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K1W1

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 70 cheques on record.

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GrantSeedVentureAppsInternet

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38%of best year6cheques in 12 months, 70 on record
Since the last cheque12days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.3MRounds led0 of 70Sole investor4 roundsMostly inNew Zealand, 88%
Pitch K1W1

K1W1 highlights

  1. 01

    6 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Grant and Seed: 52% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $3.4M

What they do

Type
Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
AppsInternet
Based in
New Zealand
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first70 appearances

  1. 2026

    6 rounds

  2. Oct
    SupaHumanSeries A · NZ · Startup Daily$1.5MWith 4 others
  3. Sept
    First TableSeries B · NZ$7.2MWith 2 others
  4. Aug
    VessevSeries A · NZ · Startup Daily$19MWith 6 others
  5. Jul
    HyadesPre-seed · NZ · Startup Daily$634KWith 4 others
  6. Feb
    AppetiseSeries A · NZ · Startup Daily$7.0MWith 5 others
  7. Feb
    Contented AISeed · NZ$4.1MWith 3 others
  8. 2025

    6 rounds

  9. Jul
    FactorSeed · PA$3.0MWith 4 others
  10. Jul
    Mara BioSeed · NZ$1.0MSole investor
  11. May
    LitmapsSeries A · NZ$1.0MWith 3 others
  12. Apr
    Kai's EducationSeed · US$830KWith 2 others
  13. Apr
    Lodestone EnergyVenture · NZ$30MSole investor
  14. Apr
    AtomicVenture · US$2.5MSole investor
  15. 2024

    15 rounds

  16. Dec
    NiloSeries A · NZ$7.6MWith 2 others
  17. Nov
    AurorSeries C · NZ · Startup Daily$49MWith 9 others
  18. Oct
    EmergeSeries A · NZ · Startup Daily$7.3MWith 8 others
  19. Sept
    Astrix AstronauticsGrant · NZ$2.5MWith 3 others
  20. Aug
    Mushroom MaterialSeed · NZ$5.1MWith 5 others
  21. Aug
    ZincoveryVenture · NZ$6.1MWith 3 others
  22. Jul
    The InsidesGrant · NZ$7KWith 2 others
  23. Jul
    Pyper VisionGrant · NZ$18KWith 3 others
  24. Jul
    CogoGrant · NZ$7KWith 4 others
  25. Jul
    Quantifi PhotonicsGrant · NZ$27KWith 4 others
  26. May
    EvnexVenture · NZUndisclosedWith 2 others
  27. May
    LiquiumGrant · NZ$21KWith 1 other
  28. May
    TectonusGrant · NZ$15KWith 3 others
  29. Apr
    Daisy LabGrant · NZ$31KWith 2 others
  30. Feb
    UpstockSeed · US$2.1MWith 4 others
  31. 2023

    17 rounds

  32. Nov
    Kry10Seed · US$3.5MWith 2 others
  33. Oct
    AkahuVenture · NZ$1.4MWith 1 other
  34. Sept
    RocosGrant · NZ$18KWith 2 others
  35. Sept
    Vortex Power SystemsGrant · NZ$25KWith 4 others
  36. Aug
    CarbonCropVenture · NZUndisclosedWith 3 others
  37. Aug
    HydrOxSysGrant · NZ$54KWith 1 other
  38. Aug
    Techion GroupGrant · NZ$15KWith 2 others
  39. Aug
    Dennisson TechnologiesGrant · NZ$27KWith 3 others
  40. Jul
    Humble Bee BioGrant · NZ$28KWith 3 others
  41. Jul
    SimfuniSeries A · NZ$1.8MWith 2 others
  42. Jul
    croptideGrant · NZ$35KWith 2 others
  43. May
    Upstream Medical TechnologiesVenture · NZ$1.2MWith 4 others
  44. May
    PowerONVenture · NZUndisclosedWith 4 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.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as K1W1. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Icehouse VenturesVC firm34rounds togetherCallaghan InnovationInvestment firm32rounds togetherNew Zealand Growth Capital PartnersVC firm18rounds togetherEnterprise AngelsAngel network13rounds togetherNZVCVC firm9rounds togetherPacific ChannelVC firm6rounds togetherKhosla VenturesVC firm5rounds togetherBlackbird VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherStartmateAccelerator4rounds togetherAngel InvestVC firm3rounds togetherShasta VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherBessemerVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies K1W1 put money into.

First Table$7.2M · Sept 2026Vessev$19M · Aug 2026Hyades$634K · Jul 2026Factor$3.0M · Jul 2025Mara Bio$1.0M · Jul 2025Litmaps$1.0M · May 2025

Quick answers about K1W1

What does K1W1 invest in?

K1W1 invests most often at Grant and Seed (52% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Apps and Internet.

How active is K1W1?

70 investments on record, 6 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has K1W1 invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: SupaHuman (Series A, Oct 2026), First Table (Series B, Sept 2026) and Vessev (Series A, Aug 2026).

How big are K1W1's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.3M.

Does K1W1 lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 70 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does K1W1 invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in New Zealand (88%) and the United States (10%).

Is K1W1 investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 6 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does K1W1 invest alongside?

Most often Icehouse Ventures (34 rounds together), Callaghan Innovation (32 rounds together) and New Zealand Growth Capital Partners (18 rounds together).

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