Mitali Purohit

Virtual Chief Investment Officer (vCIO) | Venture Capital | Technology & Innovation

📍 New Zealand🔄 Updated September 2026💼 4 investments📅 8 years investing🗓 Last invested Oct 2023
VC🌍 New Zealand
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Investor Board Observer
Oct 2023
Access industry leading fruit sizing, count size & color grade solutions. Improve your storage, pack & sales decisions, reduce downtime and gain the optimal price for your fruit. Use in the field, packhouse, or automatically capture every truck using Top Down. Streamline orchard management with our easy-to-use tools. Clock in workers, track agrochemical use, record harvest in real-time, and access detailed performance and cost insights, automating payroll calculations.
late stageFarming
Investor Board Observer
Jun 2023
Eliminating stroke as a leading cause of death and disability by increasing 20x the rate of stroke treatment within the golden hour in 10 years.
Investor Board Observer
Sep 2022
NanoLayr is a New Zealand-owned and operated textile company, offering industrial scale, nanofibre production services along with co-development and commercialization of nanofibre products. Using the process of electrospinning, and only the finest materials, we can create custom-made fibres, delivering revolutionary products to multiple markets including filtration, cosmetics and healthcare, textiles, composites and electronics. NanoLayr, the global leader in high-performance functional textiles using our advanced nanofibre technology.
ArcAngels Manager
Sep 2018
ArcAngels is a member-based angel investment organisation focused on building investor knowledge and dedicated to investing in early stage businesses that are led or managed by women across New Zealand. We believe that ArcAngels will empower women entrepreneurs, strengthen their competitiveness and maximise the success of New Zealand’s small business engine for greater economic growth in the long term. We hope to inspire the seasoned investor – men and women – to invest in women-led and managed businesses and also attract new investors that can actively participate and bring to bear tangible value to the success of New Zealand’s women-managed businesses and financial returns for members over time. ​
Experience · 8 entries
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Board (3)
2025
Director
Jul 2025
AUT Ventures teams up with the most innovative minds from the AUT community to turn their ideas and expertise into real-world solutions, that make a difference. We connect them with partners, industries, and investors to grow their concepts into impactful initiatives. With our support, these ideas can transform lives and strengthen communities. To find out more, please sign up to our quarterly eNewsletter by clicking the Get Started button below ⬇️
2023
Investor Board Observer
Oct 2023
Access industry leading fruit sizing, count size & color grade solutions. Improve your storage, pack & sales decisions, reduce downtime and gain the optimal price for your fruit. Use in the field, packhouse, or automatically capture every truck using Top Down. Streamline orchard management with our easy-to-use tools. Clock in workers, track agrochemical use, record harvest in real-time, and access detailed performance and cost insights, automating payroll calculations.
late stageFarming
Investor Board Observer
Jun 2023
Eliminating stroke as a leading cause of death and disability by increasing 20x the rate of stroke treatment within the golden hour in 10 years.
2022
Investor Board Observer
Sep 2022
NanoLayr is a New Zealand-owned and operated textile company, offering industrial scale, nanofibre production services along with co-development and commercialization of nanofibre products. Using the process of electrospinning, and only the finest materials, we can create custom-made fibres, delivering revolutionary products to multiple markets including filtration, cosmetics and healthcare, textiles, composites and electronics. NanoLayr, the global leader in high-performance functional textiles using our advanced nanofibre technology.
2021
Investment Principal
Jun 2021
Nuance Connected Capital is a deep tech fund investing in Kiwi companies solving global problems.
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