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Matū Group

@MatuGroup

Investing in scalable science and deep tech start-ups in Aotearoa NZ

 New Zealand
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Joined January 2019
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Amaea announces partnership with Cellar Dweller: matu.co.nz/2023/09/amaea-ann…
Amaea announces partnership with Cellar Dweller - Matū

Amaea announces partnership with Cellar Dweller - Matū

Portfolio company #5 Amaea has announced a significant partnership with Cellar Dweller, one of British Columbia and Canada’s largest providers of mobile filtration services to the wine industry....

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Farwell to Venture Partner Andrew Chen: matu.co.nz/2023/09/farwell-t…
Farewell to Venture Partner Andrew Chen - Matū

Farewell to Venture Partner Andrew Chen - Matū

After approximately five years with us, Dr Andrew Chen has decided to move on to new opportunities. Andrew has been a wonderful, very hard working colleague and has helped create (amongst other...

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Breaking Barriers, Boosting Bottom Lines: The Economic Potential of Women in NZ Startups and Capability Development for Women Investors: matu.co.nz/2023/09/breaking-…
Breaking Barriers, Boosting Bottom Lines: The Economic Potential of Women in NZ Startups and...

Breaking Barriers, Boosting Bottom Lines: The Economic Potential of Women in NZ Startups and...

By Jamie Smith, Momentum Intern I have been captivated by the talent and the resilience of founders ever since I stepped foot into the start-up ecosystem a year and a half ago. It is such an exciting...

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PowerON featured on German TV: matu.co.nz/2023/09/poweron-f…
PowerON featured on German TV - Matū

PowerON featured on German TV - Matū

After winning the Saxon Start-up Award for 2023, PowerON has recently been featured on national TV in a short documentary piece. It shows the MVP robot arm and gripper sensor that PowerON are using...

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Opo Bio featured as cultivated meat leader in local media: matu.co.nz/2023/07/opo-bio-f…
Opo Bio featured as cultivated meat leader in local media - Matū

Opo Bio featured as cultivated meat leader in local media - Matū

Over the last couple of weeks, portfolio company Opo Bio has been featured as a trailblazer in cultivated meat in Aotearoa New Zealand. There’s an article in the Listener, an interview on RNZ...

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Pitching in the shoes of the investor: matu.co.nz/2023/07/pitching-…
Pitching in the shoes of the investor - Matū

Pitching in the shoes of the investor - Matū

By Andrew Chen, Venture Partner One of the biggest challenges for founders is the pitch – going to investors and asking for money. A lot of pitching resources tell you what you should present to...

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Don’t judge a cap table by the Companies Office: matu.co.nz/2023/06/dont-judg…
Don’t judge a cap table by the Companies Office - Matū

Don’t judge a cap table by the Companies Office - Matū

By Andrew Chen, Venture Partner As an investor in the science and deep tech space, I hear a lot of hand-wringing on cap(italisation) tables. The official record of who owns what portion of a company,...

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Don't miss out - our Matū Iramoe capital raise via @CatalistMarkets closes TONIGHT at 8pm! catalist.co.nz/businesses/9e…
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This week, our capital raise for Matū Iramoe (open to retail investors) has been featured on Newsroom and the NBR: newsroom.co.nz/nz-deep-tech-… and nbr.co.nz/tech/matu-iramoe-o… (paywalled)
NZ deep tech VC fund opens capital raise for small investors

NZ deep tech VC fund opens capital raise for small investors

Investors with $1000 to spare and an interest in Kiwi-founded deep tech start-ups can get into the market courtesy of a small venture capital fund and Aotearoa’s newest – and least known – stock...

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Newsroom@NewsroomNZ29 Mar 2023
Investors with $1000 to spare and an interest in Kiwi-founded deep tech start-ups can get into the market courtesy of a small venture capital fund and Aotearoa’s newest – and least known – stock market. newsroom.co.nz/pro/nz-deep-t…
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Investment Reflections – #17 Captivate: matu.co.nz/2023/03/investmen…
Investment Reflections - #17 Captivate - Matū

Investment Reflections - #17 Captivate - Matū

By Samuel Sutton, Senior Analyst True to our deep tech and impact objectives, in February 2023, Matū announced our lead investment into cleantech carbon capture through Captivate Technology. ...

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Matū Iramoe Capital Raise Live on Catalist!: matu.co.nz/2023/03/matu-iram…

Matū Iramoe Capital Raise Live on Catalist! - Matū

Our capital raise for Matū Iramoe – a deep-tech venture capital fund for everyone – is now live via the Catalist Public Markets: https://matu.co.nz/catalist The capital raise is open for four weeks...

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Statement on SVB: matu.co.nz/2023/03/statement…

Statement on SVB - Matū

We extend our sympathy to all those who have been affected by the failure of Silicon Valley Bank. We have reviewed our portfolio companies to assess whether there is any risk to Matū. Only one...

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Matū on the Business is Boring podcast: matu.co.nz/2023/02/matu-on-t…

Matū on the Business is Boring podcast - Matū

Our Venture Partner Andrew Chen was featured on The Spinoff’s Business is Boring podcast this week. He talks about his journey into venture capital (via a PhD in artificial intelligence, science...

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Investment #17: Captivate: matu.co.nz/2023/02/investmen…
Investment #17: Captivate - Matū

Investment #17: Captivate - Matū

We’re excited to announce that we have closed a syndicated investment into Captivate Technology Limited (Captivate), a spin-out from Massey University. This $750,000 seed round was led by Matū...

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AMN11@AMN11_NZ2 Feb 2023
Our #platinumsponsor @WgtnUniVentures is hosting a breakfast panel on #deeptech #investment. Excited to hear from them as well as collaborators @OutsetVentures, @MatuGroup & @PacificChannel. It'll be worth the early rise! #commercialisation #sciencesolutions #AMN10 @RotoruaNZ
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Reflections on Joining Matū: matu.co.nz/2023/01/reflectio…
Reflections on Joining Matū - Matū

Reflections on Joining Matū - Matū

Samuel Sutton joined our team last year. With a legal background, he complements our science-focused research team, and we asked Samuel to reflect on his first couple of months: In August 2022, I...

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The Changing Climate on Cleantech: matu.co.nz/2022/12/the-chang…

The Changing Climate on Cleantech - Matū

Kiri from the Research Team went along to the inaugural Blue & Green Technology Conference, hosted by the US Department of State and UniServices in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. A massive thanks to the...

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