# Top 5 Franchise Startup Investors in Oceania in September 2026

## Graham Shaw
- Type: Angel
- Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Franchise

Graham Shaw

## Craig Winkler
- Type: Angel
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series C
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Accounting

Craig Winkler Co-founded Australian small business accounting software provider MYOB in 1991. Craig built MYOB to be a popular business tool and brand which, in 2004, merged with Solution 6 to become Australia’s largest IT company. Craig joined Xero's board and became a substantial shareholder in 2009. He now spends the bulk of his timeworking in the philanthropic sector.

## Global from Day One
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Manufacturing

GD1 is a Venture Capital firm that invests with high conviction in exciting technology companies originating from New Zealand. Our team is passionate about creating and growing global businesses, and our goal is to transform NZ made into the next generation of globally disruptive tech solutions.

## Richard Francis
- Type: Angel
- Location: Waimarama, Wellington, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Franchise

25 years of working with businesses and other organisations with strategy, finance, management, governance, reporting, accounting, tax, projects...Founded in 2011 an innovative software company - Spotlight Reporting - that provides award-winning performance-focussed SaaS products for business advisors and business owners in the Xero, QuickBooks,MYOB and Sage networks. Advanced reporting, consolidation, cashflow forecasting, and multi-entity goodness to (mainly) US, UK, NZ, Canada, South Africa and Australia businesses and progressive accounting firms.I am also GM of Spotlight Workpapers, an online compliance solution for accounting firms, acquired by Xero in 2012. Xero provide the world-leading cloud accounting product.I was also founder and Director of Francis Consulting, a boutique advisory, VCFO and Chartered Accounting practice based in Wellington. Am also Director/Shareholder of Silverstripe - leading CMS software.

## GD1 (Global From Day One)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology

GD1 is a Venture Capital firm that invests with high conviction in exciting technology companies originating from New Zealand. Our team is passionate about creating and growing global businesses, and our goal is to transform NZ made into the next generation of globally disruptive tech solutions.

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