Recently Funded Pre-Seed Startups in New Zealand
Updated Aug 2026
FundedIQ holds 17 funded Pre-Seed 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 Pre-Seed startup funding landscape in New Zealand, along with the 17 most recently funded Pre-Seed startups in New Zealand.
Pre-Seed startups in New Zealand closed 8 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 7 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $18M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $2.1M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.5M and $2.7M. Artificial Intelligence, Agriculture and Farming and Biotechnology hold the most companies by sector. Auckland and Christchurch hold the deepest concentrations of these companies.
Auckland dominates the geography. Icehouse Ventures leads the funding activity. Small teams define the group. Sub-sectors vary across software and deep tech, which means filters must be precise to avoid noise. This composition creates a concentrated pool of early ventures centered in a few cities.
Pre-Seed funded startup statistics in New Zealand
Most recent funding round on record: Aug 2026. Investors appearing most often across New Zealand funding rounds: Icehouse Ventures.
17 most recently funded Pre-Seed startups in New Zealand
17 shownOrdered 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.
Pre-Seed startup funding trends in New Zealand
Funding activity
Pre-Seed startups in New Zealand closed 8 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 7 of them in the last 12, adding up to $18M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $2.1M, with the middle half running from $1.5M to $2.7M. 5 of 8 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Agriculture and Farming and Biotechnology hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 4. The most common headcount band across the segment is 1-10.
Industries with the most funded Pre-Seed startups in New Zealand
Sector counts across all 17 tracked companies in New Zealand. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded Pre-Seed startups located in New Zealand?
Where funded Pre-Seed startups in New Zealand are based, by the city on the company record.
About the FundedIQ Pre-Seed 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 17 funded Pre-Seed 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 (3 of 8 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Pre-Seed startups in New Zealand is dated Aug 2026.
The table above shows the 17 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 Pre-Seed startups are there in New Zealand?
FundedIQ tracks 17 funded Pre-Seed startups in New Zealand. This page lists the 17 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 Pre-Seed startups in New Zealand raised?
Pre-Seed startups in New Zealand tracked by FundedIQ have raised $18M in disclosed capital across 8 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 7 rounds in the last 12 months. 5 of those 8 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded Pre-Seed startups in New Zealand?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 4 companies, followed by Agriculture and Farming (2), Biotechnology (2) and Information Technology (2). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded Pre-Seed startups in New Zealand?
Auckland leads with 7 companies, then Christchurch (3), Wellington (3) and Parnell (2).
What is a typical funding round size for Pre-Seed startups in New Zealand?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $2.1M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.5M and $2.7M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the Pre-Seed 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 Pre-Seed startups in New Zealand is dated Aug 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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