Matū Group

Auckland, New Zealand · DeepTech Native
Tier 3 Industrial

Bio

Matū Group Matū Group was founded in 2018 in Auckland, investing in science and deep tech in Aotearoa New Zealand. The portfolio includes 17 active companies across a 3-fund structure: Karihi (pre-seed/seed nucleus fund), Ngota (Series A/B atom fund), and Iramoe (retail investor neutron fund via Catalist IPO in 2021). Sectors span agtech, AI, biology, chemistry, cleantech, foodtech, industrial, materials, medtech, nanotech, pharmaceuticals, physics, robotics, and software. Portfolio companies in

Industries

Synthetic BiologyAdvanced MaterialsMedTech

Stages

Pre-SeedSeed

Geography

Rest of World

Notable investments

  • Synthase Biotech
  • Alimetry
  • PowerON
  • Mekonos