Quidnet Ventures

www.quidnetventures.com

Seed-stage deep-tech investing focused exclusively on New Zealand-based startups in frontier science, engineering, and applied research across photonics, quantum, climate/materials, biotech, medtech, agritech, and AI—with the goal of scaling these innovations to global markets.

Check Size

$500K - $2M

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A

Focus Areas

Hardware, Semiconductors, Robotics

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Investment Thesis

Quidnet Ventures backs world-class deep-tech companies from New Zealand with global scale potential. They take a hands-on, operator-first approach grounded in 30+ years of experience scaling technology companies worth $150B+. Their philosophy emphasizes patient capital for breakthrough technologies, active board-level partnership with founder-scientists, and systematic commercialization support to connect Kiwi innovations to international markets from day one.

What Sets Them Apart

Operator DNA with track record scaling companies worth $150B+; not armchair VC capital
Fund I on track for top-quartile returns, providing proven playbook validation
Deep university partnerships (University of Auckland, Victoria, Otago) for first-look access to commercializable IP
Focused international network with personal introductions to US/EU customers, channels, and co-investors
Edmund Hillary Fellowship and Return on Science network access for advanced deal flow
Active Investor Plus (AIP) program pathway to NZ residency for qualified investors
Disciplined pricing advantage: typical NZ seed rounds ~NZ$2.3m vs ~US$14m US median pre-money
30-40% follow-on reserves for insider rounds maintaining ownership through Series B
5T Framework diligence model (Technology differentiation, Team depth, Timing, TAM, Traction)
Strategic positioning in Asia-Pacific gateway with stable, corruption-free jurisdiction