42 Best Startups in New Zealand to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Startups in New Zealand

We track 71,000+ companies and rank them dynamically using our Seedtable Score – a score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points to signal the momentum behind a company. We then monitor the list manually leveraging our expertise as founders and investors.

There are 43 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $571.7m. The average funding per company in this subset is $13.6m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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GFG Group is a New Zealand-based software as a service company.

11

Funding Rounds

$142.5m

Money raised

DroneDeploy is a cloud-based software that allows drones to take images and 3D models at any altitude.

Key people:

2

Funding Rounds

$10.0m

Money raised

Sunfed Meats is a company located in New Zealand making plant-based meat substitutes primarily out of pea proteins. Sunfed's Chicken Free Chicken was the companies first pea protein based product to be sold on the market; with double the protein of chicken and triple the iron of beef.

3

Funding Rounds

$32.0m

Money raised

Fuel50 is a company that provides a career path and coaching platform built with artifical intelligence and machine learning.

2

Funding Rounds

$455.1k

Money raised

JRNY was a digital insurance broker for compliant customer experience.

5

Funding Rounds

$4.7m

Money raised

Dotterel Technologies creates and distributes noise reduction and audio recording technologies for UAVs.

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Key people:

2

Funding Rounds

$17.8m

Money raised

RedShield is a cybersecurity company providing web application defense systems for computers.

3

Funding Rounds

$5.6m

Money raised

A company making digital asset management and marketing operations software.

Key people:

1

Funding Rounds

$430.0k

Money raised

SwipedOn offers a workplace management platform for businesses.

5

Funding Rounds

$79.2m

Money raised

RippleMatch is a company founded in 2016 by Eric Ho.

Key people:

1

Funding Rounds

$550.0k

Money raised

MiniMonos is a 2011 video game founded by Melissa Clark-Reynolds.

1

Funding Rounds

$5.6m

Money raised

Living Cell Therapies is a biotechnology company making cell therapies to treat neurodegenerative diseases.

2

Funding Rounds

$750.0k

Money raised

Nanotechnology company offering 3D lightfield products and software applications.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.7m

Money raised

Termius provides SSH or Secure Shell protocol for mobile and desktop.

Key people:

3

Funding Rounds

$30.0m

Money raised

Ubco was founded in 2015 on the idea of a Utility Electric Vehicle (UEV) that would transform the riding experience. UBCO has developed into a digitally connected UEV platform including on and off road transport (2×2), portable power, accessories, and subscription software.

1

Funding Rounds

$920.0k

Money raised

5

Funding Rounds

$45.4m

Money raised

BioLumic is a New Zealand-based company founded in 2013 developing a sustainable ultraviolet yield enhancement platform

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2

Funding Rounds

$30.5m

Money raised

LawVu is a legal operations platform for matter management, contract management, and vendor management.

2

Funding Rounds

$1.2m

Money raised

Kiwi Education is your best guide for moving, studying and working in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, UK and Ireland

1

Funding Rounds

Sourced Group is a company founded in 2010.

1

Funding Rounds

$10.0m

Money raised

Noissue is an Auckland-based tissue paper company developing compostable and custom printed tissue paper for companies and their shipping needs.

4

Funding Rounds

$16.1m

Money raised

KlickEx is a New Zealand-based company founded in 2006.

2

Funding Rounds

$25.0m

Money raised

Sleuth is a software development company founded in 2019.

1

Funding Rounds

$12.0m

Money raised

Easy Crypto is a the New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2017.

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Location:

2

Funding Rounds

$506.5k

Money raised

Enroller is a software as a service company.

1

Funding Rounds

$15.0m

Money raised

Leaft Foods is an alternative protein for food production company founded in 2019.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.5m

Money raised

HeartLab is transforming cardiology with artificial intelligence.

1

Funding Rounds

Helping dev teams cut code at scale: auto fix, auto review & auto docs.

1

Funding Rounds

$29.8k

Money raised

Rock Control provide high quality, efficient and cost-effective solutions in the most challenging geotechnical environments.

1

Funding Rounds

$10.0k

Money raised

Avancert is a company founded in 2010.

1

Funding Rounds

$4.5m

Money raised

Atomic is a New Zealand-based company.

1

Funding Rounds

$6.1m

Money raised

Pictor is an in-vitro diagnostics company founded in 2005.

1

Funding Rounds

$468.0k

Money raised

Replikr is a New Zealand startup that uses generative AI to create intelligent avatars for customer service purposes.

1

Funding Rounds

$5.0m

Money raised

1

Funding Rounds

$8.0m

Money raised

Robotics Plus is a New Zealand-based company.

1

Funding Rounds

HealthNow is a healthcare company.

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Location:

1

Funding Rounds

$2.5m

Money raised

Postr is a New Zealand-based software as a service company.

1

Funding Rounds

$5.0m

Money raised

Formus Labs is a software as a service company.

1

Funding Rounds

$5.1m

Money raised

EnCoate is a company founded in 2003.

Location:

1

Funding Rounds

$1.4m

Money raised

Esphion is a company founded in 2000.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.2m

Money raised

The Optima is a New Zealand-based software as a service company.

1

Funding Rounds

$41.0m

Money raised

Crimson Consulting is a New Zealand-based company.

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