Investing & Partnering
Te Wairua Rakahinonga
Entrepreneurial spirit
We invest or co-invest with others in groundbreaking, research-backed ideas that generate value and positive impact in Aotearoa New Zealand and the world.
We’re leaders in commercialisation
At UniServices, we’ve been bringing ideas to life for more than 30 years. We’ve invested in more than 65 companies and licensed over 480 patent families. At the end of 2022, the total market capitalisation of the companies we’ve helped form was more than $1.25 billion. We’ve delivered more than a fourfold return so far on the money we’ve invested through the University of Auckland Inventors’ Fund.
We’re leaders in commercialisation
At UniServices, we’ve been bringing ideas to life for more than 30 years. We’ve invested in more than 65 companies and licensed over 480 patent families. At the end of 2022, the total market capitalisation of the companies we’ve helped form was more than $1.25 billion. We’ve delivered more than a fourfold return so far on the money we’ve invested through the University of Auckland Inventors’ Fund.
We have skin in the game
We invest in great ideas from staff and students at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland. We partner early with founders and aim to be the first investor into University spin-out companies. We manage the University of Auckland Inventors’ Fund, which invests to transform University research into high-growth global companies.
We have skin in the game
We invest in great ideas from staff and students at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland. We partner early with founders and aim to be the first investor into University spin-out companies. We manage the University of Auckland Inventors’ Fund, which invests to transform University research into high-growth global companies.
We help get your ideas investor-ready
With the input of industry experts, we work with you to refine research-based ideas to make them attractive to investors. Our Return On Science and Momentum investment committees bring together leading subject matter experts, investors and experienced entrepreneurs who thoroughly examine ideas and business plans to help founders succeed and ultimately support our investment decisions.
We help get your ideas investor-ready
With the input of industry experts, we work with you to refine research-based ideas to make them attractive to investors. Our Return On Science and Momentum investment committees bring together leading subject matter experts, investors and experienced entrepreneurs who thoroughly examine ideas and business plans to help founders succeed and ultimately support our investment decisions.
Our vision is bigger than us
We partner with local and international investors who share our vision to create, build and support transformative intellectual property-based companies. This ensures that founders have access to the follow-on capital necessary to grow into world-changing organisations.
Our vision is bigger than us
We partner with local and international investors who share our vision to create, build and support transformative intellectual property-based companies. This ensures that founders have access to the follow-on capital necessary to grow into world-changing organisations.
We have an impressive portfolio
We’ve successfully exited from a number of companies we helped build, such as PowerbyProxi, HaloIPT and Engender Technologies. We’re currently involved with some of New Zealand’s most audacious deep-tech companies, such as Soul Machines, Orbis Diagnostics and Quantifi Photonics.
We have an impressive portfolio
We’ve successfully exited from a number of companies we helped build, such as PowerbyProxi, HaloIPT and Engender Technologies. We’re currently involved with some of New Zealand’s most audacious deep-tech companies, such as Soul Machines, Orbis Diagnostics and Quantifi Photonics.
We have ready technologies
We have an extensive portfolio of research-backed technologies available for licensing or partnering. From novel drug compounds to digital technologies, robotics to sustainability-focused solutions, we can help deliver a unique value proposition to your organisation.
We have ready technologies
We have an extensive portfolio of research-backed technologies available for licensing or partnering. From novel drug compounds to digital technologies, robotics to sustainability-focused solutions, we can help deliver a unique value proposition to your organisation.