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Icehouse Ventures Activity

Every public signal F4 has attached to this firm, with sources and cross-entity links.

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New Fund

Icehouse Ventures launched Growth Fund III, a $150M+ target late-stage fund (Series A-D) backing Kiwi-founded growth companies. The fund targets ~20 portfolio companies with a 10-year term and $50K minimum investment.

Icehouse Ventures

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icehouseventures.co.nz

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Investment

Icehouse Ventures led Calocurb's Series A, investing $5M from Growth Fund III. Calocurb is a New Zealand biotech company with a natural, plant-based weight management supplement (Amarasate) that preserves muscle mass while losing fat. Generate KiwiSaver co-invested $10M.

Calocurb

Calocurb Icehouse Ventures

resources.icehouseventures.co.nzSEP 2026

SEP 2026

Essay

Partner Jo Wickham published an essay arguing that KiwiSaver's 0.2% allocation to NZ venture capital should increase, citing Halter's NZ$3.4B Series E valuation and the success of KiwiSaver managers Generate, Pie Funds, and Simplicity investing in Icehouse funds.

Icehouse Ventures

Icehouse VenturesIcehouse Ventures

resources.icehouseventures.co.nzAUG 2026

AUG 2026

New Fund

Opened First Cut IV, a target NZ$5M+ early-stage fund for about 30 Kiwi founders under 30.

First Cut IV

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New Fund

Opened Growth Fund III, a target NZ$150M+ late-stage fund backing 20-30 Series A-D Kiwi-founded companies.

Growth Fund III

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Investment

Participated in DataMasque's US$4M financing for synthetic data and data privacy software.

DataMasque

DataMasque Icehouse Ventures

datamasque.comJUN 2, 2026

JUN 2, 2026

Essay

Partner Jo Wickham published an essay on investing in Kiwi diaspora founders, highlighting Icehouse's investments in Substack (Hamish McKenzie) and Wayve (Alex Kendall), and arguing NZ should follow talent offshore rather than trying to retrieve it.

Icehouse Ventures

Icehouse VenturesIcehouse Ventures

resources.icehouseventures.co.nzMAY 2026

MAY 2026

4 investments· APR 2026Show all

Investment

Participated in Manifest's $2M pre-seed round for AI-powered operational intelligence for agencies.

Manifest

Manifest Icehouse Ventures

brandinginasia.comAPR 29, 2026

APR 29, 2026

Investment

Co-led Caruso's $6.5M Series A for AI-native private markets fund administration.

Caruso

Caruso Icehouse Ventures

prnewswire.comAPR 16, 2026

APR 16, 2026

Investment

Participated in Marloo's $10M seed round for an AI partner for financial advisers.

Marloo

Marloo Icehouse Ventures

marloo.comAPR 2026

APR 2026

Investment

Participated in Ideally's NZ$16M Series A for AI-enabled market research.

Ideally

Ideally Icehouse Ventures

goideally.comAPR 2026

APR 2026

Milestone

Halter achieved unicorn status in 2025 and was valued at NZ$3.4 billion following its Series E in March 2026, making it Icehouse Ventures' largest and most valuable portfolio company.

Halter

Halter Icehouse Ventures

resources.icehouseventures.co.nzMAR 2026

MAR 2026

Investment

Participated in Wellumio's $7.28M first close pre-Series A for portable MRI stroke diagnostics.

Wellumio

Wellumio Icehouse Ventures

hlth.comFEB 12, 2026

FEB 12, 2026

Investment

Participated in Contented's $2.5M seed round for AI meeting and conversation productivity software.

Contented

Contented Icehouse Ventures

thesaasnews.comFEB 2026

FEB 2026

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