New Zealand · Investor

Global from Day One

Last cheque observed Oct 2024. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ADeep LearningNeural NetworkIn Vitro Diagnostics

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 10 on record
Since the last cheque733days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$12MCheque size, as they say$500K – $10MRounds led2 of 10Mostly inNew Zealand, 75%
Pitch Global from Day One

Global from Day One highlights

  1. 01

    10 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 2 rounds

What they do

GD1 is an operator-led venture capital fund backing New Zealand founders building category-defining companies, from first cheque to global scale.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$500K – $10M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Deep LearningNeural NetworkIn Vitro Diagnostics
Based in
Auckland, New Zealand
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first10 appearances

  1. 2024

    1 round

  2. Oct
    AlimetrySeries A · NZ · Startup Daily$18MLed
  3. 2022

    1 round

  4. Aug
  5. 2015

    1 round

  6. Jun
    Mish GuruSeed · NZUndisclosedWith 2 others
  7. 2014

    2 rounds

  8. Oct
    GlassjarSeed · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  9. May
    APIMATICSeed · NZUndisclosedWith 3 others
  10. 2013

    3 rounds

  11. Nov
    Texus FibreSeed · NZUndisclosedWith 2 others
  12. Sept
    PutekoSeed · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  13. May
    Footfalls & HeartbeatsSeedUndisclosedWith 2 others
  14. 2012

    2 rounds

  15. Dec
    HydrOxSysSeedUndisclosedWith 2 others
  16. Dec
    MobotechSeed · NZUndisclosedWith 2 others

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The team

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Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Global from Day One. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Global from Day One put money into.

Quick answers about Global from Day One

What does Global from Day One invest in?

Global from Day One invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Deep Learning, Neural Network and In Vitro Diagnostics.

How active is Global from Day One?

10 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Oct 2024.

What has Global from Day One invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Alimetry (Series A, Oct 2024) and Zenno Astronautics (Seed, Aug 2022).

How big are Global from Day One's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $10M.

Does Global from Day One lead rounds?

Yes: it led 2 of its 10 investments on record (20%).

Where does Global from Day One invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in New Zealand (75%), the United States (13%) and Japan (13%).

Is Global from Day One investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2024.

Who does Global from Day One invest alongside?

Most often New Zealand Growth Capital Partners (8 rounds together) and Sparkbox Ventures (8 rounds together).

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