Aspire NZ Seed Fund
Aspire NZ Seed Fund (Pūtea Kākano Aspire)
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
Co-investment into early-stage New Zealand companies alongside private investors, historically on a matched basis, with NZGCP investment typically in the NZ$250,000 to NZ$1 million range per company. Investment is made on the same terms as the private lead investor.
NZ Growth Capital Partners (NZGCP)
public · national
Deadline: rolling — No public application round. Companies approach NZGCP or, more commonly, an Aspire investment partner leads the round and NZGCP co-invests.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.
Who can apply
- Sectors: deeptech, health, ai, agri, any
- Stage: pre_seed, seed
- Locally registered entity required
New Zealand-incorporated early-stage companies with high growth potential and a private lead investor. NZGCP does not lead rounds.
How to apply
- Secure a lead investment commitment from a private angel group or seed investor.
- Approach NZGCP (or have the lead investor do so) with the round details.
- NZGCP due diligence.
- Investment committee approval.
- Co-investment on the same terms as the lead.
What you will need
- Pitch deck and business plan
- Financial model
- Cap table
- Term sheet from the lead investor
- Company constitution and shareholder agreement
Source. https://www.nzgcp.co.nz/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked
"NZ Growth Capital Partners invests alongside private investors into New Zealand's early-stage companies."