VC firm
GD1
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-21Source (opens in a new tab)
- Headquarters
- New Zealand
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Record updated 21 September 2026
About
GD1 is an operator-led venture capital fund backing New Zealand founders building category-defining companies — from first cheque to global scale.
Investment approach
- Thesis
- We back conviction before consensus. We make our own decisions, develop our own theses, and move when we believe. And we back the relationship, not the round. We are built to be the firm that stays, from the first cheque to the one that takes the company global.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Leads rounds
- Yes
- Lead policy
- We write first cheques at pre-seed, lead rounds at Series A, and follow on through Series B.
- Eligibility
- backing New Zealand founders building category-defining companies
- Investing status notes
- We invest early with deep conviction.
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