Best High Tech Companies in Auckland, New Zealand
The 119 best High Tech companies in Auckland, New Zealand in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: StretchSense.
Our analysis of 1,127 High Tech companies
$222.2b in tracked funding; 89% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best High Tech companies in Auckland
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aeroqual Develops gas sensing devices for environmental monitoring | — | — | Unfunded | 60 | Geoff Henshaw Chief Technology Officer and Founder | TurbopackNode.jsReact+24 | 23 patents Electrochemical gas sensor design, calibration, and signal‑processing for air‑quality monitoring | 4 launchs |
| 2 | ai:Go AI-enabled vehicle tracking software | — | — | Unfunded | — | Dan Checketts Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 3 | Ako Provider of an NLP and cloud-based platform to develop chatbots | — | — | Unfunded | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Amigo IoT Provides USB LoRa Gateways for IoT developers | — | — | Unfunded | — | Adamson Cruz Founder & CTO | — | — | — |
| 5 | Amino Developer of AI and cloud-based edge networks | — | — | Unfunded | — | Felix Xia Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 6 | AML Solutions AML solutions for financial institutions & other sectors | — | — | Unfunded | — | Richard Manthel Co-Founder & Director | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — | — |
| 7 | Ares Protocol Decentralized cross-chain oracle network for the Polkadot ecosystem | — | — | Funding Raised | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Augmented Reality New Zealand Augmented reality app to visualize printed content | — | — | Deadpooled | — | Sven Grim Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — |
Top 12 High Tech companies in Auckland
#1
Acquired · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2012 · 60 employees$8.4Mraised▾
Manufacturer of sensors to measure stretch, pressure, shear, and bends. It develops flexible sensors with Bluetooth that can be placed on the body to measure parameters like stretch, pressure, shear, and bend. Its sensors move with the body changing its shape, this data about how the sensors deform can be sent to a mobile phone or any other gadget to analyze the motion and give real-time feedback. Its sensors can be used in wearable, sports, and healthcare markets.
- Dec 2025Series A$2.3M
- Nov 2022Series A$7.9M
- Jun 2016Series A—
- Apr 2015Seed—
#2
Seed · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2017 · 3 employees$1.9Mraised▾
Provider of CO2 monitoring solutions for managing virus transmission risk and building performance. It offers IoT interfaced CO2 monitoring solutions for managing virus transmission risk within alert level or protection framework. It also provide building performance solutions by modeling, measuring, and interpreting how a building is constructed and performs. It offers a referral program for new business and has various products for energy consumption monitoring.
- Jul 2024Seed$1.9M
#3
Series B · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2010 · 16 employees$4.3Mraised▾
Provider of noise reduction and audio recording technology for UAVs. It offers a microphone with noise cancellation features applicable for drones, vehicles, and robots. The company uses its proprietary algorithm to filter the incoming audio to remove drone noise. It caters to entertainment, emergency service, and defense industries.
- Mar 2022Series B$2.1M
- Mar 2020Series A—
- 2018Seed$1.1M
- Nov 2017Seed$379K
#4
Seed · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2016 · 50 employees$2.8Mraised▾
Provider of conversational AI development platform. Its low-code platform can be used to build chatbots to automate conversations. Its product features include the low code platform for development, conversational analytics, and chatbot optimization.
- Aug 2022Seed$613.2K
- Jul 2019Seed$120K
- Feb 2019Seed$1.2M
- 2017Seed$347K
#5
Seed · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2021 · 2 employees$1Mraised▾
Provider and manufacturer of mycelium-based leather alternative fabrics. It offers visually appealing textiles by leveraging the inherent properties of mycelia along with cultivation methods.
- Jun 2023Seed$1M
#6
Series A · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2012 · 8 employees$8.3Mraised▾
Cloud based risk management solutions for enterprises. It offers a range of tools and connected devices for professionals and individuals to support users suffering from abuse or in need of emergency assistance. It integrates with various systems and services to provide solutions.
- Dec 2014Series A$3.8M
- Nov 2013Series A$3M
- 2012Seed$1.5M
#7
Series A · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2009 · 30 employees$6Mraised▾
Provider of ceramic nanofibers. It develops nanofibre-based functional textiles. Its product portfolio includes nanofibre-based air filtration solutions for mask manufacturing, thermoplastic nanofibres-based fibre-reinforced composites, and nanofibers for acoustic soundproofing. It is based on biological filtration and helps to prevent viruses and bacteria.
- Apr 2020Series A$6M
#8
Series A · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2018 · 23 employees$3.6Mraised▾
AI & SaaS-driven traffic congestion management solution for the transport industry. It allows them to manage traffic disruption with real-time visibility of road congestion, including travel times & queue lengths. It also provides traffic insights & SMS alerts when traffic congestion increases beyond KPIs.
- Jun 2021Series A$3.6M
#9
Acquired · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2003 · 37 employees$6Mraised▾
Phitek Systems develops electronic systems for passengers in aircraft. It develops noise cancellation headphones, audio enhancement systems, and connector systems for the delivery of power to aircraft seats. Its products are sold in three lines - connector products, charging products and headphones. The company's market comprises of aircraft companies and airlines, as well as travelers.
- Dec 2007Series A—
- Nov 2005Series A$6M
#10
Seed · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2016 · 6 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Provider of a VR studio for kids' content. It produces story-driven virtual reality experiences. It is developing a VR series for kids as well as an accompanying augmented reality book series.
- Mar 2022Seed$1.4M
#11
Series A · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2012 · 28 employees$3.4Mraised▾
Minerals and chemical extraction company from industrial waste. It extracts titanium dioxide, gypsum, alum, and magnesium sulfate from the waste and sells it to companies involved in pigment manufacturing, animal feed supplements, fertilizers, papermaking, construction materials, and more.
- Feb 2017Series A$3.4M
- 2016Seed—
- Nov 2015Grant (prize money)—
#12
Deadpooled · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2015$2Mraised▾
RipeTime is a company developed an analytics technology to detect the ripeness of fruits and vegetables to reduce wastage across the value chain. The company uses sensors to detect different gases present in the stored fruits sample to predict the ripeness. It has conducted successful trials for Kiwi fruits and others.
- Oct 2016Seed$2M
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