Introducing the NZ Fintech Fund

NZFF is a collaboration between Point16 and Icehouse Ventures. It has been developed to support kiwi fintech founders, delivering the capital, connections, and industry expertise needed for rapid success in a complex and changing environment.

We recognise the way people and businesses use money is changing. Consumer choice, new technology and evolving regulations will accelerate Fintech innovation in New Zealand.

We invest early in the brightest founders, and help them get match-fit for domestic success, international growth, and the right strategic partnerships.

We define Fintech broadly, including payments, wealth, insurance, embedded finance, enabling infrastructure, and software platforms for incumbents and consumers.

We bring capital and connections to grow your business to the next stage.

We call it the Point16 ‘bench’ - a curated network built over more than a decade, tapping into incumbents, regulators, payment schemes, tech, legal, and marketing experts. Alongside this, is Icehouse Ventures’ renowned founder support program and ecosystem.

If you need advice, a warm introduction, or expertise on demand, we will connect you fast.

We invest in early stage kiwi Fintechs and support the founders to accelerate their growth. We invest early, at Pre-seed, seed, and Series A, with typical first investments in the range of $250k to $500k.

We’ll lead a round if we’re the best fit, and we’re happy to support a raise that already has a lead.

We’ve been investing for a while. Some of the fintechs we’ve funded and advised before setting up NZFF include Akahu, Hnry, Sharesies, SquareOne and First AML.

In 2019, the Point16 directors established the Sustainable Lifestyle Fund (SLF), a boutique private equity fund. SLF buys small kiwi businesses and holds them for long term dividends. Since 2019 the value of the SLF fund has doubled an it is on rack to pay 35% dividends in FY25.