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Outset Ventures is New Zealand’s preferred lead investor in deep technology.

Invest in New Zealand deep tech, from the Outset

Outset is New Zealand’s home of deep technology investing. We back IP-rich companies solving globally significant problems, with scalable technologies and strong founding teams. 

With our decades of technical, scientific, and venture-building experience and hands-on support, infrastructure, and community—we give our investors unique exposure to high-impact, science-driven startups working on the world’s hardest problems.

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Our strengths lie in three core pillars:

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Team & Expertise

Our leadership and investment committee are seasoned deep-tech founders and operators, including luminaries such as Sir Peter Beck, Dr Sean Simpson and Dr Will Barker. Their experience gives us rare insight into what it takes to build, scale, and exit technology from the ground up.

 

Facilities & Infrastructure

Through our physical hub, we provide founders with access to labs, workshops, containment facilities and co-working space suited for research, development, testing and manufacturing. This creates an incubator environment tailored to “atoms, not bits.”

Network & Deal Flow

Our community spans scientists, engineers, investors and entrepreneurs across New Zealand (and globally). That gives us privileged access to the best technical talent and earliest deep-tech opportunities - helping us source and support deals that are often inaccessible to traditional VCs.

We Invest in Deep Tech Solving Fundamental Problems

Resource Recovery & Circular Economy

Critical minerals, industrial waste valorisation.

Energy & Advanced Manufacturing

Fusion, thermochemical storage, decarbonisation.

Autonomy & Sovereign Capability

Robotics, dual-use systems, unmanned platforms.

Industrial Technologies

Process innovation, advanced materials, manufacturing systems.

Our Latest Fund

Momentum Fund Deck (10)-1

 

Momentum is Outset’s high-conviction opportunity fund backing New Zealand’s breakout deep tech winners as they scale globally.

We’re pleased to announce that our “Momentum” investment round is now open. This is an exclusive opportunity for individuals, institutions, and family offices to gain exposure to deep-tech early stage companies backed by Outset - from the ground up.

By joining Momentum, investors will:

  • Participate alongside our experienced team in backing mission-critical deep-tech ventures at pre-seed and seed stages.

  • Gain access to our diversified portfolio spanning energy, aerospace, biotech, materials, medtech and more.

  • Benefit from Outset’s unique value-add offering: incubation infrastructure, technical and advisory network, and deep-tech operational support.

  • Share in the upside as these companies scale toward global markets and transformative outcomes.

 

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