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Aspire NZ Seed Fund is sponsored by NZGCP (New Zealand Growth Capital Partners). A generalist seed fund that invests directly into early-stage, high-growth, technology-based Kiwi startups at proof of concept, seed, and early expansion investment stages. The fund is weighting more of its future investments into deep-tech, including AI and machine learning.
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Aspire NZ Seed Fund is funded by NZGCP (New Zealand Growth Capital Partners). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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