Global from Day One

Investor type

VC

Founded

2012

AUM

$140 M

Location

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

$1-5 m

Investment Ticket

5-7 years

Investment Horizon

Seed, Series A, Series B

Investment Stage

Sale to strategic investor, IPO, M&A

Exit Strategy

Investor profile last updated: 27 July, 2026

Profile

Global From Day One (GD1) Fund is a venture capital firm that invests with conviction in exciting high-growth technology companies (B2B Enterprise Software, Internet, Deep Tech, Health Tech and Software + Hardware) originating from New Zealand.

There is currently a generation of under the radar tech startups that, with the right capital and market presence, could become global leaders worth billions of dollars, creating thousands of high value jobs and driving economic transformation.

GD1 is fearless in seeking out these market driven opportunities, where we lead with purpose to provide capital and add value in support of ambitious and aspirational founders. We invest in Pre-A and Series A stage companies generating revenues of US$1-5m, mostly generated in large offshore markets.

Our seasoned investment team is agile and responsive as we dedicate our expertise, resources and networks to influence change and build winners.

Industry

Education Edtech Fintech Food and Beverage Foodtech Healthcare Services Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment Real Estate Security Software Transportation Energy Digital E-commerce/Marketplace Internet and Web Services Mobile/Apps SaaS Cloud Financial Services HealthTech

Region of investment

North America Europe Asia Australia and others

Global from Day One Funds

Name Type
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GD1 Fund II L.P.
Venture Capital (VC)
Digital
E-commerce/Marketplace
Fintech
Internet and Web Services
Mobile/Apps
SaaS
Software
Cloud
Pre-seed
Seed
Australia and others
$10-50 m
$34 M
May 2016
GD1 Fund 3 LP
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
SaaS
Security
Software
Energy
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
Australia and others
$5-10 m
$85 M
August 2021

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FAQs about Global from Day One

Global from Day One is located in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Global from Day One was founded in 2012.
Global from Day One invests in companies and startups in Education, Edtech, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Healthcare Services, Marketing and Advertising, Media and Entertainment, Real Estate, Security, Software, Transportation, Energy, Digital, E-commerce/Marketplace, Internet and Web Services, Mobile/Apps, SaaS, Cloud, Financial Services, HealthTech.
Global from Day One invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and others.
Global from Day One invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series A, Series B.
Global from Day One usually invests $1-5 m on average.
Global from Day One has around $140m assets under management.
Global from Day One last fund was created/launched in 2021-08-19