# GD1: portfolio, investments and team > GD1 is a vc firm. 8 investments on record, 5 in the last 12 months, latest Aug 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/gd1 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # GD1 Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 8 cheques on record. Email Deploying now VC firm Series A Pre-seed Series B Follow GD1 and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fgd1) Deploying now **100%** of best year **5** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record Since the last cheque **71** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$22M** Rounds led **3 of 8** Mostly in **New Zealand, 75%** Pitch GD1 ## GD1 highlights - 01 5 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Series A and Pre-seed: 63% of its rounds - 03 Led 3 rounds ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances** - **2026** 5 rounds - **Aug** **[Vessev](https://millionrounds.com/company/vessev)** Series A · NZ · Startup Daily **$19M** With 6 others - **Jul** **[Outlier Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/outlier-space)** Pre-seed · NZ · TechStartups **$7.3M** *Led* - **Jun** **[Dawn Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/dawn-aerospace)** Series B · NZ · Firms' own news pages **$25M** With 18 others - **Apr** **[Caruso](https://millionrounds.com/company/caruso)** Series A · NZ · Startup Daily **$9.3M** *Led* - **Jan** **[Ivo](https://millionrounds.com/company/ivo)** Series B · US · AlleyWatch **$55M** With 6 others - **2025** 2 rounds - **Feb** **[Polymath](https://millionrounds.com/company/polymath)** Pre-seed · NZ · Startup Daily **$860K** *Led* - **Feb** **[Ivo](https://millionrounds.com/company/ivo)** Series A · US · Startup Daily **$26M** With 6 others - **2024** 1 round - **Nov** **[Auror](https://millionrounds.com/company/auror)** Series C · NZ · Startup Daily **$49M** With 9 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 cheque Series A Pre-seed Series B Median round joined **$22M** the round, not its cheque Led 3 of 8 rounds **38%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Aug 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A *3* - Pre-seed *2* - Series B *2* - Series C *1* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 Often in the room with - [Icehouse Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures) 5 - [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) 3 - [Blackbird](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird) 2 - [Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2) 2 - [Costanoa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/costanoa-ventures) 2 - [Fika Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fika-ventures) 2 **Pitching GD1?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as GD1. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Icehouse Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures)[**Shasta Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures)[**Blackbird** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird)[**Blackbird Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2)[**Costanoa Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/costanoa-ventures)[**Fika Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fika-ventures)[**K1W1** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k1w1)[**NZVC** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nzvc)[**Uncork Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uncork-capital) ## Recently backed The latest companies GD1 put money into. [**Vessev** $19M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/vessev)[**Outlier Space** $7.3M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/outlier-space)[**Dawn Aerospace** $25M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/dawn-aerospace)[**Ivo** $55M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/ivo)[**Polymath** $860K · Feb 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/polymath)[**Auror** $49M · Nov 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/auror) ## Quick answers about GD1 ### What does GD1 invest in? GD1 invests most often at Series A and Pre-seed (63% of the rounds on record). ### How active is GD1? 8 investments on record, 5 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 3. The most recent was in Aug 2026. ### What has GD1 invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Vessev (Series A, Aug 2026), Outlier Space (Pre-seed, Jul 2026) and Dawn Aerospace (Series B, Jun 2026). ### How big are GD1's cheques? The median round it joins is $22M. ### Does GD1 lead rounds? Yes: it led 3 of its 8 investments on record (38%). ### Where does GD1 invest? Most of the companies it backs are in New Zealand (75%) and the United States (25%). ### Is GD1 investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 5 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does GD1 invest alongside? Most often Icehouse Ventures (5 rounds together), Shasta Ventures (3 rounds together) and Blackbird (2 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=gd1) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=gd1)