Nova Threshold is a venture capital firm backing engineering-driven technology startups that apply first-principles thinking to solve global problems. Founded in 2022 and based in Wellington, New Zealand, it invests across deep tech, space, defense, mobility, and AI sectors at the pre-seed through Series A stages.
Deal activity increased 300% year-over-year (4 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is seed (46% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $11.5M (across 13 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
13
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
4
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
13 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Outlier Space | Pre-Seed | $7.3M | Jul 2026 |
 Blank Bio | Seed | $7.2M | May 2026 |
 SkyFi | Series A | $12.7M | Jan 2026 |
 Outlier | Pre-Seed | $7.3M | Jan 2026 |
 Parallax | Seed | $12M | Nov 2025 |
 Cascade Space | Seed | $5.9M | Jul 2025 |
 Astroforge | Series A | $40M | Aug 2024 |
 Cascade Space | Seed | $5.9M | — |
 Wardstone | Seed | $5M | — |
 Standard Fleet | Series A | $13M | — |
| MMaglut Heavy Industries | Pre-Seed | $3.1M | — |
 Parallax | Seed | $4M | — |
 Odys Aviation | Series A | $26M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Y Combinator6 shared
Liquid 2 Ventures3 shared
Gaingels2 shared
GS Futures2 shared
Lightscape Partners2 shared
Pear VC2 shared
Aurelia Foundry2 shared
TRAC2 shared
Pioneer Fund2 shared
Palm Drive Capital2 shared
Hawktail2 shared
Garage Capital2 shared
AirTree2 shared
Investible2 shared
RSquared VC1 shared
J2 Ventures1 shared
TFX Capital1 shared
IronGate Capital Advisors1 shared
Buoyant Ventures1 shared
DvH Ventures1 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026