Vessev: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)
Vessev is a maritime trasportantion company that offers hydrofoiling electric vessels for travelling through water.
Vessev has raised $19.3M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent a Series A of $19.3M announced in Aug 2026.
That round is above the $4.5M median round size for New Zealand companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.
Vessev Company Profile and Key Stats
Latest funding round on record: Aug 2026.
Vessev Funding Rounds
Vessev Investors
12 investors are recorded in total; the 5 named above are those the record identifies.
Vessev Founders and Leadership Team
Contact details for the Vessev team: 2 of 2 have an email address on file, 2 have a LinkedIn profile.
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Vessev's latest round of $19.3M is above the median round in New Zealand. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.
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Vessev Funding FAQs
What does Vessev do?
Vessev is a maritime trasportantion company that offers hydrofoiling electric vessels for travelling through water.
How much funding has Vessev raised?
Vessev has raised $19.3M across 1 round on record. The most recent is a Series A of $19.3M announced in Aug 2026.
When did Vessev last raise funding?
Vessev's most recent funding round on record is a Series A of $19.3M, announced in Aug 2026.
Who has invested in Vessev?
Investors on record for Vessev include Blackbird Ventures, Icehouse Ventures, GD1 (Global From Day One), Shasta Ventures, NZVC. FundedIQ records 12 investors in total.
Who founded Vessev?
FundedIQ lists Eric Laakmann (CEO & Co-Founder) at Vessev.
Where is Vessev headquartered?
Vessev is based in Auckland, New Zealand.
How many employees does Vessev have?
Vessev is in the 11-50 employee band.
When was Vessev founded?
Vessev was founded in 2017.
About FundedIQ's Vessev Funding Data
FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.
Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Vessev is left off this page rather than filled in.
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