Deep tech incubator Outset Ventures closes $41.5m Fund II

Deep tech incubator Outset Ventures closes $41.5m Fund II
Outset Ventures is headquartered in Parnell. (Image: Supplied)
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Outset Ventures closed its $41.5 million deep-tech Fund II on Tuesday (May 27),  which included a $15m top-up from the Government-owned New Zealand Growth Capital Partners.The fund was launched to help startups working on fundamental scientific and engineering problems and attracted more than 150 investors from New Zealand and overseas. Outset Ventures occupies a dual role in the hard science and engineering startup sector. It finances new companies and also hosts some of them at its hub in Parnell.The fund has already started investi...

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