Press Releases and Media Articles
2009
29 June New private equity fund 2Ignite growing NZ companies
26 June New angel fund gives investors exposure to NZ start-ups
5 May New investment partnership to target medical diagnostic technology
7 April Results from the 2008 New Zealand Private Equity & Venture Capital Monitor
11 March $150 million private equity fund targets growing NZ companies
20 January Now is the time to invest in the future we want, NZ Herald
2008
18 December New investment fund targets NZ start-ups
23 October Anne Blackburn appointed to NZVIF Board
16 September Accelerating funding for new business ventures
1 September Anzac love affair, Unlimited Magazine
18 August Finding 1000 angels
5 June New investment to target New Zealand biotech
30 April Investor networks vital to early stage venture capital
25 April Keep your eyes on equity prize, NZ Herald
1 January New Chair for Venture Investment Fund announced
2007
1 November NZVIF and Cure Kids join investment forces
25 September NZVIF signs deal with Manawatu angel network
24 July NZVIF Chairman resigns
9 July NZVIF launches a guide to Angel Investing in New Zealand
9 July NZVIF joins forces with a Dunedin based Upstart
21 March NZVIF commits $14.45m to Pioneer Capital Partners' New Zealand Innovation Fund
What's new...
- Angels invest nearly $50 million in 2009
- Halo Fund to be redesigned
- NZVIF records first surplus and record investment year
- NZVIF commits $4m to Auckland University research commercialisation
- Angel investment at record levels
- New $8m investment partnership targets life sciences and technology
- US academic sees progress in NZ venture capital
