Backing audacious entrepreneurs before the world catches up
Auden is an early-stage venture firm
investing in globally ambitious companies.
Auckland · San Francisco
Approach
Local conviction.
Global perspective.
Auden invests at pre-seed, seed, and Series A, bringing founders the judgment, relationships, and long-term support needed to build enduring global companies.
Much of what we back has a New Zealand connection. Not all of it.
Founder
Warren Shaeffer
Warren founded and led two venture-backed companies through acquisition before spending a decade as an early-stage investor, first as an angel, then as a Scout for Andreessen Horowitz and a Partner at Pear VC.
He works with founders from the earliest days, and knows what it takes to go from zero to global scale.