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Business funding round

Haast Raises $12M Series A

Analysis based on 6 articles · First reported Apr 09, 2026 · Last updated Apr 14, 2026

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The successful Series A funding round for New Zealand — Haast indicates strong investor confidence in AI-powered compliance solutions, suggesting a growing market for technologies that automate regulatory and policy review. This event could lead to increased investment and innovation in the RegTech sector, potentially benefiting other companies in the industry and improving operational efficiency for enterprises adopting AI.

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New Zealand — Haast, an AI-powered enterprise compliance engine, announced it has raised $12 million in Series A funding, bringing its total capital raised to $17.05 million. The funding round was led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from DST Global, Airtree, VSR Ventures Private Limited, and Black Sheep Capital. New Zealand — Haast aims to solve the critical operational bottleneck faced by legal and compliance teams due to the explosion of AI-generated content, by embedding organizational policy and risk frameworks directly into enterprise workflows. The company plans to use the new capital to scale its agentic flows, accelerate product development, and expand its global enterprise footprint. Kunal Vankadara, cofounder and CEO of New Zealand — Haast, emphasized the company's goal to enable enterprises to move at AI speed while maintaining compliance, a sentiment echoed by Harshit Agarwal of Peak XV Partners, who highlighted the multi-billion dollar bottleneck New Zealand — Haast is addressing.

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New Zealand — Haast raised $12 million in Series A funding, bringing its total capital to $17.05 million, which will be used to scale operations, accelerate product development, and expand its global footprint. The company is addressing the bottleneck in enterprise compliance caused by the explosion of AI-generated content.
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Peak XV Partners led the Series A funding round for New Zealand — Haast, demonstrating confidence in New Zealand — Haast's solution for AI-native compliance.
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Kunal Vankadara, cofounder and CEO of New Zealand — Haast, articulated the company's vision to transform compliance into an automated engine embedded within global enterprises.
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Airtree participated in the Series A funding round for New Zealand — Haast.
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Black Sheep Capital participated in the Series A funding round for New Zealand — Haast.
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DST Global participated in the Series A funding round for New Zealand — Haast.
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