New Zealand
Enterprise Angels is a New Zealand-based early stage investment platform aimed at facilitating connections between early stage companies and business angels to drive growth and success. With a focus on fostering innovation and socially and environmentally responsible business practices, Enterprise Angels is committed to ensuring the prosperity of people, communities, businesses, and the economy as a whole.
The company prides itself on a professional management team, efficient processes, and rigorous due diligence to mitigate investor risk. Their approach is considered a 'best practice' for investing in early stage companies, with an emphasis not only on investment funds but also on the invaluable skills and experience brought by the management team and business angels to the investee companies.
At Enterprise Angels, members make individual investment decisions, leveraging each other’s experience and expertise to increase the returns and success of investments. Their goal is to connect experienced investors with ambitious entrepreneurs and innovators across various industry sectors and stages of growth, from seed to post-revenue. However, the company is particularly active in investing in innovative businesses in the agriculture, dairy, horticulture, engineering, food, and clean tech industries, drawing on the vast experience and expertise of their member pool to support early stage businesses and concepts in reaching their full potential.
Notably, Enterprise Angels is a member of the Angel Association of New Zealand (AANZ), a network encompassing over a dozen angel groups and funds throughout the country, further solidifying its position in the early stage investment landscape.
Overall, Enterprise Angels' unique approach to early stage investing, collaborative decision-making model, and industry focus position it as a key player in shaping the future of innovative, socially responsible businesses in New Zealand.
