0.Ventures

The three co-founders — Dan Khan (Startup Lead), Jane Treadwell-Hoye (Corporate Lead) and Lenz Gschwendtner (Studio Lead) — run their respective arms of the firm. Each has built and scaled technology companies before assembling 0.Ventures. The firm operates as a collective of complementary units rather than a hierarchical GP/LP structure, so studio incubation calls are Gschwendtner's domain, corporate engagements sit with Treadwell-Hoye, and accelerator programming flows through Khan's network.

The firm's pipeline is fed by its own grassroots programming. Startup Weekend and Lightning Lab accelerator events draw founders from regional New Zealand who would otherwise bypass the venture ecosystem. The 0.Studio also generates early-stage ventures internally, while 0.Corporate surfaces opportunities inside the enterprise clients that use the StartupOS methodology.

Neither. 0.Ventures is a hybrid that runs a venture studio, a corporate-innovation consultancy and a not-for-profit accelerator network concurrently. It does not raise third-party blind pools. The firm earns revenue through studio equity, corporate service contracts and community-programme funding, making it more of a structured ecosystem platform than a traditional venture capital fund.

There is no public record of 0.Ventures making fund commitments as a limited partner. The firm's activities are built around direct operating involvement — incubating its own ventures, taking stakes in startups that pass through its accelerator, and embedding corporate innovation programs inside client organisations.

Pre-seed, seed and early growth. The firm works with founders from their 'zero-point onwards,' often before they have incorporated or raised any outside capital. Its historical track record includes accelerator cohorts that progressed from idea stage through to venture-backed rounds, alongside later-stage corporate innovation mandates inside established enterprises.

No publicly stated exclusion list exists. The firm's programming is designed for a broadly diversified New Zealand economy, with observed activity spanning enterprise software, digital health, agritech, mobility and climate-aligned projects. Its regional mandate means it accepts founders from any sector as long as the venture can scale from a New Zealand base.

They share the same founding team. Dan Khan and his co-founders first brought Startup Weekend to New Zealand in 2010, then designed Lightning Lab in 2012 to be the country's leading seed-stage accelerator. 0.Ventures was built on top of that foundation as the parent entity housing the studio, corporate and programme arms, with Lightning Lab and Startup Weekend remaining operating brands within the 0.Programmes unit.