Better together.
MAI’s purpose is to facilitate the introduction of potential angel investors to local founders seeking investment.
Our members are often angel investors looking to diversify their investment portfolios by investing in regional businesses with significant growth opportunities.
A large portion of our members are focused on elevating regional businesses and want to see our region thrive. Their investment accelerates start up growth and enables them a platform to ‘give back’ by providing start-ups with invaluable knowledge, experience and networks.
Providing more than just money, MAI brings connections, knowledge, mentoring and operational assistance to bold early-stage entrepreneurs with game-changing ideas.
MAI covers Canterbury, Otago & Southland regions and currently holds events in Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Queenstown & Wanaka. We manages the overall investment process to bring together investors and increase the scale of the investment, while offering investors smaller minimum investments to make angel investing more accessible to a new generation of investors.
Mainland Angels are actively looking for great startups and entrepreneurs in New Zealand with a particular emphasis on the South Island. We are supported by key accelerators in the south including Startup Dunedin Trust, COIN South, Startup Queenstown Lakes and the Ministry of Awesome.
The Angels.
Angel investors offer so much more than money. Most importantly they bring a wealth of information, connections and mentoring to an often isolated founder.
The founders.
Start-ups can deliver higher value jobs, diversification of industries and enhanced cultural vibrancy in our communities.
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