Stage FocusPre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+
GeographyRest of World
TypeVC
Last Activity2025
Industry Focus
Industries
Synthetic BiologyAdvanced MaterialsMedtechAgritechFood TechEnergy TechHardwareAIRobotics
Technical BenchStrong
Investor TypeDeepTech Specialist
ExposureMostly DeepTech Investments
Bio
Matū Group was founded in 2018 in Auckland, investing in science and deep tech in Aotearoa New Zealand. The portfolio includes 17 active companies across a 3-fund structure: Karihi (pre-seed/seed nucleus fund), Ngota (Series A/B atom fund), and Iramoe (retail investor neutron fund via Catalist IPO in 2021).
Sectors span agtech, AI, biology, chemistry, cleantech, foodtech, industrial, materials, m...
Notable Investments
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Synthase BiotechA
AlimetryP
PowerONM
MekonosSimilar Funds
SOSV
New York, United States
Pure DeepTechSynthetic BiologyClimate TechRoboticsPre-SeedSeed
GRIDX
Buenos Aires, Argentina
DeepTech NativeSynthetic BiologyBiotechAgritechPre-SeedSeed
The Production Board
San Francisco, United States
Pure DeepTechSynthetic BiologyAgritechBiotechPre-SeedSeed
360 Capital
Paris, France
Pure DeepTechClimate TechAIRoboticsPre-SeedSeed
Alumni Ventures Deep Tech Fund
Boston, United States
GeneralistQuantumAISpacePre-SeedSeed
Parkwalk Advisors
London, United Kingdom
DeepTech NativeBiotechAIQuantumSeedSeries A