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| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 29.07.2023 | Sapro-Tech | sapro-tech.com | - | New Zealan... |
| 29.07.2023 | Reactory | eltomdistillery.com | - | New Zealan... |
| 29.07.2023 | IGC Studio... | igc.studio | - | - |
| 29.05.2023 | Basis | wearebasis.com | - | New Zealan... |
| - | LanzaTech | lanzatech.com | $252.8M | United Sta... |
| - | Zenno Astr... | zenno.space | - | New Zealan... |
| - | Dotterel T... | dotterel.com | - | - |
| - | NZeno | nzeno.nz | - | - |
| - | BioConsort... | bioconsortia.com | $95M | United Sta... |
| - | Neocrete | neocrete.co.nz | - | New Zealan... |
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Mentions in press and media 6
| Date | Title | Description |
| 22.11.2023 | Investors say New Zealand has ‘all the right ingredients’ to be a startup nation | This is part of a survey of investors focused on Australia and New Zealand. The following responses are from the New Zealand investors. You can find the Australian responses here and the full writeup here. We spoke with: Angus Blair, partne... |
| 16.03.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Andes lands $30m to tackle carbon, THIS cooks up $18m, Leaf & AWS team up | This week, climate tech startup Andes bagged funding for its carbon removal technology, plant-based meat maker THIS announced Series B funding and Immi raised funds for plant-based ramen. In the world of ag data, two infrastructure provider... |
| 19.05.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Downey Jr’s Footprint backs Motif; Unilever joins $1bn regen ag fund | One of India’s leading food and restaurant delivery services made another big-ticket acquisition this week, while alt-protein producers raised several early-stage rounds. Upstream, Unilever joined a new $1.06 billion fund to accelerate adop... |
| 15.05.2022 | EXCLUSIVE: Targeting protein ‘transition’ over ‘disruption,’ NewFish nets funds for algae-based products | New Zealand startup NewFish has emerged from stealth and closed NZ$1.3 million ($816,000) in funding to advance its range of “reimagined” local seafood items that incorporate both plant and animal proteins. Investors in the pre-seed round i... |
| 05.11.2021 | Weekly Wrap #73: Linktree's pop, NZ tech is tiptop, Allbirds & Judo chop | Welcome to our Weekly Wrap, where we cut through the noise to bring you our favourite insights from the technology and startup world. If you love the Weekly Wrap, please spread the word and help it grow: Forward this to friends/colleagues b... |
| 25.07.2021 | Electrify Aotearoa | Hear stories of grit and Kiwi ingenuity from start-up founders (including Kathryn Topp from Yabble - an Aspire portfolio company), and learn from a series of masterclasses with top investors that will help you to level-up your start-up expe... |