# K1W1: portfolio, investments and team

> K1W1 is an investment firm based in New Zealand. 70 investments on record, 6 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# K1W1

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 70 cheques on record.

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Grant Seed Venture Apps Internet

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**38%** of best year **6** **cheques in 12 months**, 70 on record

Since the last cheque **12** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.3M** Rounds led **0 of 70** Sole investor **4 rounds** Mostly in **New Zealand, 88%**

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## K1W1 highlights

- 01 6 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Grant and Seed: 52% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $3.4M

## What they do

- **Type:** Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Apps Internet
- **Based in:** New Zealand
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **70 appearances**

- **2026** 6 rounds
- **Oct** **[SupaHuman](https://millionrounds.com/company/supahuman)** Series A · NZ · Startup Daily **$1.5M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[First Table](https://millionrounds.com/company/first-table)** Series B · NZ **$7.2M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Vessev](https://millionrounds.com/company/vessev)** Series A · NZ · Startup Daily **$19M** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[Hyades](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyades)** Pre-seed · NZ · Startup Daily **$634K** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Appetise](https://millionrounds.com/company/appetise)** Series A · NZ · Startup Daily **$7.0M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Contented AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/contented-ai)** Seed · NZ **$4.1M** With 3 others
- **2025** 6 rounds
- **Jul** **[Factor](https://millionrounds.com/company/factor)** Seed · PA **$3.0M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Mara Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/mara-bio)** Seed · NZ **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Litmaps](https://millionrounds.com/company/litmaps)** Series A · NZ **$1.0M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Kai's Education](https://millionrounds.com/company/kai-s-education)** Seed · US **$830K** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Lodestone Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/lodestone-energy)** Venture · NZ **$30M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Atomic](https://millionrounds.com/company/atomic)** Venture · US **$2.5M** Sole investor
- **2024** 15 rounds
- **Dec** **[Nilo](https://millionrounds.com/company/nilo)** Series A · NZ **$7.6M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Auror](https://millionrounds.com/company/auror)** Series C · NZ · Startup Daily **$49M** With 9 others
- **Oct** **[Emerge](https://millionrounds.com/company/emerge)** Series A · NZ · Startup Daily **$7.3M** With 8 others
- **Sept** **[Astrix Astronautics](https://millionrounds.com/company/astrix-astronautics)** Grant · NZ **$2.5M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Mushroom Material](https://millionrounds.com/company/mushroom-material)** Seed · NZ **$5.1M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Zincovery](https://millionrounds.com/company/zincovery)** Venture · NZ **$6.1M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[The Insides](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-insides)** Grant · NZ **$7K** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Pyper Vision](https://millionrounds.com/company/pyper-vision)** Grant · NZ **$18K** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Cogo](https://millionrounds.com/company/cogo)** Grant · NZ **$7K** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Quantifi Photonics](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantifi-photonics)** Grant · NZ **$27K** With 4 others
- **May** **[Evnex](https://millionrounds.com/company/evnex)** Venture · NZ **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **May** **[Liquium](https://millionrounds.com/company/liquium)** Grant · NZ **$21K** With 1 other
- **May** **[Tectonus](https://millionrounds.com/company/tectonus)** Grant · NZ **$15K** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Daisy Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/daisy-lab)** Grant · NZ **$31K** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Upstock](https://millionrounds.com/company/upstock)** Seed · US **$2.1M** With 4 others
- **2023** 17 rounds
- **Nov** **[Kry10](https://millionrounds.com/company/kry10)** Seed · US **$3.5M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Akahu](https://millionrounds.com/company/akahu)** Venture · NZ **$1.4M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Rocos](https://millionrounds.com/company/rocos)** Grant · NZ **$18K** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Vortex Power Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/vortex-power-systems)** Grant · NZ **$25K** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[CarbonCrop](https://millionrounds.com/company/carboncrop)** Venture · NZ **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[HydrOxSys](https://millionrounds.com/company/hydroxsys)** Grant · NZ **$54K** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Techion Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/techion-group)** Grant · NZ **$15K** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Dennisson Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/dennisson-technologies)** Grant · NZ **$27K** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Humble Bee Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/humble-bee-bio)** Grant · NZ **$28K** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Simfuni](https://millionrounds.com/company/simfuni)** Series A · NZ **$1.8M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[croptide](https://millionrounds.com/company/croptide)** Grant · NZ **$35K** With 2 others
- **May** **[Upstream Medical Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/upstream-medical-technologies)** Venture · NZ **$1.2M** With 4 others
- **May** **[PowerON](https://millionrounds.com/company/poweron)** Venture · NZ **Undisclosed** With 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.

## The cheque

Grant Seed Venture

Median round joined **$1.3M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.4M**

Led 0 of 70 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 4 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Grant *20*
- Seed *13*
- Venture *13*
- Series A *12*
- Series C *3*
- Pre-seed *3*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Icehouse Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures) 34
- [Callaghan Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/callaghan-innovation) 32
- [New Zealand Growth Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-zealand-growth-capital-partners-nzgcp) 18
- [Enterprise Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-angels) 13
- [NZVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nzvc) 9
- [Pacific Channel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pacific-channel) 6

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## 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 Ventures** VC firm **34** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures)[**Callaghan Innovation** Investment firm **32** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/callaghan-innovation)[**New Zealand Growth Capital Partners** VC firm **18** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-zealand-growth-capital-partners-nzgcp)[**Enterprise Angels** Angel network **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-angels)[**NZVC** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nzvc)[**Pacific Channel** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pacific-channel)[**Khosla Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[**Blackbird Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2)[**Startmate** Accelerator **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startmate)[**Angel Invest** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angel-invest)[**Shasta Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures)[**Bessemer** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer)

## Recently backed

The latest companies K1W1 put money into.

[**First Table** $7.2M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/first-table)[**Vessev** $19M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/vessev)[**Hyades** $634K · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyades)[**Factor** $3.0M · Jul 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/factor)[**Mara Bio** $1.0M · Jul 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/mara-bio)[**Litmaps** $1.0M · May 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/litmaps)

## 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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