Powerhouse Ventures

powerHouse is a New Zealand intellectual property commercialisation company using private and public investment to develop new spin-out ventures sourced primarily from research partners such as universities and Crown Research Institutes. A pioneer of seed-stage investment in New Zealand, powerHouse focuses on the earliest stages of new high-value technology development. Unlike incubators that offer general business services to any innovative companies, powerHouse is extremely focused and selective. It rigorously screens each opportunity to identify those with the strongest intellectual property value and the greatest potential to gain an unfair advantage in global markets. powerHouse then invests in these companies, sourced from powerHouse's annual seed-stage fund and co-investment. powerHouse also runs an innovation education programme for studdents and organisations.

Stephen Hampson

Managing Director

James Kruger

Executive Chairman

10 past transactions

Liquid Instruments

Venture Round in 2024
Liquid Instruments specializes in developing advanced test and measurement devices tailored for the manufacturing, defense, and education sectors. The company's flagship product, Moku:Lab, is an all-in-one device that integrates high-speed analog inputs and outputs with the signal processing capabilities of an FPGA. This innovative platform allows for software configuration, providing users with the flexibility needed to enhance their workflow and productivity. By addressing the diverse requirements of its clients, Liquid Instruments aims to improve precision in testing and measurement while facilitating advanced digital signal processing across various applications.

Granular Energy

Seed Round in 2023
Granular Energy operates a clean energy marketplace system that facilitates the management and trading of clean energy. The platform provides a comprehensive suite of features, including certificate management, an assessment tool, registry onboarding, and portfolio and risk management. Additionally, it offers carbon accounting and compliance tools designed to support utilities, energy consumers, and generators in effectively sourcing clean energy. Through these services, Granular Energy enables businesses to navigate the complexities of the energy market and generate new price signals, positioning itself as a forward-looking solution in the clean energy sector.

Granular Energy

Seed Round in 2022
Granular Energy operates a clean energy marketplace system that facilitates the management and trading of clean energy. The platform provides a comprehensive suite of features, including certificate management, an assessment tool, registry onboarding, and portfolio and risk management. Additionally, it offers carbon accounting and compliance tools designed to support utilities, energy consumers, and generators in effectively sourcing clean energy. Through these services, Granular Energy enables businesses to navigate the complexities of the energy market and generate new price signals, positioning itself as a forward-looking solution in the clean energy sector.

Salient

Seed Round in 2022
Salient creates a weather intelligence platform that combines novel ocean and land-surface data with machine learning and climate expertise to provide accurate subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) weather forecasts 2 to 52 weeks ahead. Salient's tools sift through large datasets to identify complex climate system relationships in order to provide accurate forecasts used in agriculture, energy, finance, supply chain, and other industries. Salient utilizes scientific knowledge to assist individuals and organizations in better understanding and preparing for the increasing volatility of climate change.

Energetic Capital

Series A in 2021
Energetic Insurance, Inc. is an InsurTech company based in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 2016. It specializes in providing solar insurance solutions that address credit and counterparty risks associated with commercial and industrial solar photovoltaic projects. The company offers a product called EneRate, which protects third-party solar developers and asset owners from repayment risks and revenue losses due to defaults on power purchase agreements (PPAs). Energetic Insurance employs a data-driven approach as a Managing General Underwriter, developing innovative risk management products that facilitate solar financing for unrated or below investment grade organizations. This enables solar project developers to undertake more projects and access capital by mitigating payment default risks, thereby enhancing project economics through lower interest rates and improved financial structuring.

WattBuy

Series A in 2020
WattBuy is a company that aims to make cleaner and more affordable electricity accessible to households across the United States. Based in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Seattle, WattBuy has assembled a team of product leaders and engineers with backgrounds from major tech firms. The company has developed an electricity management platform that empowers users to take control of their electricity usage. By utilizing a personalized recommendation engine, the platform helps residents identify and set up electricity plans tailored to their preferences and consumption patterns. This approach not only enables clients to save money but also facilitates switching to more cost-effective electricity suppliers in their area, thereby promoting both financial savings and environmental sustainability.

Amperon

Seed Round in 2020
Amperon is a provider of forecasting and analytics solutions that harness real-time energy data to deliver precise electricity demand forecasts. With over 70 million smart meters installed across the country, the company capitalizes on previously untapped data by utilizing artificial intelligence to analyze 15-minute resolution electricity consumption for residential, commercial, and industrial ratepayers. This innovative approach enables energy suppliers and utilities to manage energy costs more efficiently, contributing to the advancement of a smarter energy grid.

WattBuy

Seed Round in 2019
WattBuy is a company that aims to make cleaner and more affordable electricity accessible to households across the United States. Based in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Seattle, WattBuy has assembled a team of product leaders and engineers with backgrounds from major tech firms. The company has developed an electricity management platform that empowers users to take control of their electricity usage. By utilizing a personalized recommendation engine, the platform helps residents identify and set up electricity plans tailored to their preferences and consumption patterns. This approach not only enables clients to save money but also facilitates switching to more cost-effective electricity suppliers in their area, thereby promoting both financial savings and environmental sustainability.

Invert Robotics

Venture Round in 2018
Invert Robotics Limited is a company based in Christchurch, New Zealand, that specializes in remote robotic inspection services primarily for the food and beverage industry, as well as the pharmaceutical and oil and gas sectors. Founded in 2010, Invert Robotics has developed a modular, non-destructive inspection platform that can perform visual inspections on various industrial equipment, such as storage tanks, spray dryers, and fluid beds. Their robots are designed to navigate smoothly on various surfaces, including non-magnetic materials, ensuring safe and accurate asset management. In addition to inspection services, the company also provides repair services, leveraging advanced technology to enhance maintenance capabilities across multiple industries.

Mars Bioimaging

Series A in 2014
Mars Bioimaging Ltd. is a New Zealand-based company established in 2007 that specializes in designing, manufacturing, and marketing advanced imaging systems for medical diagnosis. Its flagship product, the MARS imaging system, is a spectral computed tomography (CT) system that utilizes technology developed from the Medipix chip, licensed from CERN, in collaboration with the University of Canterbury. This system is notable for being the first commercially available spectral, high-definition CT, offering innovative imaging solutions that enhance medical diagnostics. Additionally, Mars Bioimaging produces the MARS Micro-CT scanner, which combines an x-ray source with a specialized camera system and custom image reconstruction capabilities. The company also provides MARS visualization software, enabling users to analyze datasets in both 2D and 3D formats. With applications that extend from cancer detection to the development of new contrast agents, Mars Bioimaging is at the forefront of spectral imaging technology in the medical field.
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