Investors / New Zealand / Phase One Ventures
Phase One Ventures
Venture capital · Auckland, New Zealand · Asia Pacific
Phase One Ventures is a founder community, growth incubator and venture fund that works with New Zealand startups. It runs community events and an informal incubation program, and co-invests in pre-seed and seed rounds.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsnew zealandpre-seedseedcommunityincubatorglobal
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Or find every investor that fitsPhase One Ventures lists 15 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (33%), Fintech (15%) and Enterprise Software (11%). 43% of its companies are based in New Zealand. It invests most often alongside Blackbird, NZVC and Startmate.
No funding round on record names Phase One Ventures yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Phase One Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 15. 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.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 33% | 18% |
| Fintech | 15% | 12% |
| Enterprise Software | 11% | 8% |
| Legal & Compliance | 11% | 2% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 7% | 7% |
| Education | 7% | 7% |
| Cybersecurity | 4% | 4% |
| Human Resources | 4% | 1% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Blackbird | 5 |
| NZVC | 4 |
| Startmate | 4 |
| GD1 | 3 |
| Icehouse Ventures | 2 |
| New Zealand Growth Capital Partners | 2 |
| 645 Ventures | 1 |
| AfterWork Ventures | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 39th | 15 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 62th | 33% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 70th | 4 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers15100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- 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 togetherCompare Phase One Ventures 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 sitePortfolio
15 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquila develops wireless energy transfer technology for various applications, including drones, robots, and satellites. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Authsignal provides drop-in authentication for customer identity stacks | FintechCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Contented records meetings and transforms them into tailored documents and insights | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Cotiss reads and processes business data to provide insights and automate actions | Enterprise SoftwareFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Cropsy provides AI vineyard scanning for pruning, disease, and yield management | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a platform for employee benefits and rewards cards | FintechHuman Resources | Portfolio page | ||
| Ivo helps companies review contracts, uncover insights, and move deals from intake through signature using AI. | Legal & ComplianceAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Kiki is an invite-only sublet club in London where members can browse and request stays, and list their own homes to earn money while away. | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| KiwiFibre is engineering natural fibres into reinforcement materials for high-performance applications. | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Nextwork creates hands-on projects for users to learn various topics, including AI, web development, and content creation. | EducationAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops an app that makes maths fun | EducationAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| RingRadar provides horse show management software | Legal & ComplianceEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| RossOps develops and implements an AI-native platform to capture and connect knowledge and systems in manufacturing plants | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Venu brings customers back to spend automatically with loyalty and marketing built into their EFTPOS machine. | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| VXT turns conversations into completed legal paperwork for lawyers | Legal & ComplianceAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- phaseone.ventures
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 15
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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