WNT Ventures

WNT Ventures

NZ's longest-standing deep tech incubator and venture fund. Learn more

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We are WNT Ventures and we exist to champion and empower pioneers at the start of their frontier tech journey; from Garage to Greatness WNT Ventures is a high conviction partner of smart, ambitious and entrepreneurial deep tech founders - because they need a champion to support their ambition of turning their global technology into reality. WNT was created through a collaboration of experienced entrepreneurs and institutional capital providers who are passionate about building an environment where emerging companies can achieve success. Our criteria: Pre-Revenue Strong Intellectual Property Potential Targeting a Global Opportunity WNT Ventures invests nationwide and incubate science-backed, pre-revenue companies in a range of sectors including: Agritech, Food and Hort tech, cleantech, marine sciences, software, hardware, engineering, robotics, materials and medical devices and tools. We operate two funds with ~$8m under management and are targeting a third fund in late 2019/early 2020 of ~$15 - $20 million. We receive support from the NZ government's Callaghan Innovation as a technology incubator, in which we gain direct access to the repayable loan scheme. We also receive access to the Pre-incubation grant scheme to enable assistance, both funding and advice, to companies and technologies who are still developing their business case.