# Global from Day One: portfolio, investments and team

> Global from Day One is a vc firm based in New Zealand. 10 investments on record, latest Oct 2024. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/gd1-global-from-day-one (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Global from Day One

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

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Pre-seed Seed Series A Deep Learning Neural Network In Vitro Diagnostics

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record

Since the last cheque **733** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$12M** Cheque size, as they say **$500K – $10M** Rounds led **2 of 10** Mostly in **New Zealand, 75%**

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## Global from Day One highlights

- 01 10 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds
- 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-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Deep Learning Neural Network In Vitro Diagnostics
- **Based in:** Auckland, New Zealand
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **10 appearances**

- **2024** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Alimetry](https://millionrounds.com/company/alimetry)** Series A · NZ · Startup Daily **$18M** *Led*
- **2022** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Zenno Astronautics](https://millionrounds.com/company/zenno-astronautics)** Seed · NZ · Nuance Connected Capital **$6.4M** *Led*
- **2015** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Mish Guru](https://millionrounds.com/company/mish-guru)** Seed · NZ **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Glassjar](https://millionrounds.com/company/glassjar)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **May** **[APIMATIC](https://millionrounds.com/company/apimatic)** Seed · NZ **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **2013** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Texus Fibre](https://millionrounds.com/company/texus-fibre)** Seed · NZ **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Puteko](https://millionrounds.com/company/puteko)** Seed · JP **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **May** **[Footfalls & Heartbeats](https://millionrounds.com/company/footfalls-and-heartbeats)** Seed **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2012** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[HydrOxSys](https://millionrounds.com/company/hydroxsys)** Seed **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Dec** **[Mobotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobotech)** Seed · NZ **Undisclosed** With 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **1** person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$12M** the round, not its cheque

Led 2 of 10 rounds **20%**

- **Said size:** $500K – $10M
- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2024

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *9*
- Series A said *1*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Series B said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [New Zealand Growth Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-zealand-growth-capital-partners-nzgcp) 8
- [Sparkbox Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sparkbox-ventures) 8

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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.

[**New Zealand Growth Capital Partners** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-zealand-growth-capital-partners-nzgcp)[**Sparkbox Ventures** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sparkbox-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Global from Day One put money into.

[**Alimetry** $18M · Oct 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/alimetry)[**Zenno Astronautics** $6.4M · Aug 2022](https://millionrounds.com/company/zenno-astronautics)

## 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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