Invest South
investsouth.co.nz Direct investor
Invest South is a regional growth investment fund supported by Community Trust South that invests in businesses in southern New Zealand, including Southland, Fiordland and Queenstown Lakes. It has invested in the region for over 20 years and returns from the fund go back into the community.
Invest South is an investor headquartered in New Zealand. It invests directly in companies, at growth.
“We invest in businesses with a strong desire for growth.”
— Invest South, own website
- Layer
- Direct investor
- Type
- Other
- Stage
- Growth
- Headquarters
- New Zealand
- Invests in
- New Zealand, Southland, Fiordland, Queenstown Lakes
Team, as Invest South publishes it
- Jason Smith Chair
- Ross Jackson Director
- Bridget Unsworth Director
- Fraser Jonker Director
- Warren Skerrett Director
- Prue Halstead Chief Executive Officer
- Mia Penisula Investment Analyst
Names and roles exactly as listed on investsouth.co.nz. Nothing else about these people is recorded.
Most shared portfolio companies with
Derived from portfolio pages both investors publish themselves: each pair below lists at least one company in common. 2 investors with a shared portfolio company. A shared company is not proof they invested together in the same round.
- NZGCP 2 shared companies: magicmemories.com, nomosone.com
- Rangatira Investments 1 shared company: lobster.co.nz
Where this comes from
Every fact above was read from a page Invest South publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.
- https://www.investsouth.co.nz/name, stage_min, stage_max, thesis_quote
- https://www.investsouth.co.nz/our-storyis_investor, type, hq_country, invests_in_geographies, description
- https://www.investsouth.co.nz/our-investmentslayer, status
- https://www.investsouth.co.nz/our-peoplepeople
Record 21249 · added 2026-11-10 · link last verified 2026-11-10 · confidence high
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