Recently Funded Startups in New Zealand
Updated Sep 2026
FundedIQ holds 127 funded startups in New Zealand and keeps their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details up to date. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in New Zealand, along with the 100 most recently funded startups in the country.
The median disclosed round is $4.5M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $2.2M and $10M. Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology and Biotechnology hold the most companies by sector. Auckland and Wellington hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in the country. Startups in New Zealand closed 66 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 43 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $729M in disclosed capital.
Auckland leads the regional activity, with Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology dominating the venture flow. Local venture firms and strategic angels drive the Seed and Series A stages. This concentration of capital means early stage deals often rely on a small circle of recurring investors. Such patterns indicate a tight network where relationships dictate access to the Biotechnology and Agriculture sectors.
New Zealand funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Sep 2026. Investors appearing most often across New Zealand funding rounds: Icehouse Ventures, Blackbird Ventures, GD1 (Global From Day One).
100 most recently funded startups in New Zealand
100 of 127Ordered 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.
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New Zealand startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in New Zealand closed 66 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 43 of them in the last 12, adding up to $729M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $4.5M, with the middle half running from $2.2M to $10M. 55 of 66 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology and Biotechnology hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 19. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Investors
Icehouse Ventures, Blackbird Ventures and GD1 (Global From Day One) appear most often across funded startups in New Zealand on record.
Industries with the most funded startups in New Zealand
Sector counts across all 127 tracked companies in New Zealand. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded startups located in New Zealand?
Where funded startups in New Zealand are based, by the city on the company record.
Top investors in New Zealand startups
The investors named most often across funded startups in New Zealand.
Counts companies in this segment that name the firm as a backer. Investor names entered the pipeline in July 2026, so they cover the companies funded since.
Funding stages in New Zealand
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in New Zealand break down by stage.
A further 19 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ New Zealand startup funding data
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 127 funded 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 (11 of 66 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded startups in New Zealand is dated Sep 2026.
The table above shows the 100 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 startups are there in New Zealand?
FundedIQ tracks 127 funded startups in New Zealand. This page lists the 100 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 startups in New Zealand raised?
Startups in New Zealand tracked by FundedIQ have raised $729M in disclosed capital across 66 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 43 rounds in the last 12 months. 55 of those 66 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in New Zealand?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 19 companies, followed by Information Technology (13), Biotechnology (11) and Agriculture and Farming (9). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in New Zealand?
Auckland leads with 65 companies, then Wellington (20), Christchurch (15) and Tauranga (5).
Which investors back the most startups in New Zealand?
Icehouse Ventures, Blackbird Ventures and GD1 (Global From Day One) appear most often across funded startups in New Zealand in the FundedIQ dataset. The count is the number of tracked companies naming each firm as a backer, so it reflects the companies on record rather than every deal a firm has ever done.
What is a typical funding round size for startups in New Zealand?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $4.5M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $2.2M and $10M. 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 startups in New Zealand?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 18 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series A (13) and Pre-Seed (8). A further 19 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the New Zealand startup funding data 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 startups in New Zealand is dated Sep 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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