About Pioneer Capital
Pioneer Capital is a private equity firm founded in 2005. It is primarily based in Auckland, New Zealand. As of Aug 2026, Pioneer Capital has a portfolio of 28 companies, comprising 28 funding rounds and 4 acquisitions. The firm primarily invests in companies based in New Zealand and United States. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Food and Agriculture. Its latest investment was a $***** Series B round in Optimal Workshop on Feb 08, 2022
Overall Pioneer Capital portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 7 acquisitions, namely Orion Health, Rakon and Laybuy. A lot of funds co-invest with Pioneer Capital, with names like New Zealand Growth Capital Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Pioneer Capital has a team of 15 people, including 3 partners.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2005
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Portfolio Companies
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Acquisition Deals
Investment Deals
Pioneer Capital's Portfolio
Pioneer Capital has a portfolio of 28 companies. They have invested in a total of 28 companies. Their most recent investment was in Optimal Workshop (Series B round) on Feb 08, 2022. Here are the most recent investments by Pioneer Capital:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Feb 08, 2022 | Series B | 1982 | - | |
Dec 06, 2021 | Conventional Debt | 7918 | - | |
Dec 06, 2021 | Series A | 6808 | - | |
Jul 07, 2021 | Seed | 9900 |
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Pioneer Capital has acquired 4 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of Fertility Associates on Dec 20, 2021. Here are the most recent acquisitions by Pioneer Capital:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
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Dec 20, 2021 | Chain of fertility clinics | - | 1987 | |
Jun 01, 2019 | Billing and Customer engagement software for utilities | - | 1998 | |
Oct 10, 2018 | Operator of standalone hotel | - | 2007 | |
May 19, 2023 | Dairy technology innovator providing milking systems and solutions worldwide | - | 1990 |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Pioneer Capital:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2022
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2021
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in New Zealand and United States
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in Enterprise Applications
Team profile of Pioneer Capital
Pioneer Capital has a team of 15 members including 3 Partners and 6 Principals located in New Zealand, Ethiopia and 1 more location. Pioneer Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Pioneer Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Auckland | YikeBike, Pukeko Pictures and 2 more | - | |
Partner | Auckland | - | ||
Partner | United States | - | - | |
Principal | Auckland | - | ||
Principal | Auckland | - | ||
Principal | Auckland | - | - | |
Principal | New Zealand | - | - | |
Principal | Ethiopia | - | - | |
Principal | - | - | - | |
Advisor | Auckland | - | - | |
Associate | Auckland | - | - |
Co-investors of Pioneer Capital
Over the past 21 years, 4 investors have co-invested in Pioneer Capital's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Pioneer Capital: 4 investors entered a company along with Pioneer Capital. These include investors like New Zealand Growth Capital Partners (2 companies).
Pioneer Capital News
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NZ Super Fund, Pioneer Capital and Comprador Holdings’ Acquisition of Majority Stake in Fertility AssociatesGlobal Legal Chronicle•Mar 22, 2022•NZ Super Fund, Pioneer Capital, Comprador, Fertility Associates
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Kiwi parking optimisation startup Parkable raises NZ$4.7 millionStartup Daily•Dec 06, 2021•Parkable, Pioneer Capital
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Meet Kāhu, the Kiwi AI cancer-detection startup that just secured $3 millionSmartCompany•Jul 07, 2021•Kahu, Pioneer Capital, Precision Driven Health
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NZ Super to back Pioneer's fourth fundAsian Venture Capital Journal•Feb 04, 2021•Pioneer Capital, NZ Super Fund
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NZ's Pioneer Capital hits first close of growth fund at $145mDeal Street Asia•Mar 14, 2017•Pioneer Capital
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Orthopaedic Synergy Raises First Round - PE HubPE Hub•Jan 23, 2009•OMNILife Sciences, Pioneer Capital
