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Investment firm

Baytrust

Government-backed

LinkedIn pageCrunchbase profileNew Zealand2known portfolio companies1person tracked3co-investors

Baytrust is a government-backed investor. The one team member on file is in New Zealand. The known portfolio counts 2 companies, including Open Ocean Whakatohea Mussels and WNT Ventures.

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Investment focus

Stage
Seed
Sector
Food

Who to pitch at Baytrust

Baytrust portfolio companies (2)

  • Open Ocean Whakatohea Mussels
  • WNT Ventures

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About Baytrust

The firm's listing covers sector Food, and focus area AgriTech; known deals cluster at Seed.

David Bell (Investment Committee Member) is listed as the contact to pitch at Baytrust.

Baytrust shares portfolio companies with 3 other investment firms, among them Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Purpose Capital Funds and Quayside Holdings.

Frequently asked questions

What is Baytrust?

Baytrust is a government-backed investor whose one person on file is in New Zealand, with a known portfolio of 2 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.

What does Baytrust invest in?

Listed sectors include Food; listed focus areas include AgriTech. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.

What stage does Baytrust invest at?

The known deals of Baytrust include Seed rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.

Who should I pitch at Baytrust?

One person at Baytrust is on file, listed as a contact for the firm, with their own profile page.

How do I contact Baytrust?

Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The one person attached to the firm has their own page, which shows whether an address is on file for them.

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Data: RaiseHunt investor dataset · Snapshot 5 September 2026 · How this data is built · Report a correction or request removal