GD1 is a Venture Capital firm that invests with high conviction in exciting technology companies originating from New Zealand. Our team is passionate about creating and growing global businesses, and our goal is to transform NZ made into the next generation of globally disruptive tech solutions.
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Portfolio 13
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 30.08.2016 | Spotlight ... | spotlightr... | $5M | New Zealan... |
| - | StretchSen... | stretchsen... | $7.6M | New Zealan... |
| - | Vesper Mar... | vespermari... | - | New Zealan... |
| - | UBCO Ltd | ubcobikes.... | $20M | New Zealan... |
| - | San Draw I... | sandraw.co | - | Taiwan, Ta... |
| - | Mish Guru | mish.guru | - | United Sta... |
| - | Wipster | wipster.io | $1.2M | New Zealan... |
| - | Qotient | qotient.co... | - | United Sta... |
| - | Akubic | akubic.com | - | - |
| - | Modlar | modlar.com | - | - |
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News 16
| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.12.2021 | GD1 Investment Notes: Auror | With Auror fast developing into another iconic global tech success story, we’re excited to be a prou... |
| 10.12.2021 | Vignesh Kumar Co-Managing Partner | With a passion for all things tech, Silicon Valley experience, relentless curiosity and an incredibl... |
| 21.11.2021 | John Kells Co-Managing Partner | With a relentless appetite for seeking out inspirational opportunities, a drive to empower companies... |
| 21.11.2021 | Gary Wong CFO and Operating Partner | Gary Wong CFO and Operating Partner With a deep love for the power of diverse thinking; a knack for... |
| 19.08.2021 | Announcing Fund 3 First Close – $130M Raised for NZ’s Most A... | We’re excited to announce the first close of Fund 3, over target at $130 million. We’re looking to q... |
| 01.07.2021 | Elevate NZ invests $45M into GD1 Fund 3 | Elevate NZ invests $45 million into new Global From Day 1 (GD1) Fund 3 We’re thrilled to announce t... |
| 23.02.2021 | GD1 Founder Series #3 – Navigating Venture Capital in New Ze... | Over the first two instalments of our GD1 Founder Series, we covered when to seek investment and exp... |
| - | GD1 Sponsors UAIC Competition | Discovering the next generation of NZ Venture Capitalists! It’s great to be involved with the tea... |
| - | NZVIF, Taiwan’s NDF to jointly anchor second VC fund | Note, this first appeared on Deal Street Asia at this link |
| - | New $36 million fund launches to “plug a major gap” in the b... | A $36 million venture capital fund has been launched in New Zealand aiming to plug a gap in Series A... |
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Mentions in press and media 8
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 09.12.2021 | Investment Notes - Auror | We are excited to announce Movac Fund 5’s investment in Auror. Movac led the company’s $30m Series B... | movac.co.n... |
| 30.11.2021 | Foundry Lab exits stealth mode with “breakthrough” digital m... | New Zealand-based metal casting start-up Foundry Lab has emerged from stealth mode after raising $8 ... | 3dprinting... |
| 19.08.2021 | Robinhood just became a crypto company. If it does things ri... | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign ... | fortune.co... |
| 19.08.2021 | Robinhood just became a crypto company. If it does things ri... | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign ... | fortune.co... |
| 18.08.2021 | GD1's Fund 3 first close raises $130M | New Zealand venture capital firm Global From Day 1 (GD1) has announced the first close of its Fund 3... | nzgcp.co.n... |
| 30.06.2021 | Elevate invests $45million into GD1 | GD1 was established in 2012. With Fund 3, it will continue to partner with ambitious founders and te... | nzgcp.co.n... |
| 30.08.2016 | NZ’s Spotlight Reporting raises $5 m from Global from Day On... | Premium New Zealand-based cloud software company Spotlight Reporting has raised $5 million as their... | dealstreet... |
| - | Global from Day One raises US$26M for its second fund; makes... | - | globalfrom... |