Our Angels
The joint venture which established the Fund involves seven angel groups. These groups are also co-investors who will make the investment decisions.
- ICE Angels (Auckland)
- Manawatu Investment Group (Manawatu)
- Pacific Channel (Auckland)
- powerHouse Ventures (Christchurch)
- Sparkbox (Auckland)
- Upstart Angels (Otago)
- Venture Accelerator (Nelson)
Two further Angel groups are involved as co-investors.
- New Zealand Diagnostics Limited/NZDx (Auckland)
- Cure Kids Ventures Limited (Auckland)
ICE Angels (Auckland)
ICE Angels has been in operation since December 2003. It is a network of private Angel investors brought together by The ICEHOUSE to facilitate investment in early-stage companies. One of the largest groups of Angel investors in Australasia, the group has invested in 13 companies across 32 rounds of investment. Total investment is NZ$16 million;
www.theICEhouse.co.nz
Sparkbox (Auckland)
Sparkbox is an early-stage investor focused on commercialising leading-edge technology primarily in the ICT sector. New Zealand’s first professional private Angel company, Sparkbox was founded in 2001 and to date has invested in 12 companies. Sparkbox assists founders to implement their visions and to ready companies for venture capital funding and on to a liquidity event;
www.sparkbox.co.nz
Pacific Channel (Auckland)
Pacific Channel (Auckland) Pacific Channel, invests in biotechnology companies in Australia and New Zealand. Pacific Channel was formed as a "channel" between Australasia and the world's largest market, the US;
www.pacificchannel.com
Venture Accelerator (Nelson)
Venture Accelerator is an Angel group located at the "Top of the South" Island. Established in 2005, it provides the region’s businesses with the opportunity to network with potential investors in the region;
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Manawatu Investment Group (Manawatu)
Manawatu Investment Group is an Angel investment group managed by The Bio Commerce Centre, a technology commercialisation centre in Palmerston North. The Group connects up-and-coming technology businesses with equity investment from Manawatu-based investors;
www.biocommerce.co.nz
powerHouse Ventures (Christchurch)
powerHouse is an Angel investment group specialising in seed and start-up investments in technology companies;
www.powerhouse-ventures.co.nz
Upstart Angels (Otago)
Upstart Angels is a network of Angel investors based in Otago and Southland. Upstart Angels is managed from the Upstart Business Incubator in Dunedin;
www.upstart.org.nz
NZVIF
is a private equity fund-of-funds investor and a cornerstone investor in New Zealand’s venture capital market. Owned by the New Zealand Government, NZVIF has NZ$200 million of funds under management which is invested through two vehicles – the NZ$160 million venture capital fund of funds and the NZ$40 million SCIF Fund.
www.nzvif.co.nz
