Oriens Capital NZ

Movac is one of the most experienced early-stage technology investors in New Zealand. Movac initially invested at the angel and seed stages, but today it focuses on growth investments (Series A and beyond). We look for New Zealand companies that have proven a product market, have a team in place to grow their business, revenues in place (typically $1-20m), and the potential to scale to $100m+ in revenue. Movac invests in all industries but has specialist capabilities in Saas (especially security, marketplaces, IoT and gaming), Life Sciences (devices and food and beverage tech), and high value manufacturing.

New Zealand investment platform providing vetted deal flow and facilitating capital raising for companies and funds. Investors make their own investment decisions; Snowball Effect does not provide investment advice.

The Impact Enterprise Fund provides growth capital to businesses who deliver social and/or environmental impact, alongside attractive financial returns. The Impact Enterprise Fund is a collaboration between the ?kina Foundation, New Ground Capital and Impact Ventures. The Impact Enterprise Fund is New Zealand's first domestic focused impact investment fund.

The Todd Family of New Zealand traces its origins to 1884 when Charles Todd set up a wool export operation in Central Otago. Today, Todd Corporation is one of the most successful New Zealand conglomerates, and it and other parts of the Todd Family remain one of the most active investors in New Zealand. There are two major elements to the Todd family's business operations. The first is Todd Corporation. The second is a family investment vehicle managed by external fund managers. Todd Corporation has diverse interests including substantial investments in Energy (primarily direct stakes in New Zealand gas fields), Mining, Property (urban land development) and Healthcare (Integria). Todd Capital has investments in areas as diverse as media, agriculture, retirement villages and telecommunications.

Zino Ventures invests in New Zealand businesses with the potential to scale into Chinese speaking markets. Zino Ventures has an angel fund that invests in earlier-stage companies, and a newly raised growth fund that looks to invest into high quality NZ companies and help them grow into Chinese speaking markets. Generally our growth investments are $1-2m and into companies that have a product or service that has been validated in NZ and which is a unique proposition in the Chinese speaking markets. Zino will add value to these opportunities by working with management to identify the optimal Asian expansion strategy and then applying our resources, including deep in–market relationships and experience to execute on these strategies. We look at a variety of sectors including market sectors including IT and telecommunications (digital, media, mobile and web), clean tech and renewable energy, biotech, medical devices, food and beverages, financial services, agriculture, AR/VR entertainment, and the Internet of Things.

The Ice Angels is a leading New Zealand based angel network that invests in and supports exceptional teams that are exploiting global opportunities. Since 2003, members of the Ice Angels have collectively invested over $90m into 148 companies. Our portfolio represents a broad range of industries including software, mobile, gaming, web, medical devices, biotech and advanced manufacturing.

Direct Capital is New Zealand's largest private equity fund and one of its oldest, having raised five funds since commencing in 1994. Direct Capital is interested in mid-market investment opportunities in Australia and New Zealand, with proceeds usually used for growth (onshore or offshore), acquisitions, or for succession planning strategies. We make both minority and majority investments. We bring both capital and expertise, and work alongside existing owners to grow business value. We are especially adept at expansion into Australia, and helping with board appointments and governance.

Pencarrow Private Equity is one of the most experienced private equity investors in Australasia. Pencarrow focuses on investments into mid-sized New Zealand based businesses across a range of sectors. Pencarrow has raised a total of six funds since founding in 1993, including its latest $250m fund closed in 2018.

Icehouse Ventures is a venture capital firm investing through multiple funds in privately held technology companies from pre-seed to pre-IPO.

Waterman Capital is a private equity investor into mid-market New Zealand based businesses. Waterman makes both controlling and non-controlling investments for the purpose of acquisitions, expansions, restructuring, succession planning or simply a change of ownership. We are active investors and provide in-house operational resources to our investee companies.

Maui Capital is an Auckland based private equity firm that invests alongside founders in Australian and New Zealand businesses. Maui takes both minority and majority (control) positions in a wide variety of industries. Maui especially likes industry aggregation opportunities, business turnarounds, and companies with significant growth potential including offshore expansion.

Rangatira Investments is a long-term private equity investor focused on medium-sized New Zealand companies, operating with a permanent capital base.