Series A Funded Startups in New Zealand
Across the 16 Series A rounds shown, the largest disclosed round is Alimetry’s $18M (2024-10-28).
Across the 16 Series A rounds shown, the largest disclosed round is Alimetry’s $18M (2024-10-28). The next-largest disclosed amounts sit below it—$21M appears for ArchiPro (2022-03-10), which in turn is followed by a cluster around $14M–$24M (e.g., Starboard Maritime Intelligence $14M on 2025-09-13, LawVu $14M on 2022-04-10, and Litmaps $1M on 2025-05-21). The smallest disclosed amount is Green Planet Eco’s $130K (2023-07-15), making it the clearest size outlier versus the rest of the disclosed rounds.
The list also clusters in time and sector. A dense mid-window appears in 2022–2024, with multiple rounds in late 2022 (e.g., SubQuery $9M on 2021-09-08 is outside that window, while Dawn Aerospace $20M on 2022-12-07 and Partly $21M on 2022-12-13 anchor it) and another notable run in 2024 (Alimetry $18M on 2024-10-28, projectworks $5M on 2024-10-15, and Emerge $7M on 2024-10-13). Geography is strongly centered on major NZ cities: Auckland appears repeatedly (Alimetry, Emerge, StretchSense, SubQuery, Aquafortus, and others), and Wellington also recurs (Starboard Maritime Intelligence, Projectworks, and Litmaps). Sector-wise, no single label appears in 3+ entries; instead the pattern is spread across agriculture, data/analytics/IT, finance, and AI.
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Frequently asked
Which disclosed Series A round is the size outlier, and how does it compare to the rest of the list?
Green Planet Eco’s $130K (2023-07-15) is the smallest disclosed round in the 16-row set, while several others cluster far higher, such as ArchiPro $24M (2022-03-10), Partly $21M (2022-12-13), and Alimetry $18M (2024-10-28).
Do these NZ Series A rounds cluster around a specific time window?
Yes: a large share of the disclosed rounds fall within 2022–2024, with late-2022 entries including Dawn Aerospace $20M (2022-12-07) and Partly $21M (2022-12-13), plus multiple 2024 October closings like Emerge $7M (2024-10-13), projectworks $5M (2024-10-15), and Alimetry $18M (2024-10-28).
Are any cities over-represented, especially given repeated company names and locations?
Auckland is the most frequent city in the rows shown, appearing in entries like Alimetry ($18M, 2024-10-28), Aquafortus ($17M, 2023-02-23), StretchSense ($8M, 2022-11-03), and SubQuery ($9M, 2021-09-08). Wellington also repeats via Starboard Maritime Intelligence ($14M, 2025-09-13), Projectworks ($12M, 2025-06-03), and Litmaps ($1M, 2025-05-21).
Which sector labels show up most often in this Series A slice?
No sector label appears in 3+ entries within these 16 rows. Examples include AI appearing twice (Green Planet Eco $130K on 2023-07-15 and StretchSense $8M on 2022-11-03), while data/analytics/IT-related labels are distributed across Litmaps ($1M), Starboard Maritime Intelligence ($14M), Aquafortus (environmental services), and SubQuery ($9M).
Where are the most recent rounds, and what’s the latest disclosed entry?
The most recent round date in the rows is 2025-11-28 for Ruminant BioTech ($10M). The 2025 entries also show multiple Wellington-area closings—Litmaps ($1M, 2025-05-21) and Projectworks ($12M, 2025-06-03) alongside Starboard Maritime Intelligence ($14M, 2025-09-13).
Are there multiple rounds from the same company name, and do they represent meaningful differences?
Yes: “Projectworks” appears twice with different amounts and dates—$12M on 2025-06-03 (Administrative Services) and $5M on 2024-10-15 (Other). Both are Wellington-based, but the disclosed amounts and classifications differ.
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