About us

Our Committee

Our mission is to support ambitious startups that show potential for high growth by providing them with the necessary funding to achieve their goals, while also generating a healthy return for our investors. We believe in investing in a diverse range of sectors, and we are committed to nurturing and empowering the next generation of innovators.


Canterbury Angel Investors Inc. is a registered society in New Zealand and is governed by a voluntary committee.

Board Chair

With over 30 years commercial experience, Paul has worked in senior management and executive roles in a range of business from start-ups to corporates across a variety of sectors including, tertiary education, logistics and processing, business and economic development, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and in the IT sector in software and services delivery and sales. Areas of interest and expertise include business development and strategy, sales, operations, building strategic partnerships and growing tech businesses. Paul is a business mentor to a range companies including advising companies in UC’s Entre $85k Challenge and CDC’s Hi-Growth Launch Programme.

Richard has over 30 years of experience in the geospatial technology field working in the UK, US and New Zealand.  He has a PhD in Computer Graphics from the University of Cambridge, and worked at Trimble from 1991 to 2016 in software engineering, product management, marketing and sales roles.  He is currently a director of TracPlus and a business mentor for Business Mentors NZ and for CDC’s Hi-Growth Launch Programme 2017.

David is an entrepreneur and investor who spent 20 years living and working in China, including being the first foreign employee at Alibaba. Now based back in Christchurch he is an active participant in the local startup ecosystem.

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Shane is a Chartered Accountant and an experienced astute finance professional with experience in financial services, IT, startups and Insurance in the UK and New Zealand.  Shane currently is  CFO for Receivables Management (NZ) Ltd and was a founding member of Canterbury Angels.

"Absolute pleasure dealing with Paul, Gabby, and the wider Canterbury Angels investor base. They are an intelligent and reputable group of individuals who we are proud to have as investors"

Shaveer Mirpuri - Co Founder and Executive Chair, Insite ai

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