NZGCP
nzgcp.co.nz Direct + LP
NZGCP is a New Zealand government-backed investor that manages the Aspire NZ Seed Fund, which invests directly in early-stage Kiwi technology start-ups, and the Elevate NZ Venture Fund, a fund of funds investing in venture capital funds. It aims to support high-growth New Zealand technology companies.
NZGCP is a public fund headquartered in New Zealand, founded in 2006. It invests both directly in companies and in funds as a limited partner, from pre-seed to Series B, in deep-tech, agri-tech, food-tech and clean-tech.
“Our Aspire fund invests directly into early-stage Kiwi technology start-ups at proof of concept, seed, and early expansion investment stages.”
— NZGCP, own website
- Layer
- Direct + LP
- Type
- Public fund
- Headquarters
- New Zealand
- Invests in
- New Zealand
- Sectors
- deep-tech, agri-tech, food-tech, clean-tech, life sciences, space, AI and machine learning
- Founded
- 2006
Team, as NZGCP publishes it
- Jacques Richter Investment Director
- Emil Schroder Investment Manager
- Jordan Kimpton Investment Manager
- Sam Butler Investment Manager
- Bryce Lowen Senior Investment Analyst
- Dr Lari Dkhar Investment Manager
- Lucy Law Investment Manager
- Inuka Panditha Investment Analyst
Names and roles exactly as listed on nzgcp.co.nz. Nothing else about these people is recorded.
Where this comes from
Every fact above was read from a page NZGCP publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.
- https://www.nzgcp.co.nz/name, is_investor, layer, type, hq_country, invests_in_geographies, description, status, confidence
- https://www.nzgcp.co.nz/funding/aspire-seed-fundstage_min, sectors, thesis_quote, thesis_quote_page, founded, people
- https://www.nzgcp.co.nz/funding/elevate-venture-fundstage_max
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