Solving for life’s most inevitable, yet least prepared-for moment.
Why Willzee exists
Too many New Zealanders die without a Will. When that happens, the people left behind face unnecessary heartache, long delays, legal confusion and, in some cases, the wrong people inheriting everything.
It’s not just the absence of a Will that causes pain. It’s the outdated process that surrounds it. Even those who do make a Will often delay updating it, because the system charges them again for each revision. That leads to documents that are out of date or incomplete, leaving families exposed when the unexpected occurs.
of New Zealand adults don’t have a Will. When someone dies without one, the law decides who gets what.
What happens if I die?
A personal story
Willzee was born from lived experience.
Our founder, Clint Bratton, saw first-hand the injustice that can occur when someone dies without a Will.
A member of his extended family tragically died by suicide, spending time to document a tortured account of her struggles, but no Will or statement of wishes. Under laws of intestacy, the estate passed to the people at the heart of her suffering.
That outcome wasn’t just tragic. It was preventable.
Clint, a seasoned expert in data, CX and digital service design, decided to build a better solution. He brought together legal partners, engineers, privacy specialists and investors to create Willzee: a service that uses technology to simplify the process and protect what matters.
Who we build with
Willzee is a New Zealand business, working with New Zealand law firms and built for New Zealand families.
Willzee legal partners
New Zealand law firms who agree our partner terms: a fixed fee for standard estate administration, a preferred hourly rate, and no markups or referral payments.
Workplaces
Free sessions for teams on why a Will matters and how easy it is to get one done. Ask us about a talk for your workplace.
Charities
We’re building ways for New Zealanders to remember the causes they care about in their Will, free all year round.
