2023年4月5日

提升提交15美元到Hillfarrance /提高/新聞公告/ 2022年4月26日/凱蒂Hickmer提升新西蘭風險基金是有條件地向Hillfarrance承諾1500萬美元,最近建立了早期風險資本基金,目標是籌集5000萬美元投資到新西蘭早期科技公司。Hillfarrance由羅伯維克瑞和艾莎羅斯。羅伯·維克瑞在2020年遷移到新西蘭,在風險投資事業之後,金融和初創公司在英國和加利福尼亞。他在加州三隻基金,投資40初創企業在美國,拉丁美洲和以色列。作為Hillfarrance的創始人和合夥人,Rob州“我們感謝NZGCP提升團隊提供接受這樣一個奇妙的旅程我們的基金的承諾。我們的一個公司的核心價值觀是“增長”的追求,如何尋求推進自己和公司從我們的經驗。證明這一點,幫助提升過程使我們公司更加專注,比以前健壯和分化。由於NZGCP和其他有限合夥人,我們現在推進更多寶貴的資金和資源支持下一波的獼猴桃最終初創企業和獨角獸。“艾莎羅斯加盟Hillfarrance擔任普通合夥人在治理和管理職業生涯後,業務發展和策略。他以前領導建立Ahikōmako——懷卡托Māori中心創新與企業家精神。“nautica mai, haere梅,很高興歡迎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.