Icehouse Ventures (II)

About Icehouse Ventures (II)

Icehouse Ventures (II) is a venture capital firm based in New Zealand, focusing on Series A stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionNew Zealand

Funding StageSeries A

Industry Focus

Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

NZ-based AI/SaaS/deeptech founders with global ambition

fintech

SaaS

NZ-based

global growth

agritech

deep tech

Bullish Signals

Portfolio co raised US$10m seedexternal

Marloo: 650+ firms, 6 countriesexternal

40% MoM revenue growth, near-zero churnexternal

Halter: world-first satellite virtual fencinglinkedin

Halter expands US TAM ~50%linkedin

Starlink partnership unlocks remote farmslinkedin

Halter unlocks 20% more NZ farmslinkedin

Direct-to-satellite: zero tower dependencylinkedin

Contrarian Signals

NZ-centric, limited global brandexternal

Agritech hardware: high capex, slow scalelinkedin

Founder Do's

Show real revenue traction early

Target clear admin pain points

Demonstrate low churn metrics

Build for global expansion from day one

Bring founding team with domain experience

Solve hard tech/connectivity bottlenecks

Founder Don'ts

Launch without paying customers

Focus on NZ market only

Ignore month-on-month growth metrics

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$122M

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Key People

Robbie Aul