Stage FocusPre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+
GeographyRest of World
TypeVC
Last Activity2025
Industry Focus
Industries
Synthetic BiologyAdvanced MaterialsMedTech
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
The Production Board
San Francisco, United States
Pure DeepTechSynthetic BiologyAgriTechBiotechPre-SeedSeed
Flagship Pioneering
Cambridge, United States
Pure DeepTechSynthetic BiologyBiotechAgriTechPre-SeedSeed
GRIDX
Buenos Aires, Argentina
DeepTech NativeSynthetic BiologyBiotechAgriTechPre-SeedSeed
Blue Horizon
Zurich, Switzerland
DeepTech NativeSynthetic BiologyAgriTechClimate TechSeedSeries A
Illumina Ventures
San Diego, United States
Pure DeepTechSynthetic BiologyBiotechMedTechSeedSeries A
iNovia Capital
Montreal, Canada
DeepTech NativeAI InfrastructureMedTechPre-SeedSeed