Zino Ventures
Venture Capital Est. 2016
USD 10M
Estimated FUM
- Type
- Venture Capital
- HQ
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Founded
- 2016
About
Zino Ventures invests in New Zealand businesses with the potential to scale into Chinese speaking markets. Zino Ventures has an angel fund that invests in earlier-stage companies, and a newly raised growth fund that looks to invest into high quality NZ companies and help them grow into Chinese speaking markets. Generally our growth investments are $1-2m and into companies that have a product or service that has been validated in NZ and which is a unique proposition in the Chinese speaking markets. Zino will add value to these opportunities by working with management to identify the optimal Asian expansion strategy and then applying our resources, including deep in–market relationships and experience to execute on these strategies. We look at a variety of sectors including market sectors including IT and telecommunications (digital, media, mobile and web), clean tech and renewable energy, biotech, medical devices, food and beverages, financial services, agriculture, AR/VR entertainment, and the Internet of Things.
Investment Focus
Investment size
USD 200K - USD 1.5M
Reported investment size. Actual commitments may vary by stage, ownership and follow-on participation.
Focus Areas
Stages
Seed Series A Series B
Domains
Consumer Healthcare Technology
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
New Zealand
Coverage
Country-focused Regions
Oceania
Coverage is a guide only.
Location
Office Presence
1 country
New Zealand
1 known office
Auckland, New Zealand (HQ)
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