Blackpearl Group joins the ASX: Which deep-pocketed Aussie investors are backing the Kiwi tech company

Blackpearl Group founder Nick Lisette is proud the company is making money offshore to bring export dollars to NZ. (Image: Blackpearl Group)

Rebecca Stevenson

Wed, 26 Nov 2025

Data tech company Blackpearl Group is being backed by the “best of the best” Australian institutional investors, founder Nick Lisette says. Lisette rang the bell on Tuesday in Sydney to celebrate the tech company joining the ASX, and it entered that exchange with heavyweight backing. It undertook a recent $11.8 million raise to support its move across the Tasman. Lisette said Blackpearl had been incredibly lucky with the calibre of its new Aussie investors, which included Wilson Asset Management, Ellerston Capital, Co...

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