INVESTING IN A BRIGHTER FUTURE
IV Athletes Fund I gives elite New Zealand athletes access to venture capital opportunities that are typically difficult to access as an everyday investor.
Managed by Icehouse Ventures, the fund co-invests in high-growth Kiwi startups, backing founders building companies with the potential to shape the future.
More than capital, athletes can bring something uniquely valuable to the startup ecosystem: networks, resilience, ambition, discipline, and lived experience performing at the highest level.
This fund is built for current and former New Zealand athletes who are ready to back the next generation of Kiwi startup success stories. If sport has shaped how you think and compete, you'll fit right in.
Invest in opportunities reserved for NZ's most connected venture investors.
Put the mindset, networks and competitive edge you've built in sport to work for ambitious founders.
Build wealth, open doors and lay the groundwork for life after the final whistle.
A fund built on proven fundamentals, for a new audience. This is the strategy defining our approach to backing late-stage Kiwi companies with global ambition.
Venture expertise, founder tenacity and Olympic pedigree, in the same corner.
Tim is a Venture Partner, the co-founder of Allbirds, a lecturer at the Stanford D-school, an ex-All White and part owner of Auckland FC.
Barnaby is a Partner at IV, a serial entrepreneur, bringing firsthand experience building and scaling companies as the co-founder of Deloitte Fast 50 businesses I Love Ugly and New Ground.
Jackie supports 390+ Kiwi-founded startups and draws on her experience as a double Olympic medallist and former high-performance athlete.
Hugo is the co-founder of High Impact Athletes, a four-time Olympian, former Black Stick, and investor in two Icehouse Ventures funds.
If you are considering allocating capital to venture as part of your portfolio, please share your details and one of our team will be in touch.
