The technology sector is now the third largest sector in NZ behind agriculture and tourism and growing building on its successes.
Collab Global supports the growth of New Zealand innovation and growth companies seeking partners, financing or strategic investors drawing on its network and contacts in Europe and experience in VC/PE and M&A. Collab Global will also seek to identify opportunities in New Zealand based on interest from international investors, management, distribution partners and technology partners.
Active innovator community
The New Zealand market is well served by large and geographically disbursed angel investor communities, incubators, accelerators, university research and development programs, innovation support through Callaghan Innovation, Government support by the MBIE, NZTE and NZVIF as well as a number of well-established VC and PE funds. New Zealand has many successful sectors including agriculture, food production and food processing, wine, technology, tourism, biotechnology and life sciences. International investors can still play a significant role in supporting these companies to reach scale and enter export markets alongside the local institutions.
Cross-border collaboration
Collab Global looks to apply its principles of Collaboration and Global to identify and advise on the most appropriate resources, corporates, experts and non-executive directors to support the management of the NZ based companies. As a NZ founded group, Collab Global helps companies enter new markets, collaborate on technology, seek licensing and distribution partners and to receive this support on a timely, cost effective and results driven basis.
Inward opportunities
Through its large networks of institutional investors, sector VC funds and corporates, Collab Global can identify and market to these groups, investment proposals by NZ companies that can be sized to match the business plan of the company over the required time frame to achieve the key goals of the companies.