Biomatters have developed Geneious, a software application that puts core bioinformatics functions like sequence alignment and sequence analysis within reach of all molecular biologists in an application that is as easy to use as email.
“The board we put together would be worthy of a company several times our size. Not only have they brought expertise, contacts, and a wealth of ideas; they have been a lot of fun to work with. They have also helped in term attract other investors to our company, and given our customers confidence in the sustainability of the company they are buying from.” - Daniel Batten, Chief Executive Officer, Biomatters
Nexus6 secured $500,000 and was one of the first companies to raise capital with the help of the ICE Angels.Nexus6 has developed a disease management system for use in asthma patients.The Nexus6 Smartinhaler improves quality of life for asthma sufferers and reduces cost to healthcare management organisations.
“The investment has been used to fuel market growth. A major benefit of the investment, in addition to the capital, is the expertise that comes into it. The funding increases the number of experienced entrepreneurs and successful business people who are prepared to give their time and advice to the company.” - Garth Sutherland, Chief Executive Officer, Nexus6
ICE Angels helped raise capital of $200,000 for Calcium.Calcium developed mailPrimer, a powerful real-time email branding solution that allows full control over the look and feel of every single email sent from an organisation.Its interactive and metrics functions enable you to easily master the power of 1-to-1 marketing.
ICE Angels assisted Optima Corporation to raise an investment of $1.2 million. Optima has established a record of excellence in Operations Research by developing mathematically based software solutions to optimize the use of resources in organizations including emergency services, paper mills, airlines, government agencies, shipping ports, railways and others.
“By taking on ICE Angel investment, we’ve found that we have a wide range of world-class professional advice at our fingertips. We’re able to promptly address issues relating to management, governance, finance, HR, sales and marketing, taxation and more – and most often at no cost.” -Cory Williams, Chief Executive Officer, Optima
INRO is a high-growth robotics start up that specialises in applying cutting edge technology to autonomous vehicles. Our enthusiastic team is working to turn leading robotics research into commercial reality.
Glen Slater, INRO Technologies Ltd
ICE Angels assisted Go Virtual Medical to raise $930, 000. Go Virtual Medical has developed an interactive ultimedia solution, where surgeons practiced their skills in virtual reality on a computer and very much easier if all the information needed to learn a clinical procedure was just a mouse click away.
“The ICE Angels is a group of energetic and exciting people who invest in energetic and exciting companies – the mix is potentially explosive for the future of New Zealand Business and for Go Virtual Medical.” - Keith Pine, Chief Executive Officer, Go Virtual Medical