Investing with Pacific Channel
Since 2004, Pacific Channel has been at the forefront of investing in de-risked, ground-breaking science and advanced engineering innovation. Our team has unparalleled New Zealand experience working with deep-tech companies and supporting them to achieve global success.
Pacific Channel focuses on the commercialisation of new breakthrough technologies in the areas of
The Future of Health
The Future of Food
The Future of Our Environment
We choose to invest in these types of organisations because we know that successful, deep-tech companies offer substantial financial gains while also achieving immense positive impact to society and the planet.
If you are interested in investing with Pacific Channel, we'd love to hear from you. If you don't live in New Zealand, the following information provides an overview of how the Active Investor Plus Visa works and what Pacific Channel can offer.
New Zealand
Active Investor Plus Visa
New Zealand welcomes experienced, high-value investors to help build globally successful Kiwi businesses.
The New Zealand Government has confirmed from 1 April 2025, the Active Investor Plus (AIP) visa programme will be revised to make it more accessible while still encouraging meaningful investments in New Zealand's economy. Please contact us for more information on the changes or click here: Changes to the AIP Programme
At a high level, the current AIP visa programme includes:
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.
Acceptable Investment Classes
Acceptable investments carry different weightings towards the NZ$15m investment threshold (and an investor may invest across a combination of these):
Direct investments into businesses will receive the highest weighting (3x), e.g. an investor could meet the required investment amount by investing NZ$5m into direct investments.
Investments into managed funds such as private equity or venture capital funds will also be upweighted (2x), e.g. an investor could meet the required investment amount by investing NZ$7.5m into private funds.
Investment into listed equities and philanthropy will receive no additional weighting (and each is capped at 50% of the NZ$15m investment requirement), e.g. an investor could meet the required investment amount by investing NZ$7.5m into listed equities and NZ$7.5m into eligible philanthropic causes.
Visit the Immigration New Zealand website here for more information.
If you would like to learn more about Pacific Channel and the exciting opportunities to live here and invest in New Zealand’s innovative deep tech industry, contact us today.
