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About Hoku Group
Hoku Group is a family office founded in 2009. It is primarily based out of Wellington, New Zealand. As of Oct 2026, Hoku Group has invested in 2 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in New Zealand based companies. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications, Energy. Its latest investment was a $3.6M Series A round in Lightyears Solar on Mar 28, 2024 along with Prime Energy.
A lot of funds co-invest with Hoku Group, with names like Movac sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Hoku Group has a team of 2 people.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2009
Location
Wellington, New Zealand
Portfolio Companies
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Series A
Locations of Investment
Hoku Group's List of All Investments
Hoku Group has a portfolio of 2 companies. Their most notable investmentis in Lightyears SolarTheir portfolio spans across and New Zealand. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Energy, Environment, across Series A stage. Here is the list of all investments by Hoku Group:
1. Atomic
Offering customer engagement and experience solutions. The platform makes it easy to use the users existing customer, marketing and transactional data to create bite sized actionable experiences that live inside their app. Leverage existing customer data to send personalized, secure, actionable notifications that help the customers.
Key facts about Atomic
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Wellington (New Zealand)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $4.5M
- Employee Count: 22 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Theorem Ventures, K1W1 and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 29, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Key facts about Lightyears Solar
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Auckland (New Zealand)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $3.6M
- Employee Count: 22 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Hoku Group and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 28, 2024, $*****
Hoku Group's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Hoku Group has invested in Lightyears Solar in 2024 and Atomic in 2022. Its most recent first time investment was in Lightyears Solar.Hoku Group's Investments by Stage
Hoku Group has made 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.05M.Hoku Group's Investments by Sector
Hoku Group has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Energy, Enterprise Applications and Environment. Notably, it has invested in 1 Enterprise (B2B) company, 1 Saas company, 1 Software company and 1 company focusing on Tech.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Energy | 1 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
Environment | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Hoku Group's Investments by Geography
Hoku Group has made most investments in New Zealand (2).Hoku Group's recent investments
Hoku Group has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Hoku Group:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 28, 2024 | New Zealand | Series A | 4692 | ||
Aug 29, 2022 | New Zealand | Series A | 1365 | [+5] |
Team profile of Hoku Group
Hoku Group has a team of 2 members. Hoku Group's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Hoku Group
Over the past 4 years, 7 investors have co-invested in Hoku Group's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Top Co-investors of Hoku Group: 7 investors entered a company along with Hoku Group. These include investors like Movac (1 company).
Recent News related to Hoku Group
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Lightyears Solar raises $6m equity for solar farms with capital raise led by Prime Energy and Hoku GroupNZ Herald•Mar 28, 2024•Lightyears Solar, Prime Hydration, Hoku Group
