Participated · Seed · Jul 2022

Cetogenix develops systems to convert organic waste into renewable energy and other bio-based products. Its flagship product, CETO-Boost, is under development and aims to increase renewable natural gas production by 40% when retrofitted to existing anaerobic digestion plants. The technology targets applications across agriculture, food processing, sewage treatment and industrial manufacturing wastes. The company positions its solution as complementary to other technology providers and is leveraging technical and commercial partnerships in New Zealand, Australia, Canada and Europe. Cetogenix raised $4.5M in seed funding to scale up and deploy its sustainable waste-to-energy technology. The company intends to use the funds to aid global decarbonisation efforts by scaling and deploying its systems.

Participated · Seed · Aug 2021

Litmaps is a science software company based in Wellington, New Zealand that built a research navigation platform enabling scientists, engineers, and other experts to more rapidly and deeply navigate peer‑reviewed research and patent literatures. Its platform combines interactive citation maps, modern search tools, and models of a researcher’s existing knowledge to accelerate discovery across 200+ million published and peer‑reviewed studies. Litmaps launched an early access product in November 2020 and has seen rapid uptake and positive feedback, including features on Product Hunt and Hacker News. Over 30,000 researchers worldwide have used the platform, spanning public research organizations and R&D teams in industry. Having closed its seed round, the company is focused on expanding its user base and exploring how its technology can deliver value for high‑performing research teams in R&D‑intensive companies.