Aera VC

Venture Capital Est. 2016

Also known as Aera, AV.

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USD 20M
Estimated FUM
Type
Venture Capital
HQ
Auckland, New Zealand
Founded
2016
Tracked deals
25

About

Aera VC is an early stage venture firm that invests in outstanding people who are striving to build their business to be the best in the world and the best for the world. We invest in complexity made simple. The engine to do this is invariably scalable technology. We invest in high growth, earth stage businesses around the world with the potential to deliver material financial returns. We look for businesses that are transforming the status quo to deliver a fundamentally better outcome for the world.

Strategies

Venture Capital
Capital & location details · updated 2026-10-12

Locations & investment markets

  • Investment market · United States

    Aera's current pitch page explicitly identifies the USA as part of its investment mandate.

Investment Focus

Investment size
USD 25K - USD 1M

Reported investment size. Actual commitments may vary by stage, ownership and follow-on participation.

Investment Stages
Stages
Seed Series A Series B
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
New Zealand Hong Kong United States
Coverage
Global
Regions
Oceania Asia North America

Coverage is a guide only.

Location

Headquarters
Auckland, New Zealand
More investors with offices in Auckland
Office Presence
3 countries
New Zealand Hong Kong United States
3 known offices
Auckland, New Zealand (HQ)
Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
New York, NY, United States

Deals & Activity

Tracked Deals
25
Most common deal types
Unknown (25)
Deals by domain
Cpg 2
Healthcare 1
Recent tracked deals
Seagen
Robigo
Rewbi
Reditus
Greentownlabs
Palomahealth
Maritimefusion
Intramotev

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