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Recently Funded Biotechnology Startups in New Zealand

Updated Sep 2026

FundedIQ tracks 11 funded Biotechnology startups in New Zealand, with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Biotechnology startup funding landscape in New Zealand, along with the 11 most recently funded Biotechnology startups in New Zealand.

The median disclosed round is $7.0M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $2.3M and $15M. Auckland and Parnell hold the deepest concentrations of these companies. Biotechnology startups in New Zealand closed 11 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 8 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $73M in disclosed capital.

New Zealand biotechnology ventures typically operate as lean teams at early stages. These small headcounts indicate a preference for agile operations over massive infrastructure. Buyers find targets that are primarily in seed phases, meaning the focus remains on early product validation rather than scaled commercialization.

Biotechnology funded startup statistics in New Zealand

Funded Biotechnology startups in New Zealand
11
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
8
11 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$73M
9 of 11 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$7.0M
middle half $2.3M to $15M

Most recent funding round on record: Jun 2026.

11 most recently funded Biotechnology startups in New Zealand

11 shown

Ordered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.

P
Parnell, New Zealand · Biotechnology
Pictor is an in-vitro diagnostics company that offers a patented multiplexed platform for highly accurate and…
Series Unknown ·
$7.5M
S
Solarferm
Parnell, New Zealand · Biotechnology
Solarferm is a biotechnology company that provides research and development of sugars and organic acids from…
Pre-Seed ·
Undisclosed
P
Dunedin, New Zealand · Biotechnology
Pacific Edge is a cancer diagnostics company. They specialise in discovering, building and commercialising…
Series Unknown ·
$15M
S
Auckland, New Zealand · Biotechnology
Scentian Bio functions as a platform that offers a comprehensive sensing solution.
Seed ·
$7.0M
A
Manukau City, New Zealand · Biotechnology
Algorae Pharmaceuticals is an Australasian biotechnology company working on AI-enhanced drug research and…
Series Unknown ·
$2.3M
M
Christchurch, New Zealand · Biotechnology
Mars Bioimaging Ltd (MBI) was formed in 2007 to commercialise the ground-breaking MARS imaging system for its…
Series A ·
$15M
B
Wellington, New Zealand · Biotechnology
Seed ·
$720k
A
Auckland, New Zealand · Biotechnology
Alimetry is a health technology startup based in Auckland, New Zealand, developing breakthrough solutions for…
Series A ·
$18M
J
Wellington, New Zealand · Biotechnology
Jooules provides a sustainable food solution that promotes a more environmentally friendly and healthier…
Pre-Seed ·
$590k
N
NewFish
Auckland, New Zealand · Biotechnology
NewFish is an innovative biotech company that utilizes microalgae technology to revolutionize the concept of…
Series Unknown ·
Undisclosed
D
Daisy Lab
Auckland, New Zealand · Biotechnology
Daisy Lab, located in New Zealand, is creating innovative ways to generate dairy-equivalent proteins of…
Seed ·
Undisclosed

Where are funded Biotechnology startups located in New Zealand?

Where funded Biotechnology startups in New Zealand are based, by the city on the company record.

City
Funded startups
Auckland
4
Parnell
2
Wellington
2
Dunedin
1
Manukau City
1

Funding stages of funded Biotechnology startups in New Zealand

How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded Biotechnology startups in New Zealand break down by stage.

Stage
Rounds, last 24 months

A further 4 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.

About the FundedIQ Biotechnology startup funding data in New Zealand

FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.

Figures on this page cover the 11 funded Biotechnology startups in New Zealand currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (2 of 11 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Biotechnology startups in New Zealand is dated Jun 2026.

The table above shows the 11 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.

Frequently asked questions

How many funded Biotechnology startups are there in New Zealand?

FundedIQ tracks 11 funded Biotechnology startups in New Zealand. This page lists the 11 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.

How much funding have Biotechnology startups in New Zealand raised?

Biotechnology startups in New Zealand tracked by FundedIQ have raised $73M in disclosed capital across 11 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 8 rounds in the last 12 months. 9 of those 11 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.

Which cities have the most funded Biotechnology startups in New Zealand?

Auckland leads with 4 companies, then Parnell (2), Wellington (2) and Christchurch (1).

What is a typical funding round size for Biotechnology startups in New Zealand?

The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $7.0M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $2.3M and $15M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.

What is the most common funding stage for Biotechnology startups in New Zealand?

Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 3 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series A (2) and Convertible Note (1). A further 4 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.

How often is the Biotechnology startup funding data in New Zealand updated?

The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded Biotechnology startups in New Zealand is dated Jun 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.

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