2023年4月5日

提升提交15美元到Hillfarrance /提高/新闻公告/ 2022年4月26日/凯蒂Hickmer提升新西兰风险基金是有条件地向Hillfarrance承诺1500万美元,最近建立了早期风险资本基金,目标是筹集5000万美元投资到新西兰早期科技公司。Hillfarrance由罗伯维克瑞和艾莎罗斯。罗伯·维克瑞在2020年迁移到新西兰,在风险投资事业之后,金融和初创公司在英国和加利福尼亚。他在加州三只基金,投资40初创企业在美国,拉丁美洲和以色列。作为Hillfarrance的创始人和合伙人,Rob州“我们感谢NZGCP提升团队提供接受这样一个奇妙的旅程我们的基金的承诺。我们的一个公司的核心价值观是“增长”的追求,如何寻求推进自己和公司从我们的经验。证明这一点,帮助提升过程使我们公司更加专注,比以前健壮和分化。由于NZGCP和其他有限合伙人,我们现在推进更多宝贵的资金和资源支持下一波的猕猴桃最终初创企业和独角兽。“艾莎罗斯加盟Hillfarrance担任普通合伙人在治理和管理职业生涯后,业务发展和策略。他以前领导建立Ahikōmako——怀卡托Māori中心创新与企业家精神。“nautica mai, haere梅,很高兴欢迎NZGCP whānau。 I’m excited by their belief and confidence in our kaupapa, our values and principles, the work we do, and being recognised as a quality modern venture fund. This whakataukī best reflects NZGCP as our newest institutional investor, alongside iwi, and other investors in Hillfarrance Fund I. Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi – With your food basket and my food basket, everyone will prosper” says Ross. NZGCP Chief Investment Officer James Pinner said Hillfarrance’s investment focus is as a generalist venture firm with the firm’s strategy driven by founders and business models rather than particular sectors. It brings a strong Māori values-based investment focus alongside an interest in big data, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and gaming businesses. “Rob and Aishas’ investment strategy can be seen in some of the very exciting companies that they have already invested in and the types of companies that they are looking for, particularly in relation to big data, artificial intelligence and gaming, an emerging sector in New Zealand. The fund’s investments to date include Yabble, Partly, Mobli and Space Rock Games. “Rob brings strong international connections via his previous fund experience in Los Angeles and Aisha has a long-track record supporting Māori businesses domestically. This provides very complementary skillsets to support their founder community. “The fund has been very active across a number of market development activities and it is also very pleasing to see that Hillfarrance is attracting iwi investment. We hope that this opens up the door to other investments in this asset class.” James Pinner said the $15 million commitment is conditional on Hillfarrance hitting a minimum close of $35million, with a final close target of $50 million. This is the seventh commitment by Elevate – the government’s venture capital fund being run by New Zealand Growth Capital Partners – since its launch in March 2020. This investment takes Elevate’s commitments to date up to $164 million, catalysing over $600 million of funds available for investment in New Zealand early stage ventures at the Series A/B investment stage. Elevate is a $300m fund of funds program which looks to fill the capital gap for high-growth New Zealand businesses at the Series A and B fund raising stage. Elevate’s objectives are to stimulate a functioning venture capital industry and make sure that high-growth New Zealand businesses have access to the capital and connections that they need in order to be successful. It is managed by NZGCP with oversight from the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation.