AI Companies in New Zealand

Xero AI

Wellington

Xero AI is a New Zealand-based accounting software provider serving small and medium-sized businesses, accountants, and bookkeepers. Their platform integrates directly with banking and business applications, and leverages an AI assistant called JAX to automate routine accounting tasks – such as reconciliation and invoice processing – and deliver financial insights. Xero differentiates itself through its comprehensive feature set, HMRC compliance for Making Tax Digital (MTD), and focus on providing accessible financial management tools for diverse business types including construction and non-profits.

Rocket Lab

Auckland

Rocket Lab is an integrated space systems company providing launch services and satellite infrastructure. They leverage AI-powered guidance systems for their Electron rockets and utilize machine learning to optimize satellite operations and enhance reliability. Targeting both government and commercial entities, Rocket Lab offers an end-to-end solution, from dedicated small satellite launches to complete spacecraft and component manufacturing.

Halter

Auckland

Halter develops precision livestock management technology for dairy farms, utilizing solar-powered, GPS-enabled collars to create virtual fences and monitor animal behavior. Their system transmits data via a localized network, eliminating the need for cellular coverage, and provides farmers with real-time insights into grazing patterns, animal health, and heat detection via a mobile application. This allows for optimized pasture management, improved animal welfare, and increased farm productivity without the infrastructure costs of traditional fencing.

Soul Machines

Auckland

Soul Machines develops and deploys photorealistic, AI-powered Digital Humans for enterprise applications. Their core technology centers on a platform allowing businesses to create and deploy these AI Agents – branded as Digital Workers – capable of natural language interaction and emotionally responsive behavior. Soul Machines targets organizations seeking to automate customer service, internal training, and employee support functions with highly engaging, human-like virtual agents.

Imagr

Auckland

Imagr develops SmartCart, a camera-based, checkout-free shopping cart that uses computer-vision AI to identify products as shoppers add them, offered as a white-label retrofit for retailers. Founded in 2017 in Auckland by William Chomley; backed by Toshiba Tec, raised ~$9.5M.

Ambit AI

Auckland

Ambit AI builds 'digital employees'—conversational AI assistants using NLP to handle customer-service inquiries for banking, insurance, telecom and retail. Founded in 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand; customers include Vodafone, Tower Insurance and Vector.