NZGCP was established in 2002 by the New Zealand Government to stimulate investment into early-stage Kiwi companies with high-growth potential. We partner with other investors to support companies with aspirations of achieving great things, giving Kiwi innovators the leg up that they need to succeed.

Our Aspire fund invests directly into early-stage NZ tech start-ups at the Seed and Angel investment stage.

Our Elevate fund is a $300m venture capital fund of funds, investing directly into venture capital firms, and is aimed at filling the Series A and B capital gap for high growth NZ tech companies.