EA FUND 4 | Help grow innovative Kiwi companies

Our Flagship Fund: An opportunity awaits you.

EA Fund 4 is a boutique fund that invests in disruptive, innovative, high-growth New Zealand startups aiming to transform industries and improve people’s lives. The investment thesis incorporates 16 years of Enterprise Angels learnings and takes advantage of the lower valuations we are seeing in the current recessionary environment. Investing in startups can be high risk, but investing via a fund reduces the risk as it is spread over many companies and managed by experienced investors.

The Innovators We've Backed: EA Fund 4 supports high-growth startups that aim to become iconic New Zealand companies. They are bold, innovative, and focused on solving difficult problems, as you’ll find when you meet some of them in the interviews below.

Why you should be part of EA Fund 4...

• The timing is perfect. Despite the current market challenges, we believe it is an ideal time to launch a fund and invest in startups. In recessionary times, we see bold, innovative founders solving difficult problems. Uber, Airbnb and Slack are just a few examples of the ground-breaking innovation that came out of the 2008 recession. Further, company valuations are very appealing having come off the 2021 frothy highs. EA Fund 4 is poised to take advantage of this and reap the benefits of a recovering economy in future years.
• Leverage our experience. With over 100 investments to our name, our collective experience in this space is substantial. We have undertaken case studies on most of our companies that have exited and a few that are still live. This has helped shape our investment processes and portfolio monitoring. The Fund will screen, conduct due diligence and invest in opportunities leveraging the extensive expertise from within the membership, including staff, the EA GP Investment Committee and from our wider network, including portfolio founders, corporate and strategic partners, co-investors and next stage investors.
• Quality deal flow. Our network and strong reputation ensure we see a broad range of quality deals. The Fund will also be able to cherry pick from the best of our current portfolio, these are often companies the team has been able to observe and assess over several years. This part of the deal pipeline is very difficult to replicate due to strong demand in these follow-on rounds meaning often only existing investors can access them.
• Minimising risk. Diversification is a portfolio construction strategy that substantially reduces risk and increases the chances of good returns, particularly important in the high-risk startup sector. With a fund, this is done for you.

Fund 4 is an excellent way to begin your angel investment journey, offering a diversified portfolio of over 20 early stage companies. To date the fund has committed to investing in nine Kiwi startups:

ADVEMTO

Revolutionising biomarker mapping with its advanced 2D molecular barcode reader, enabling clinical and pharmaceutical labs to identify hundreds of biomarkers simultaneously. This innovation will accelerate drug development and clinical diagnostics.

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BLACKCURRENT

Providing smart, simple, modern Microgrid solutions that help customers make more intelligent decisions about energy usage, creation, storage, and management.

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BONNET

A vehicle management platform with government API integration that automates compliance tasks (WOF, COF, REGO, RUCs) and streamlines service scheduling. It offers fleet managers a comprehensive, reliable solution for fleet compliance and management.

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BOVONIC

Bovonic's tagline is Mastitis Detection Made Easy. Its QuadSense product uses Bovonic's patented milk sensor and latest detection algorithm to identify mastitis in its earliest stages.

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EMERGE

A digital first business banking alternative, targeting SMEs. Its 100% app-based finance is built to allow New Zealand businesses to be more cost-effective and save time.

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EXTRAORDINARY

An innovative employee benefit solution allows employers to provide economic contributions to employees, through personalised Extraordinary Mastercards. Employees use an app to see their available funds and spending options.

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KAI'S EDUCATION

Making coding and computer science fun and accessible for every child in schools with engaging, innovative tools. Their toolkit empowers teachers with cutting-edge technology like robotics, AR, VR, IoT, and AI to boost STEAM skills and ignite student interest.

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KARA TECHNOLOGIES

Kara Technologies is the global pioneer of the first hyper-realistic sign language avatars powered by artificial intelligence.

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REALAML

Realaml offers 1000s of verification components you can select for the ideal Know your customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) experience. With Realaml, you can verify your customers in seconds, anywhere, anytime.

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