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Aera VC — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($50K–$300K Checks)

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Auckland, New ZealandWebsite

Aera VC is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Auckland, New Zealand investing in Healthcare, Other. The firm typically writes $50K–$300K checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$50K–$300K
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
5 listed
AUM
$30M
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Healthcare, Other
HQ
Auckland, New Zealand

Last verified: 2026-07-04

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$50K – $300K

AUM

$30M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in purpose-driven companies creating transformational health and environmental impact solutions.

How Aera VC invests

Aera VC is a vc firm based in Auckland, New Zealand. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Healthcare, Other.

Aera VC typically writes checks of $50K–$300K per investment, backed by approximately $30M in assets under management.

Aera VC has backed 1 company in our records, including Calm.

Partners & Team

DH

Derek Handley

General Partner

Impact Investing
Mental Health
NW

Nick Winstone

Partner

JH

Jui Hathi

Head of Finance and Compliance

DT

Daniel Tan

Principal

RT

Roz Turner

Operations Specialist

Industry Focus

Invests In

Healthcare
Other

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

CA

Calm

Mental Health
How to pitch Aera VC
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Healthcare, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $50K – $300K check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Derek Handley, General Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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