Unlock the potential of New Zealand’s vibrant economy and embrace the opportunity to live, work, and invest in a country that values innovation, sustainability, and global impact.
Welcome to New Zealand. Nau mai, haere mai ki Aotearoa.
New Zealand welcomes experienced, high-value investors to help build globally successful Kiwi businesses alongside the opportunity to embrace all aspects of life in New Zealand through the Active Investor Plus Visa program. Utilise your expertise and capital to contribute to the growth of New Zealand’s economy, while enjoying our expansive open spaces, awe-inspiring beauty, and unparalleled lifestyle.
With the Active Investor Plus Visa, you can:
As an approved ‘Managed Fund’ under the Active Investor Plus Visa, Punakaiki Fund can help you maximise your investment and experience the perfect harmony of business and lifestyle in New Zealand, a nation known for its thriving open market, innovative mindset, and exceptional quality of life.
Get in touch with our team to learn more today.
invest a total of between NZ$5 million and NZ$15 million (depending on a weighting system that incentivises more ‘active’ investments)
invest across three years and maintain the investment for a further fourth year
spend 117 days in New Zealand across the four-year conditional visa period
have a reasonable command of English to at least Level 5 of the International English Language Testing System.
The Active Investor Plus Visa offers four distinct investment options to cater to your preferences, with weighted multiples applied to encourage more active investments:
Punakaiki Fund is the only approved evergreen venture fund for the Active Investor Plus Visa. We can accept material investments on-demand to rapidly meet AIP visa requirements, offering a streamlined investment option into a trusted portfolio with a path to liquidity through IPO.
Punakaiki Fund is an ‘Acceptable Managed Fund’ under the Active Investor Plus visa program, making every $1 invested count as $2 towards your visa conditions. For example, you only need to invest $7.5 million into Punakaiki Fund to meet the minimum investment required ($15 million) for the visa.
Punakaiki Fund is the only evergreen approved managed fund for the AIP Visa, meaning we can take investment whenever it suits you. We can also take 100% of the funds immediately, removing the complexity and uncertainty associated with funds that call assets over time.
Punakaiki Fund has a strong history of growth and resilience, backing innovative and sustainable businesses that drive the New Zealand economy. Our portfolio companies have generated impressive returns, creating value for both investors and New Zealand as a whole.
Our portfolio Asset Value has shown sustained growth and resilience.
In 2019, we tightened our investment mandate after recognising that it would generate superior returns. The IRR from investments within our tightened mandate are above 20% per year.
*Internal performance measures are exclusive of all fund costs
Our portfolio is spread across geographies, industries and stages of company lifecycle to minimise risk. The portfolio effect reduces volatility and failure risk, particularly during down-cycles.
