KiwiNet administers PreSeed investment on behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) to support the commercialisation of breakthrough innovations.
The PreSeed Accelerator Fund (PSAF) is a government investment initiative designed to support the early-stage commercialisation of publicly funded research.
It helps bridge the gap between science discoveries emerging from Aotearoa’s research institutions and the commercial market—where they can become the impactful deep tech products and services of tomorrow.
PreSeed is here to:
All funding applications are reviewed by the KiwiNet Investment Committee for approval.
More than 1,000 projects have engaged with the committee since inception, benefiting from the collective expertise and collaborative support of the KiwiNet network.
It’s a transparent, inclusive and mutually supportive process with strong governance at its core.
The process for accessing PreSeed depends on what type of contract your organisation has in place.
If your organisation holds devolved PreSeed funding through KiwiNet, you can log in to the Commercial Portal for more details and to apply.
Members include:
AgResearch, AUT Ventures, Callaghan Innovation, Cawthron Institute, ESR, GNS Science, Health Innovation Hub,
Lincoln Agritech, Lincoln University, Malaghan Institute, Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, Massey Ventures, NIWA, Plant and
Food Research, University of Canterbury, University of Waikato and Wellington UniVentures.
If you’re a publicly funded research organisation that isn’t part of the KiwiNet consortium but you’d like to explore PreSeed funding, see more details here: