69 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 92 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $1.5b. The average funding per company in this subset is $22.4m.

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

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Laminar is a decentralised financial protocols founded in 2019 by Bette Chen, Bryan Chen and Ruitao Su.

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

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$265.4m

Money raised

A New Zealand industrial biotechnology company developing a gas fermentation platform for converting concentrated industrial emissions into valuable chemicals.

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$3.0m

Money raised

MetaDojo is a Web3, Metaverse and NFT focused company.

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$142.5m

Money raised

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

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$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.

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$710.3k

Money raised

Yabble is an Auckland-based developer of AI software for insight development.

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$32.0m

Money raised

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

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$455.1k

Money raised

JRNY was a digital insurance broker for compliant customer experience.

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$11.7m

Money raised

A company developing and manufacture laser and MRI-guided technology products

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$12.5m

Money raised

Clinical Research & Services

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$10.0m

Money raised

Ask Nicely is a Portland, Oregon-based software development company offering a customer experience platform designed for service businesses.

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$4.7m

Money raised

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

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$17.8m

Money raised

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

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$5.6m

Money raised

A company making digital asset management and marketing operations software.

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$62.6m

Money raised

A company that develops and manufactures dental implant products

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$430.0k

Money raised

SwipedOn offers a workplace management platform for businesses.

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$79.2m

Money raised

RippleMatch is a company founded in 2016 by Eric Ho.

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$4.5m

Money raised

Spoke Phone is a software development company and business communication platform.

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Pacific Edge is a Dunedin-based diagnostics company specialized in cancer diagnostic tests.

10

Funding Rounds

$111.8m

Money raised

Pushpay is an Auckland-based company founded in 2011.

1

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$100.0m

Money raised

Nityo Infotech is a Plainsboro Center, New Jersey-based company founded in 2006 by Aileen Cecilia Munoz.

3

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$28.9m

Money raised

First AML is an Auckland-based biometrics company founded in 2017.

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$100.0m

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A provider of financial technology managed services, hedge fund technology and IT infrastructure products.

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$18.6m

Money raised

Invert Robotics is a robotics manufacturing company.

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$1.3m

Money raised

A SaaS company that analyses customer feedback for companies to increase satisfaction and decrease churn

3

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$135.0m

Money raised

Soul Machines is an Auckland-based artificial intelligence company developing a platform for creating digital avatars.

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$2.0m

Money raised

Booktrack is a company founded in 2010.

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$10.5m

Money raised

Izon Science develops and provides isolation and measurement systems for extracellular vesicles, liposomes, viruses and more.

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$550.0k

Money raised

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

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$107.7k

Money raised

InsightNG is an artificial Intelligence company founded in 2011 by Neil Movold, Vlado Jokic and Jeen Broekstra.

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$5.6m

Money raised

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

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$750.0k

Money raised

Nanotechnology company offering 3D lightfield products and software applications.

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$9.0m

Money raised

Adherium is an Auckland-based company founded in 2001 by Jeremy Curnock.

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$2.0m

Money raised

Kami is an interactive digital classroom app for PDF & other types of documents.

2

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$5.0m

Money raised

Unleashed Software is an Auckland-based company founded in 2009 by Greg Murphy.

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$2.7m

Money raised

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

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$25.0m

Money raised

Crimson Education was created to connect students and professionals to the best education and career-building experiences and opportunities, regardless of their physical location or financial standing.

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$1.4m

Money raised

Farmote Systems is a Christchurch, Canterbury-based company founded in 2016 by Richard Barton.

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$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.

2

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$6.6m

Money raised

Cove is a Singapore-based real estate company offering a platform for home rentals and co-living options.

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$920.0k

Money raised

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$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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$30.5m

Money raised

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

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$22.3m

Money raised

TradeWindow is a software as a service company founded in 2019 by AJ Smith.

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$1.2m

Money raised

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

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Mint Innovation is a New Zealand-based biotechnology company developing processes for biomining precious metals from waste.

2

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$14.0m

Money raised

Cove is an Auckland-based company founded in 2017.

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Sourced Group is a company founded in 2010.

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$461.9k

Money raised

Hunter Safety Lab Limited is a hunting safety gear developing company.

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$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

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$16.1m

Money raised

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

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$7.0m

Money raised

Snakk Media is an Auckland-based company founded in 2002 by Geoffrey Handley.

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$25.0m

Money raised

Sleuth is a software development company founded in 2019.

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$12.0m

Money raised

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

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$5.8m

Money raised

Parkable is a company founded in 2015.

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$506.5k

Money raised

Enroller is a software as a service company.

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$15.0m

Money raised

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

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Carbonclick is an Auckland-based carbon calculator and carbon offset company for individuals and corporations.

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$6.0m

Money raised

Accenture New Zealand is a company founded in 1989.

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$2.5m

Money raised

HeartLab is transforming cardiology with artificial intelligence.

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$57.0m

Money raised

Provides forensic science verification of origin traceability in supply chains.

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

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$786.0k

Money raised

Khipu Systems was software company which provided a proprietary deep learning platform.

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$29.8k

Money raised

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

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$10.0k

Money raised

Avancert is a company founded in 2010.

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$4.5m

Money raised

Atomic is a New Zealand-based company.

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$6.1m

Money raised

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

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Logistics service provider specializing in supply chain management.

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