Best Investment Industry Companies in New Zealand
The 189 best Investment Industry companies in New Zealand in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Infratil.
New Zealand's Investment Industry doesn't lack for activity: our directory tracks 189 companies, with $101M in total disclosed funding concentrated almost entirely at the top. Infratil accounts for the full $101M, which tells you something real about how capital pools in this market. Augusta Capital, Craigs Investment Partners, and Maker follow with no disclosed raises, meaning the funding picture here is thin on paper but wide on participants. Most active on the investor side are Centuria Capital, Deutsche Bank, and Europa, a mix that signals both local and cross-border appetite.
What's actually moving? App engagement is one honest signal, and across 82 investment banking and management apps, median install growth is running at roughly +25% year-on-year. Retail investors are clearly not sitting still. Themes driving search and coverage right now are stock performance, stock indices, and investment deal flow, which lines up with what I'm seeing globally: AI's growing grip on the sector and momentum building in markets from the Middle East outward are reshaping where attention and money move. New Zealand sits within all of that, even if its disclosed funding numbers look modest against those backdrops. So if you're mapping the local competitive set, this is the place to start.
Ranked: Best Investment Industry companies in New Zealand
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infratil Investment firm focused on digital infrastructure, renewable energy, healthcare, and airports | $101M | 121 mo ago | Public | Jason Boyes CEO | 1994 | SalesforceVimeoBootstrap+15 | 1 partnership · 2 awards |
| 2 | Augusta Capital Value-added strategy focused real estate fund | — | 73 mo ago | Public | Mark Francis Founder & Managing Director | 2001 | — | — |
| 3 | Maker Venture capital fund focused on pre-seed, seed, and early-stage investments | — | 113 mo ago | Funding Raised | Hemant Rao Co-Founder | 2022 | — | — |
| 4 | Craigs Investment Partners Investment banking firm & wealth management firm | — | 190 mo ago | Late Stage | Carolyn Williams Co-Founder | 1984 | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Node.js+23 | — |
| 5 | 3D Capital Venture capital fund investing in multiple sectors | — | — | Deadpooled | David Dragovich Co-Founder & Director | 2017 | — | — |
| 6 | Acclivis Group Venture capital fund investing in medtech startups | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2019 | — | — |
| 7 | Acheron Capital Private equity fund focused on SMEs | — | — | Unfunded | Luke Taylor Managing Director | 2021 | — | — |
| 8 | Advance Ashburton Community Foundation Private foundation for the welfare of Ashburton Community | — | — | Unfunded | Trevor Croy Chairman | 2003 | — | — |
Top 4 Investment Industry companies in New Zealand
#1
Public · Wellington, Wellington · founded 1994$101.3Mraised▾
Investment firm focused on digital infrastructure, renewable energy, healthcare, and airports. The firm invests in companies that deliver essential services, anticipating the needs of modern societies. It targets long-dated infrastructure assets critical for digital connectivity and data storage. The firm also invests in the energy sector, focusing on decarbonization and new business models. Additionally, it invests in diagnostic imaging within the healthcare sector and transportation assets like airports.
- May 2016Conventional Debt$101.3M
#2
Public · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2001 · 23 employees—raised▾
Value-added strategy focused real estate fund
- May 2020Post IPO—
#3
Funding Raised · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2022—raised▾
Venture capital fund focused on pre-seed, seed, and early-stage investments
- Jan 2017Grant (prize money)—
#4
Late Stage · Whakatane, Bay Of Plenty · founded 1984 · 656 employees—raised▾
Investment banking firm & wealth management firm
- Aug 2010PE—
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