New ZealandPlatform
Oceania · Pop. 5.3M · #25 startup ecosystem by EV
1 Overview
* C→Unicorn and Unicorn→Decacorn rates are derived from current counts (no founding-cohort data); the four mid-funnel rates use Dealroom's cohort tracking.
2 Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in New Zealand
A live treemap of $15M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into a company headquartered in New Zealand, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in New Zealand - 2024–2026
3 Startup hubs
Inside New Zealand: 2 startup hubs, 15 universities
Hubs are sized by combined enterprise value; universities by the startup founders they produced. Hover any point for its numbers; the lists rank hubs by EV and universities by founders.
4 VC investment
How much venture capital flows into New Zealand
VC investment into New Zealand-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
5 Founder origins
Where New Zealand's unicorn founders build
31 founders born in New Zealand are behind 22 unicorns; 50% of those were built in the US. Origins are resolved from biography and education history, not current address. Compare with the other origin countries in Oceania, ranked by founders or per 1M inhabitants.
6 Location comparison
How New Zealand stacks up
Compare New Zealand with similarly sized ecosystems in Oceania — switch between combined EV, 5-year EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Top ecosystems in Oceania ranked by combined EV. New Zealand's row is highlighted (#2).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | $265B | 8.4× | 48 | $3.8B | 5,074 |
| 2 | New Zealand | $74.3B | 20.6× | 8 | $1.6B | 690 |
| 3 | Marshall Islands | $221.3M | — | 0 | $0 | 12 |
| 4 | Samoa | $186M | — | 0 | $0 | 2 |
| 5 | Federated States of Micronesia | $40.5M | — | 0 | $0 | 9 |
| 6 | Papua New Guinea | $29.4M | — | 0 | $5M | 1 |
| 7 | Fiji | $6.3M | — | 0 | $0 | 3 |
| 8 | Tuvalu | $1.8M | — | 0 | $0 | 3 |
7 Patent intelligence
New Zealand startup IP portfolio: 668 patent families
Granted patent families assigned to startups headquartered in New Zealand. Aggregated across the country's hub-level filings — Bay Area, Boston, etc. roll up under the United States row, the same way Tokyo and Osaka roll up under Japan.
More data
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