Ki Tua Fund

Profile and portfolio

Parent FonterraHQ Auckland, New ZealandFounded 2023

Ki Tua Fund is the corporate venture arm of Fonterra, a food and agriculture company. It was founded in 2023 and is based in Auckland, New Zealand. It invests from seed to Series A. Sectors it names: biotech and life sciences, food and agriculture.

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Seed to Series A

Data behind this graphic

Data behind this graphic
Item	Value
Stage range	Seed to Series A
Sectors	Biotech and life sciences, Food and agriculture
Geography	Global
Offices	Auckland, New Zealand, San Francisco, United States, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Sources: S4 Fusion42 Raise: Fonterra Ki Tua Fund; S3 Fonterra: Fonterra launches new nutrition science venture arm; S1 Ki Tua Fund: team.

Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters: Auckland, New Zealand
Offices: Auckland, New Zealand
San Francisco, United States
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Investment regionsS4 S3 S1

Global

LeadersS1

Jeremy HillChief Science and Technology Officer, FonterraLinkedIn Firm page
Rachel ResekLeads USA deal flow and investmentsLinkedIn Firm page
Xin MaLeads Europe-based deal flowLinkedIn Firm page

Ki Tua Fund on LinkedIn

Key facts

Fact	Value	Status	Source
Parent company	Fonterra	Single source	S3
Parent industry	Food and agriculture	Single source	S3
Founded	2023	Single source	S3
Headquarters	Auckland, New Zealand	Reported by Fusion42 Raise: Fonterra Ki Tua Fund	S4
Status	Active	Single source	S1
Capital source	Parent company only	Single source	S3
Stages	Seed, Series A	Reported by Fusion42 Raise: Fonterra Ki Tua Fund	S4

For founders

Item	What the firm says	Source
Stages	Seed, Series A	S4

Portfolio

The firm's portfolio page lists 9 companies.S2

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

3 companies on the Ki Tua Fund portfolio page also appear on the portfolio page of at least one other firm in this directory. Matched by company website, or by name where no website is published.

Firm	Shared	Companies in common
Rabo Ventures	1	BioLumic
Zeon Ventures	1	Kanvas Biosciences
dsm-firmenich Ventures	1	Sun Genomics

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the Ki Tua Fund list

9 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S2 Read the firm's list.

BioLumic
Cyclarity Therapeutics
Floré by Sun Genomics
Kanvas Biosciences
Nimble
Pendulum Therapeutics
Prolific Machines
Swan Genomics
Tune Therapeutics

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Website www.kituafund.com/global/en.html
Portfolio www.kituafund.com/global/en/partners.html

Sources

S1Ki Tua Fund: teamFirm
S2Ki Tua Fund: partnersFirm
S3Fonterra: Fonterra launches new nutrition science venture armFirm
S4Fusion42 Raise: Fonterra Ki Tua FundThird-party report
S5Ki Tua Fund invests in Kanvas Biosciences Series A roundFirm

Disclaimer and corrections

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