Investors
WNT Ventures is New Zealand’s leading early-stage deep tech venture capital firm, with a proven track record of delivering exceptional results.
Over three funds and a decade of operations, we’ve demonstrated the quality of our investment thesis, hands-on support for founders, and strong returns for investors.
As the most established deep tech fund manager and incubator in New Zealand, we are trusted custodians of both our founders’ visionary ideas and our investors’ capital.
Why WNT Ventures?
- Proven Results: Consistently top-quartile returns, with Funds 1 and 2 achieving a ~2.5x multiple and multiple 40+ returns.
- Established Liquidity Record: Realised returns annually for the past six years.
- Government Partnership Advantage: The only VC reappointed to Callaghan Innovation’s Technology Incubation Programme, providing unmatched deal flow and investment de-risking.
- Deep Tech Expertise: A decade of investing in companies that reshape industries, including materials science, advanced manufacturing, climate tech, and med-tech.
- Our Investor support speaks for itself: 85% of our Investors in Fund 2 invested in Fund 3, and, so far, over 60% of Fund 3 investors have committed to Fund 4.
WNT Ventures Fund 4
We are now inviting enquiries from wholesale investors for Fund 4.
- Fund Size: NZ$35 million, with oversubscriptions to NZ$60 million.
- Focus: Investing in transformative deep tech companies from Seed to Series A.
- Target Returns: >25% IRR and >3x TVPI/DPI.
- Portfolio Construction: 15-18 investments, leveraging a decade of experience and robust due diligence processes.
- Co-Investment opportunities available
Our investors trust us to identify and nurture high-impact technologies, and our track record speaks for itself.