies checked
- 153
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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