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Ten active investments across Climate Fund 1 and Climate Fund 2.

The companies we back.

Across water, energy, waste, food, marine, and industrial decarbonisation. New Zealand-led, Australia and the Pacific in scope.

Liquium

Industrial · CVCF 1 + 2

Liquium

Catalysts that transform Haber-Bosch ammonia synthesis. Wellington.

Dramatically increasing catalyst productivity vs commercial incumbents.

MGA Thermal

Energy storage · CVCF 1

MGA Thermal

Patented miscibility-gap-alloy thermal storage, making 24/7 renewables a reality.

Series A complete; demonstration plant operational.

NovoLabs

Water · CVCF 1 + 2

NovoLabs

World-first Supercritical UV Disinfection System, treating wastewater with UVT below 1%.

NZ Hi-Tech Awards 2024, Most Awarded Hi-Tech Company.

Cleanery

Waste & circular · CVCF 1

Cleanery

Patented household and personal care products in powdered form.

Sold in supermarkets across Australasia and the USA.

Zethos

Industrial · CVCF 1

Zethos

Decarbonising precious metal recycling, addressing $10B in waste-zinc dust globally each year.

Series A complete; demonstration plant in Christchurch.

Aplenty

Agri-food · CVCF 1

Aplenty

Green CO₂ for greenhouse horticulture, replacing fossil-fuel-derived industrial CO₂.

Piloting with leading NZ growers; further capital raise underway.

Mara Bio

Agri-food · CVCF 1

Mara Bio

Proprietary fermentation platform turning food-industry by-products into functional proteins.

$1M seed round 2025, with K1W1 alongside CVCF.

Teiny

Agri-food · CVCF 1

Teiny

Oat milk powder. The nutrition of dairy with the sustainability of plant-based.

Potential to slash emissions by up to 95% vs liquid alternatives.

Dot Ingredients

Agri-food · CVCF 1

Dot Ingredients

Wood-based alternative to petrochemical and palm-oil ingredients used in everyday products.

Sustainably replacing 95% of traditional surfactants.

Ocean Balance

Marine · CVCF 1

Ocean Balance

Marine carbon-removal technology with potential for lasting gigatonne-scale removal.

Lab trials underway. First marine trials planned late 2026 / early 2027.

Climate Impact Committee.

Each investment passes the Climate Impact Committee.

Seven independent experts use the IRIS+ framework to measure each proposed investment before capital deploys. They can veto a deployment of capital. No NZ or Australian peer offers comparable governance.

Meet the Committee