AUT Innovation Fund
ventures.aut.ac.nz Direct investor
AUT Ventures is a not-for-profit subsidiary of Auckland University of Technology, established in 2005, that commercialises AUT research and connects industry and investors with AUT staff, students and alumni. Its portfolio lists AUT-derived ventures and technologies across entrepreneurship, environment and engineering, and health and wellbeing.
AUT Innovation Fund is an investor headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, founded in 2005. It invests directly in companies, in entrepreneurship, environment & Engineering and health & Wellbeing.
- Layer
- Direct investor
- Type
- Other
- Stage
- Not stated
- Headquarters
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Sectors
- Entrepreneurship, Environment & Engineering, Health & Wellbeing
- Founded
- 2005
Team, as AUT Innovation Fund publishes it
- Chris Hill Venture Director
- Tom McLeod Venture Principal
- Cindy Luo Venture Programme Manager
- Abi Thampi Venture Manager
- Shin Park Venture Manager
- Erena Calder Hawkins Venture Manager
- Fiona Shen Venture Navigator
- Michelle Polglase Pipeline Director
- Melissa Wong Solutions Manager
- Frances Cross Engagement Lead
- Rose Scott Engagement Coordinator
- Michael Fielding Chief Executive
Names and roles exactly as listed on ventures.aut.ac.nz. Nothing else about these people is recorded.
Where this comes from
Every fact above was read from a page AUT Innovation Fund publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.
- https://ventures.aut.ac.nz/aut-innovation-fundname, is_investor, type, hq_country, hq_city, description, founded, status, confidence
- https://ventures.aut.ac.nz/portfoliolayer, sectors
- https://ventures.aut.ac.nz/our-purpose/our-teampeople
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