ANZVC

ANZ’s first operational VC

It takes more than capital

Our team is composed of engineers, designers, and seasoned operators who provide hands-on support to the companies we partner with. We help build outstanding products, make valuable introductions, and offer deep, practical assistance to drive growth.

As international operators who have lived and worked in major tech hubs around the world, we empower founders to leverage these networks and adopt a global mindset from Day 1.

Why ANZ

Australia and New Zealand are punching above their weight in building globally competitive tech companies. The region benefits from a highly skilled talent pool, a stable and supportive political climate, and an unmatched quality of life that attracts the best minds from around the world.

While the ANZ tech ecosystem is flourishing, it can sometimes feel disconnected from major global venture hubs such as San Francisco, New York, London, and Shenzhen. In the early stages, founders from ANZ sometimes struggle to access international talent, investors, and customers.

At ANZVC, our goal is to bridge this gap. We partner with founders from Australia and New Zealand to help them build outstanding products and develop globally competitive businesses.

Team

We are a collective of international investors, operators, and ecosystem builders with a shared passion for the Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) region and its extraordinary entrepreneurial talent. Our mission is to nurture, build, and back global businesses rooted in ANZ.

  • Mark exited his first company, Piper after raising $15m in VC funding from top investors in silicon valley and the world. He came to New Zealand as an Edmund Hilary Fellow a day before the border closed in March 2020. He saw an opportunity to partner and support top Kiwi founders as they built world-changing companies from Aotearoa New Zealand.

  • Hendrik spent the last decade at the intersection of venture capital, startups and corporate innovation in Europe, where he co-founded the AI House Davos, and led Europe's biggest AI community, the Merantix AI Campus. Before joining Merantix, he built the German branch of the strategy consultancy Founders Intelligence (acquired by Accenture and previously part of Founders Forum).

We know how to

pick winners

We’re proud to have partnered with over 50 leading founders with NZVC Fund 1.