Recently Funded Seed Startups in New Zealand
Updated Sep 2026
FundedIQ holds 38 funded 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 Seed startup funding landscape in New Zealand, along with the 38 most recently funded Seed startups in New Zealand.
Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology and Biotechnology hold the most companies by sector. Auckland and Wellington hold the deepest concentrations of these companies. Seed startups in New Zealand closed 17 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 8 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $52M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $3.0M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.9M and $4.5M.
Local venture firms lead the funding for AI and Information Technology ventures. This concentration of regional capital means early stage companies often rely on a tight circle of domestic backers. Teams typically maintain a mid-sized headcount, which indicates a preference for operational readiness over lean prototypes. Investors favor Biotechnology and Health Care startups that can scale beyond the domestic market.
Seed funded startup statistics in New Zealand
Most recent funding round on record: Apr 2026.
38 most recently funded Seed startups in New Zealand
38 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.
Seed startup funding trends in New Zealand
Funding activity
Seed startups in New Zealand closed 17 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 8 of them in the last 12, adding up to $52M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $3.0M, with the middle half running from $1.9M to $4.5M. 15 of 17 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology and Biotechnology hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 6. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded Seed startups in New Zealand
Sector counts across all 38 tracked companies in New Zealand. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded Seed startups located in New Zealand?
Where funded Seed startups in New Zealand are based, by the city on the company record.
About the FundedIQ 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 38 funded 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 (2 of 17 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Seed startups in New Zealand is dated Apr 2026.
The table above shows the 38 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 Seed startups are there in New Zealand?
FundedIQ tracks 38 funded Seed startups in New Zealand. This page lists the 38 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 Seed startups in New Zealand raised?
Seed startups in New Zealand tracked by FundedIQ have raised $52M in disclosed capital across 17 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 8 rounds in the last 12 months. 15 of those 17 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded Seed startups in New Zealand?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 6 companies, followed by Information Technology (5), Biotechnology (4) and Apps (3). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded Seed startups in New Zealand?
Auckland leads with 20 companies, then Wellington (7), Tauranga (4) and Christchurch (3).
What is a typical funding round size for Seed startups in New Zealand?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $3.0M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.9M and $4.5M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the 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 Seed startups in New Zealand is dated Apr 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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