| Date | Title | Description |
| 31.08.2026 | New Zealand’s Neocrete raises $3.5 M to advance low-carbon concrete technology | With participation from Icehouse Ventures and new investor Catalytic Capital for Climate and Health, a vehicle supported by Temasek Trust, Neocrete, a New Zealand company that develops technology to reduce the carbon and cost of concrete, h... |
| 21.08.2026 | Vessev $19M in Series A Funding | Vessev, an Auckland, New Zealand-based provider of electric hydrofoiling marine technology, raised $19M in Series A funding.
The round was led by Blackbird Ventures, with participation from new investors GD1 and Rypples, alongside existing ... |
| 24.07.2026 | Wellumio Closes $9.75M to Commercialize Axana Portable Brain Imaging Device | What You Should Know
New Zealand medical technology startup Wellumio has finalized its oversubscribed $9.75M pre-Series A funding round, adding international venture capital from Australia (Bioshore Ventures) and the United States (Jumpspac... |
| 21.04.2026 | Ideally: $10 Million Series A Raised As AI Market Research Platform Launches Canvas In The U.S. | Ideally announced the U.S. launch of Ideally Canvas alongside a $10 million Series A funding round aimed at accelerating expansion and product development. The round was led by Shearwater Capital, with participation from Altered Capital, Ic... |
| 21.04.2026 | Ideally Raises $10M in Series A Funding | Ideally, a NYC-based provider of an AI-powered market research platform, raised $10M in Series A funding.
The round was led by Shearwater Capital with participation from Altered Capital, Icehouse Ventures and Ecliptic VC.
The company intend... |
| 24.03.2026 | Halter: $220 Million Raised For Virtual Fencing Expansion | Halter, an agtech company focused on transforming livestock management through virtual fencing technology, has raised $220 million in a Series E funding round at a $2 billion valuation. The round was led by Founders Fund, with participation... |
| 26.02.2026 | AI Driver Ascendant: Wayve Secures $1.2 Billion for Global Autonomy Push | British AI firm Wayve secured $1.2 billion in Series D funding. This boosts its valuation to $8.6 billion. Key investors include tech giants and automakers. Wayve leads the autonomous driving sector with its end-to-end AI system. The compan... |
| 26.02.2026 | Wayve: $1.5 Billion At $8.6 Billion Valuation Secured To Deploy Global Autonomous Driving Platform | Wayve, a UK-based autonomous driving company powered by embodied AI, announced it has secured $1.5 billion in capital to accelerate the global commercial rollout of its end-to-end autonomy platform, including a $1.2 billion Series D round t... |
| 25.02.2026 | Wayve raises $1.2B at $8.6B valuation to scale embodied AI for autonomous driving | Ai for autonomous driving company Wayve today announced it has raised $1.2 billion in a Series D investment round, bringing its post-money valuation to $8.6 billion.
The funding accelerates the company’s shift from AI research leadership to... |
| 11.02.2026 | Wellumio Raises $7.28M to Bring MRI Scans Directly to the Bedside | (L to R) Dion Thomas, Dr Shieak Tzeng, Dr Sergei Obruchkov, and Dr Paul Teal What You Should Know
The Raise: New Zealand-based Wellumio has raised $7.28M in the first close of its pre-Series A round, led by Nuance Connected Capital, to fast... |
| 20.01.2026 | Legaltech: Ivo Raises $55 Million, Targets Legal Agreements | Legaltech Ivo has raised $55 million in Series B funding led by existing investor Blackbird, with participation from existing and new investors Costanoa Ventures, Uncork Capital, Fika Ventures, GD1, and Icehouse Ventures. Ivo aims to upend ... |
| 26.08.2025 | Nuro Secures $6 Billion Valuation in Major Autonomous Driving Push | Nuro, a leader in autonomous driving technology, has successfully closed a significant funding round. The company secured $203 million in Series E capital. This latest investment elevates Nuro's valuation to an impressive $6 billion. Indust... |
| 25.08.2025 | Nuro: $203 Million Series E Raised At $6 Billion Valuation For Advancing Autonomous Driving Technology | Nuro, a company known for its autonomous driving technology, has raised $203 million in Series E funding, valuing the company at $6 billion. Investors include Uber, NVIDIA, Baillie Gifford, Kindred Ventures, Icehouse Ventures, and Pledge Ve... |
| 24.06.2025 | Halter to beef up US expansion following $100m raise led by BOND, $1b valuation | Livestock management platform Halter has raised $100 million in Series D funding, bringing the company’s valuation to $1 billion.
The round was led by tech investor BOND, which has over the years backed everyone from DoorDash to Spotify.
Ve... |
| 21.05.2025 | Two Female Alt Protein Founders From New Zealand Named on Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia List | Two female founders of New Zealand-based alternative protein companies have been named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2025 list.
Mrinali (Milli) Kumar, co-founder and CEO of EatKinda, was recognised in the Arts category, while Emily McIsaac... |
| 22.11.2023 | Investors say New Zealand has ‘all the right ingredients’ to be a startup nation | This is part of a survey of investors focused on Australia and New Zealand. The following responses are from the New Zealand investors. You can find the Australian responses here and the full writeup here.
We spoke with:
Angus Blair, partne... |
| 27.09.2023 | Scentian Bio raises $2.1m seed round to build biosensors inspired by bugs | Scentian Bio—a New Zealand-based startup making biosensors with potential applications in everything from food quality control to rapid testing for diseases such as tuberculosis—has raised a $2.1 million seed round.
The round, led by Finist... |
| 16.03.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Andes lands $30m to tackle carbon, THIS cooks up $18m, Leaf & AWS team up | This week, climate tech startup Andes bagged funding for its carbon removal technology, plant-based meat maker THIS announced Series B funding and Immi raised funds for plant-based ramen. In the world of ag data, two infrastructure provider... |
| 06.04.2022 | New Zealand’s Icehouse Ventures is raising a $20 million to back female founders | Auckland-based VC Icehouse Ventures has raised its first NZ$5 million towards a $20m target to invest in women-led startups.
The new ArcAngels Fund II is Aotearoa’s largest fund investing exclusively in female-founded and led ventures.
Ther... |
| 30.11.2021 | Foundry Lab exits stealth mode with “breakthrough” digital metal casting technology | New Zealand-based metal casting start-up Foundry Lab has emerged from stealth mode after raising $8 million in a Series A funding round.
Backed by venture capital firm Blackbird Ventures and the likes of Rocket Lab’s CEO Peter Beck, the com... |
| 05.08.2021 | Kōrerorero #10 | |
| 10.12.2020 | Investment Notes #4 - Mint Innovation | We are excited to announce Movac Fund 5’s fourth investment – Mint Innovation. Movac led the $20m Series B round with a $9m commitment and is the fund’s first growth stage investment. This one might come as le ... |
| 10.12.2020 | Investment Notes #4 - Mint Innovation | We are excited to announce Movac Fund 5’s fourth investment – Mint Innovation. Movac led the $20m Series B round with a $9m commitment and is the fund’s first growth stage investment. This one might come as less of a surprise than our first... |
| - | Icehouse Ventures | “Icehouse Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm. We exist to back the world's bravest Kiwi founders, launching global companies from New Zealand.” |
| - | New Zealand orthopedic surgery planning startup raises $5M and partners with Zimmer Biomet for global distribution | How surgeons can visualize a hip replacement before the actual surgery using Formus Labs’ platform
A New Zealand startup that makes fully automated 3D orthopedic surgery planning software announced Wednesday that it has raised $5 million an... |
