Robbie Paul

Were here to propel a more liveable world.

A sustainable liquid energy source that can be stored, pumped, and shipped

We’re on a mission to unlock more productive and sustainable agriculture. Farmers are using Halter to break free from the time-intensive constraints of conventional farming. They’re growing more grass, increasing milk production and improving the health and well-being of their cows. We bridge deep tech into real-world farming by enabling farmers to remotely shift, virtually fence and proactively monitor their cows’ health and behaviour. We’re backed to deliver on a mission that matters by Tier 1 investors including DCVC, Blackbird, Promus Ventures, Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck and Icehouse ventures. Halters headquarters are in Auckland, New Zealand.

Ethique is a purpose driven, beauty innovator with a mission to regenerate our planet. We believe business is the catalyst for social and environmental change to benefit people and the planet. Join our revolution and #giveupthebottle. 1 Ethique bar is sold worldwide every 9 seconds. Over 18 million plastic bottles saved so far from being made or disposed of in landfills around the world and our next goal is half a billion plastic bottles by 2030. Be part of the solution to the global climate crisis. We’re sharing all we know about regenerative business. Learn more here: ethique.com

Avertana is a process technology business that has developed a novel, proprietary pathway to refine steelmaking waste into raw materials used to make everyday products. The products of our process have global markets are used in everyday items such as paints, plastics, packaging, building materials and fertilisers. Avertana incorporates a combination of inorganic chemistry, advanced materials and novel design approaches that enhance process efficiency and reduce capital and operating costs.

Shuttlerock empowers marketers to create without compromise, delivering world-class digital creative faster and easier than ever before. By combining in-house talent with a powerful technology platform, we streamline every step of the process and deliver creative built for your brand and optimized for every platform, audience and objective. Our Creative as a Service solution is designed to meet the challenges of a complex and rapidly-changing digital landscape. Providing flexibility and scale at a fixed monthly cost, marketers can finally get all of the creative they need to drive game-changing business impact. Founded in 2011, Shuttlerock operates in 30+ languages and are Official Creative Partners with Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Google, Twitter, Pinterest, TikTok and Hulu. The company has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Austin, London, Berlin, Paris, Singapore, Tokyo, Auckland and Nelson, New Zealand.

QuiverVision is an augmented reality research company that produces both branded content and the technology to transform that content into personalized, immersive experiences. Through continued development and client relationships, QuiverVision aims to re-draw the boundaries of the AR entertainment marketplace, connecting the physical and digital worlds in new and innovative ways. QuiverVision was formerly Puteko/colAR Mix and was founded in 2012 as a spin-off company of the Human Interface Technology Laboratory New Zealand (HIT Lab NZ). With our app, Quiver, users can download branded artwork, color it in, and then bring it to life via interactive, three-dimensional, personalized animations. The app is available for free on iTunes, the Apple App Store, and the Google Play store. We also have another app called Quiver Education which is focussed on educational content. For more information about our apps and what we do with them, go to http://www.quivervision.com.

Parrot Analytics is the leading global audience demand analytics company for the attention economy. With the world’s largest audience attention datasets, the company currently tracks more than a trillion expressions of demand in over 100 languages from 200+ countries to reveal what consumers engage with and watch the most across platforms. Parrot Analytics is a trusted partner to some of the biggest media companies and content creators in the world, helping them optimize content workflows in real time. Partnering with companies across the entire content supply chain, from agencies to global direct-to-consumer platforms, Parrot Analytics helps drive better production, distribution, acquisition and marketing decisions, as well as increased subscriber growth and retention. The company has offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Sydney and Auckland. For more information visit www.parrotanalytics.com.

The business started in 2010 when we launched a product designed to help busy productive people Arrive Ready when travelling. Our producs are now available to be purchased through Amazon US, directly online at www.live1above.com or through key airport retailers in New Zealand and Australia. 1Above products are beautifully designed and use a combination of vitamins, electrolytes, and clinically proven natural pine bark extracts.

Booktrack creates movie-style soundtracks for audiobooks consisting of music, soundscape audio, and sound effects. Booktrack’s proprietary AI engine generates unique soundtracks based on the mood and emotion of the story, which can then be customized by Booktrack’s unique audiobook soundtrack tools and production team to create a cost effective premium soundtrack. Backed by investors including Peter Thiel, Weta Digital and Sparkbox Ventures, Booktrack is a disruptive force in the publishing and audio world, equivalent to the introduction of sound transforming the experience of film forever. Listen now at www.booktrack.com

Were here to propel a more liveable world.

A sustainable liquid energy source that can be stored, pumped, and shipped

We’re on a mission to unlock more productive and sustainable agriculture. Farmers are using Halter to break free from the time-intensive constraints of conventional farming. They’re growing more grass, increasing milk production and improving the health and well-being of their cows. We bridge deep tech into real-world farming by enabling farmers to remotely shift, virtually fence and proactively monitor their cows’ health and behaviour. We’re backed to deliver on a mission that matters by Tier 1 investors including DCVC, Blackbird, Promus Ventures, Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck and Icehouse ventures. Halters headquarters are in Auckland, New Zealand.

Ethique is a purpose driven, beauty innovator with a mission to regenerate our planet. We believe business is the catalyst for social and environmental change to benefit people and the planet. Join our revolution and #giveupthebottle. 1 Ethique bar is sold worldwide every 9 seconds. Over 18 million plastic bottles saved so far from being made or disposed of in landfills around the world and our next goal is half a billion plastic bottles by 2030. Be part of the solution to the global climate crisis. We’re sharing all we know about regenerative business. Learn more here: ethique.com

Tuhua was the name of Icehouse Ventures first two seed funds. Investments include Halter, Avertana, 90 Seconds, IMeasureU (acquired by LSE: OMG), TNX, Tradify, Parrot Analytics, Mint Innovation, Spalk, Cirrus, Genoapay (acquired by Latitude FS), Melodics, Sharesies, Rocos (acquired by DroneDeploy), Joyous, Vessev, Nilo, Dawn Aerospace, Caruso, Groov, Partly, Dexibit, The Insides Company, Inhibit Coatings, Jettzy, McCarthy Finch (acquired by Onit), Datch, Basis, Upstock, Narrative, Vertus Energy, and Open Star.