Derek Handley is an angel investor and operator angel based in Auckland, New Zealand. The known portfolio is one company, Icehouse Ventures.
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Investment focus
- Stage
- Seed
Contacts
Derek Handley portfolio company (1)
- Icehouse Ventures
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Founding Partner at Aera Vc, whose known portfolio counts 9 companies
- Array Labs
- Fable Food
- Allium Engineering
- Aqua Cultured Foods
- Maritime Fusion
- Robigo
- Cosmic Aerospace
- Gridsight
- Intramotev
Investor Profile
The known portfolio sits in sectors Climate, FinTech, Hardware and Healthcare, and focus areas Consumer Health, DeepTech, Digital Health and Embedded Finance.
Derek Handley is listed for Seed rounds in the database.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Derek Handley?
Derek Handley is an angel investor and operator angel based in Auckland, New Zealand with one known investment on file, Icehouse Ventures. The sections above list the sectors, stages and firms attached to that record.
What does Derek Handley invest in?
Listed sectors include Climate, FinTech, Hardware and Healthcare; listed focus areas include Consumer Health, DeepTech, Digital Health and Embedded Finance. Those tags come from the companies attached to this profile, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Derek Handley invest at?
The database lists Derek Handley for Seed rounds. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Derek Handley listed at?
Derek Handley is listed as Founding Partner at Aera Vc. 4 other people in the database share a firm with Derek Handley.
How do I contact Derek Handley?
An email address and a LinkedIn page are on file for Derek Handley. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The database holds no phone number for this profile.
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