Global from Day One

Global from Day One is a venture capital firm based in Auckland, New Zealand, specializing in early-stage investments. The firm focuses on supporting businesses from the seed stage to growth phases, offering operational assistance in areas such as product development, growth strategies, and human resources. Global from Day One targets a diverse range of sectors, including business products and services, energy, financial services, healthcare, information technology, materials and resources, health tech, and software as a service (SaaS). By providing both capital and strategic support, the company aims to foster innovation and drive the success of emerging companies within New Zealand.

Nawaz Ahmed

General Partner

Vignesh Kumar

Co-Managing Partner

Past deals in New Zealand

Alimetry

Series A in 2024
Alimetry is a health technology startup based in Auckland, New Zealand, developing breakthrough solutions for diagnosing disorders of gastrointestinal (GI) function.

Formus

Seed Round in 2022
Formus specializes in personalized orthopedics by leveraging artificial intelligence and computational biomechanics to enhance pre-operative planning for joint replacement surgeries. With a foundation in two decades of musculoskeletal research, the company has developed a 3D planning platform that is FDA, PMDA, and TGA cleared, successfully planning over 3,000 hip replacement surgeries across more than 25 locations in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and the United States. By collaborating with implant manufacturers, Formus integrates its technology into existing medical workflows, aiming to reduce costs while improving the reliability and scalability of orthopedic procedures. Its innovative approach allows surgeons to tailor surgical plans to the individual needs of patients, ultimately enhancing surgical outcomes and advancing the field of orthopedics.

Runn

Seed Round in 2021
Runn, based in Wellington, New Zealand, specializes in Software-as-a-Service resource planning and forecasting solutions tailored for project-based businesses. Founded in 2018, Runn's platform enables project managers to effectively plan, track, and forecast staffing capacities and capabilities. Its cloud-based software offers features such as capacity planning, resourcing, project management, and financial forecasting, along with tools for scenario planning that help users assess the impact of new work on resources and financial outcomes. Runn's solutions facilitate a comprehensive view of ongoing projects and team member allocations, allowing managers to identify overbooking and resolve resource conflicts. By optimizing workloads and improving visibility across projects, Runn aims to enhance operational efficiency and support timely project delivery.

Dawn Aerospace

Venture Round in 2021
Dawn Aerospace is a company that designs and manufactures reusable spacecraft and non-toxic propulsion systems for satellites. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Delft, Netherlands, with facilities in Auckland, New Zealand, Dawn Aerospace focuses on developing same-day reusable launch vehicles that integrate with conventional aircraft, allowing for frequent and routine launches similar to commercial aviation. Their product line includes the MK-1, MK-2, MK-3, and MK-4 vehicles. In addition, the company offers high-performance propulsion systems that replace toxic fuels, like hydrazine, with safer alternatives, enhancing capabilities for satellites of various sizes, including CubeSats. By combining these technologies, Dawn Aerospace aims to create a scalable and environmentally friendly architecture for satellite delivery, positioning, and return.

Mish Guru

Seed Round in 2016
Mish Guru Limited is a marketing technology company based in Auckland, New Zealand, specializing in online tools for posting, tracking, and engaging with audiences on social media platforms like Snapchat and Instagram. Founded in 2014, Mish Guru offers a comprehensive storytelling suite that enhances a brand's content capabilities, enabling marketers to efficiently manage and analyze their social media campaigns. The company's platform allows users to rebroadcast crowd-sourced content during live events and campaigns, fostering greater engagement. By transitioning content consumption from mobile devices to desktop, Mish Guru provides valuable analytics that help marketers assess campaign performance and refine future strategies.

Spotlight Reporting

Series A in 2016
Spotlight Reporting Limited specializes in providing cloud-based business intelligence tools tailored for accountants, business owners, franchises, and not-for-profit organizations. Established in 2003 and headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand, the company offers a suite of products, including Spotlight Reporting for detailed performance analysis, Spotlight Dashboard for resilience and performance reporting, and Spotlight Forecasting, which features an all-in-one tool for predictive analytics. Additionally, Spotlight Multi caters to multi-entity organizations by facilitating consolidated views, key performance indicators, and exception reporting. The software is designed to streamline financial reporting processes by integrating with various financial and non-financial systems, enabling clients to generate dashboards, reports, and forecasts efficiently. Spotlight Reporting has expanded its presence with offices in Australia, the United Kingdom, California, and Canada.

Mish Guru

Angel Round in 2015
Mish Guru Limited is a marketing technology company based in Auckland, New Zealand, specializing in online tools for posting, tracking, and engaging with audiences on social media platforms like Snapchat and Instagram. Founded in 2014, Mish Guru offers a comprehensive storytelling suite that enhances a brand's content capabilities, enabling marketers to efficiently manage and analyze their social media campaigns. The company's platform allows users to rebroadcast crowd-sourced content during live events and campaigns, fostering greater engagement. By transitioning content consumption from mobile devices to desktop, Mish Guru provides valuable analytics that help marketers assess campaign performance and refine future strategies.

APIMatic

Seed Round in 2014
APIMatic Ltd. is a developer experience platform based in Auckland, New Zealand, that specializes in enhancing the productivity of developers through automatic code generation for APIs. Founded in 2010, the company provides tools that enable users to create, import, validate, and generate Software Development Kits (SDKs) for REST APIs. APIMatic's platform allows API providers to generate SDKs quickly and cost-effectively, while also producing succinct and error-free documentation that includes dynamic screenshots and code snippets tailored to each API. The company offers a range of components, including an API editor and transformer, that streamline the process of API consumption and integration. By facilitating collaboration and sharing among team members, APIMatic aims to simplify the development workflow and improve the overall developer experience.

QuiverVision

Seed Round in 2014
QuiverVision Limited, based in Auckland, New Zealand, specializes in developing augmented reality applications that enhance educational experiences for children. Founded in 2012, the company is known for its flagship app, Quiver, which transforms traditional coloring activities into interactive learning experiences. By combining augmented reality technology with educational coloring pages, Quiver engages children from Pre K to Year 6, allowing their creativity to flourish while learning about a wide range of topics. As users color their pages, the app brings their artwork to life, fostering a sense of ownership and pride. QuiverVision aims to make lessons interactive and memorable, supporting skill development and knowledge retention in an exciting and immersive way.

Puteko

Seed Round in 2013
Puteko was founded in 2012 as a spin-off company of the Human Interface Technology Laboratory New Zealand. We produce both branded content and the technology to transform that content into personalized, immersive experiences. With the colAR Mix app, users can download branded artwork, color it in, and then bring it to life via interactive, three-dimensional, personalized animations. The app is available for free on iTunes, the Apple App Store, and the Google Play store. For more information, go to http://www.colarmix.com.

Footfalls & Heartbeats

Seed Round in 2013
Footfalls & Heartbeats Ltd., based in Auckland, New Zealand, specializes in developing and manufacturing intelligent textiles that function as sensors. Founded in 2010 by chemist Simon McMaster, the company focuses on a diverse range of applications, including wound care, compression garments, infant and athlete monitoring, and remote health monitoring in high-risk environments. Their proprietary technology allows fabrics to measure tensile and compressive forces, as well as temperature, with potential expansions to include tracking movement and bio-electrical outputs. This innovative approach not only supports healthcare and athletic performance but also offers applications in aerospace and automotive industries by monitoring structural integrity in composite materials. Footfalls & Heartbeats aims to deliver durable, safe, and comfortable fabrics that can provide valuable data to enhance health outcomes, thereby addressing the growing demand for intelligent fabrics in the global market. The company is led by Brent Ogilvie and supported by a team of experienced directors and investors, actively seeking commercial partners to expand its impact across various sectors.

HydrOxSys

Seed Round in 2012
HydrOxSys Limited, founded in June 2012 and based in Auckland, New Zealand, specializes in the development of durable membranes designed to extract water from contaminated sources. The company's innovative technology focuses on dense film asymmetric membranes, which are particularly effective in harsh, remote, and unsupervised environments. HydrOxSys aims to provide scalable and cost-effective solutions for water purification that exclude harmful substances such as pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and endocrine disruptors, while maintaining a high water flux output. As global demand for advanced water extraction methods grows, the company is committed to delivering revolutionary technologies that address the needs of businesses and local governments alike.

Mobotech

Seed Round in 2012
Mobotech designs and manufactures robotic handling solutions for commercial applications. Its first product, Mobot, fills the gap between hand barrow and forklift. Due to health and safety constraints trucks doing deliveries of FMCG products are only running with 60% capacity. Its customers are large FMCG distributors/logistics companies. This disruptive technology gives logistics companies a ROI in less than 3 months. The Mobot is a patented small robotic forklift: offering more cost effective & safer distribution logistics for the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), light industry, container de-stuffing and military industries. They are a New Zealand registered (2519891) Limited Company exporting to Australia, North America and Europe.
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