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Aether, a New Zealand AI presentation startup co-founded by a former TikTok NZ manager, raised NZ$3.8 million in seed backing from Icehouse Ventures and Brand Fund 2 after spinning out of studio New+Improved.
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Vertus Energy, a New Zealand green-fuel startup, has closed a NZ$1.2 million pre-seed round with Icehouse Ventures leading, to advance its BRIO waste-to-fuel technology; its four founders are Startmate accelerator alumni.
New Zealand carbon capture startup Aspiring Materials has raised a $1 million seed round led by Icehouse Ventures with Outset Ventures, funding team growth including its first CEO, Mark Chadderton.