Ryft Zero fund

Ryft's mission is to propel the next wave of B2B tech companies from APAC onto the global stage. Our initial Ryft Zero fund is a $5M invite only fund that enables us to support our portfolio of companies through their early stages of development.

Ryft's mission is to propel the next wave of B2B tech companies from APAC onto the global stage. Our initial Ryft Zero fund is a $5M invite only fund that enables us to support our portfolio of companies through their early stages of development.

Ryft's mission is to propel the next wave of B2B tech companies from APAC onto the global stage. Our initial Ryft Zero fund is a $5M invite only fund that enables us to support our portfolio of companies through their early stages of development.

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Investment Thesis

We believe AI is the most essential technological advancement of the twenty-first century.

The AI revolution is unlocking unprecedented opportunities for businesses to drive innovation, efficiency, and growth across sectors. By harnessing the power of intelligent automation, predictive analytics, and adaptive learning algorithms, companies can now tackle their most pressing challenges and uncover new avenues for value creation.

From optimizing supply chains and personalizing customer experiences to accelerating research breakthroughs and fortifying cybersecurity, AI is proving to be a catalyst for transformative change.

As organizations embrace AI's potential to streamline operations, reduce costs, and fuel data-driven decision making, they are positioning themselves at the forefront of a smarter, more agile, and fiercely competitive business landscape. The AI-powered future is not merely on the horizon – it is already here, paving the way for a new era of innovation and growth.

What we look for in our portfolio of companies:


AI as a platform


We are committed to ventures where AI is not just an addition but a fundamental driver of capability, helping startup businesses run more efficiently and faster. AI is a platform that allows us to build more value with less.


Path to Profitability

We emphasize each startup's structured path to profitability. This involves detailed business modelling, market analysis, distribution, marketing, and iterative product development within the incubation phase, ensuring that each venture is strategically positioned for financial success.

Global Focus

Our studio's strategy includes creating startups with a vision that transcends local markets, aiming for solutions that address broader global challenges. This ensures scalability and relevance across large, diverse markets, enhancing the potential for significant impact.

We believe AI is the most essential technological advancement of the twenty-first century.

The AI revolution is unlocking unprecedented opportunities for businesses to drive innovation, efficiency, and growth across sectors. By harnessing the power of intelligent automation, predictive analytics, and adaptive learning algorithms, companies can now tackle their most pressing challenges and uncover new avenues for value creation.

From optimizing supply chains and personalizing customer experiences to accelerating research breakthroughs and fortifying cybersecurity, AI is proving to be a catalyst for transformative change.

As organizations embrace AI's potential to streamline operations, reduce costs, and fuel data-driven decision making, they are positioning themselves at the forefront of a smarter, more agile, and fiercely competitive business landscape. The AI-powered future is not merely on the horizon – it is already here, paving the way for a new era of innovation and growth.

What we look for in our portfolio of companies:


AI as a platform


We are committed to ventures where AI is not just an addition but a fundamental driver of capability, helping startup businesses run more efficiently and faster. AI is a platform that allows us to build more value with less.


Path to Profitability

We emphasize each startup's structured path to profitability. This involves detailed business modelling, market analysis, distribution, marketing, and iterative product development within the incubation phase, ensuring that each venture is strategically positioned for financial success.


Global Focus


Our studio's strategy includes creating startups with a vision that transcends local markets, aiming for solutions that address broader global challenges. This ensures scalability and relevance across large, diverse markets, enhancing the potential for significant impact.

Our Ryft Zero cohort of companies will focus on the following themes

Productivity & Creativity

AI narrows the gap between idea and execution, enabling everyday SMB business owners and consumers to work professionally.

Ideas in exploration:

  • Agents that act as systems of action

  • "Build your own" software

  • Bringing the physical and digital together

AI narrows the gap between idea and execution, enabling everyday SMB business owners and consumers to work professionally.

Ideas in exploration:


  • Agents that act as systems of action

  • "Build your own" software

  • Bringing the physical and digital together

AI narrows the gap between idea and execution, enabling everyday SMB business owners and consumers to work professionally.

Ideas in exploration:


  • Agents that act as systems of action

  • "Build your own" software

  • Bringing the physical and digital together

Security & Compliance

By automating complex regulatory tasks, predicting potential threats, and detecting unauthorized data access, AI empowers companies to streamline operations while maintaining the highest standards of security and compliance.

Ideas in exploration:

  • Compliance and Automation

  • Proactive Risk Management

  • Privacy and IP Protection

By automating complex regulatory tasks, predicting potential threats, and detecting unauthorized data access, AI empowers companies to streamline operations while maintaining the highest standards of security and compliance.

Ideas in exploration:


  • Compliance and Automation

  • Proactive Risk Management

  • Privacy and IP Protection

By automating complex regulatory tasks, predicting potential threats, and detecting unauthorized data access, AI empowers companies to streamline operations while maintaining the highest standards of security and compliance.

Ideas in exploration:


  • Compliance and Automation

  • Proactive Risk Management

  • Privacy and IP Protection

Health & Climate

AI will give people unprecedented access to personalised health and wellness services. In parallel, AI’s impact on climate solutions will focus on mitigating the impacts of climate change and building resilience in our communities and ecosystems.

Ideas in exploration:

  • Behavior driven health journeys

  • Data-first approach to health

  • Renewable Energy Optimization

AI will give people unprecedented access to personalised health and wellness services. In parallel, AI’s impact on climate solutions will focus on mitigating the impacts of climate change and building resilience in our communities and ecosystems.

Ideas in exploration:


  • Behavior driven health journeys

  • Data-first approach to health

  • Renewable Energy Optimization

AI will give people unprecedented access to personalised health and wellness services. In parallel, AI’s impact on climate solutions will focus on mitigating the impacts of climate change and building resilience in our communities and ecosystems.

Ideas in exploration:


  • Behavior driven health journeys

  • Data-first approach to health

  • Renewable Energy Optimization

Finance & Wealth

AI is transforming the finance sector by making sophisticated financial services accessible to all, enabling a more intimate and effective management of personal wealth and investments.


Ideas in exploration:

  • Programmatic investing using natural language.

  • Complex transactions move from services → AI.

  • Predictive Personalized Insurance.

AI is transforming the finance sector by making sophisticated financial services accessible to all, enabling a more intimate and effective management of personal wealth and investments.


Ideas in exploration:


  • Programmatic investing using natural language.

  • Complex transactions move from services → AI.

  • Predictive Personalized Insurance.

AI is transforming the finance sector by making sophisticated financial services accessible to all, enabling a more intimate and effective management of personal wealth and investments.


Ideas in exploration:


  • Programmatic investing using natural language.

  • Complex transactions move from services → AI.

  • Predictive Personalized Insurance.

Interested in joining an exclusive group of investors? Reach out to the Ryft Zero team to explore if you qualify for an invite to our first fund.

© 2024 Ryft Venture Studio — From NZ to the world.

© 2024 Ryft Venture Studio — From NZ to the world.

© 2024 Ryft Venture Studio — From NZ to the world.