Recently Funded Series A Startups in New Zealand
Updated Sep 2026
There are 22 funded Series A startups in New Zealand in the FundedIQ database, each with its funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Series A startup funding landscape in New Zealand, along with the 22 most recently funded Series A startups in New Zealand.
Series A startups in New Zealand closed 13 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 8 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $124M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $7.3M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $5.0M and $14M. Information Technology, Agriculture and Farming and Artificial Intelligence hold the most companies by sector. Auckland and Christchurch hold the deepest concentrations of these companies.
Capital flows through Information Technology and Agriculture and Farming via a tight circle of local venture firms. Auckland dominates the geographic spread. This concentration of funding sources means that early stage success often depends on a few key relationships. Accessing these companies requires a strategy tailored to a small, interconnected group of decision makers.
Series A funded startup statistics in New Zealand
Most recent funding round on record: Aug 2026.
22 most recently funded Series A startups in New Zealand
22 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.
Series A startup funding trends in New Zealand
Funding activity
Series A startups in New Zealand closed 13 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 8 of them in the last 12, adding up to $124M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $7.3M, with the middle half running from $5.0M to $14M. 13 of 13 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Information Technology, Agriculture and Farming and Artificial Intelligence hold the most companies, led by Information Technology at 4. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded Series A startups in New Zealand
Sector counts across all 22 tracked companies in New Zealand. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded Series A startups located in New Zealand?
Where funded Series A startups in New Zealand are based, by the city on the company record.
About the FundedIQ Series A 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 22 funded Series A 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 (0 of 13 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Series A startups in New Zealand is dated Aug 2026.
The table above shows the 22 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 Series A startups are there in New Zealand?
FundedIQ tracks 22 funded Series A startups in New Zealand. This page lists the 22 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 Series A startups in New Zealand raised?
Series A startups in New Zealand tracked by FundedIQ have raised $124M in disclosed capital across 13 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 8 rounds in the last 12 months. 13 of those 13 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded Series A startups in New Zealand?
Information Technology has the most, with 4 companies, followed by Agriculture and Farming (2), Artificial Intelligence (2) and Biotechnology (2). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded Series A startups in New Zealand?
Auckland leads with 9 companies, then Christchurch (5), Wellington (4) and Mangere (1).
What is a typical funding round size for Series A startups in New Zealand?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $7.3M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $5.0M and $14M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the Series A 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 Series A startups in New Zealand is dated Aug 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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