Chintaka Ranatunga
Managing Partner and Co-Founder @ GD1 (Global From Day One)
Auckland, New Zealand
Chintaka Ranatunga is a seed investor at GD1 (Global From Day One) in Auckland focused on Software and Apps. Chintaka Ranatunga
- Total investments:
- 10
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 10%
Last updated:
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Industries Chintaka Ranatunga invests in
SoftwareAppsEdTechSaaSVideo
Stages Chintaka Ranatunga invests in
SeedSeries ASeries B
Countries Chintaka Ranatunga invests in
New ZealandIndiaUnited States
Round sizes
Seed $400k–$1.6MSeries A $890k–$3.6MSeries B $795k–$10M
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $400k–$1.6M
- Series A
- $890k–$3.6M
- Series B
- $795k–$10M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 5 (50%)
- Apps 3 (30%)
- EdTech 2 (20%)
- SaaS 1 (10%)
- Video 1 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 5 (50%)
- Series A 2 (20%)
- Series B 2 (20%)
Country
- New Zealand 6 (60%)
- India 1 (10%)
- United States 1 (10%)
Investments
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| UBCO is a New Zealand and US-based tech company that designs, develops, and distributes Utility Electric Vehicles and Portable Power Supplies for on-and off-road adventures, leisure and recreation, and commercial use where vehicle utility is required. UBCO have a desire to Power Your Purpose, through it's Utility Electric Vehicles (UEVs) thatcan change the way people ride, work, and play. UBCO currently has a digitally connected UEV platform which includes on- and off-road transport (2×2), portable power, accessories, and software. They provide a complete solution, from users to managers across a wide range of applications. | $10M / Series B / Sep 22, 2021 | ||
| Shuttlerock is a provider of mobile-first creative with unrivaled speed and limitless scale. The company's proprietary platform leverages designers and technology to quickly create high-performance mobile video ads using a single visual asset as simple as a still photo. The resulting ads allow agencies and brands to maximize existing creativefor a wider audience.Founded in 2011, Shuttlerock provides guidance on effective digital marketing all over the world in over 30 languages and is one of Facebook and Instagram marketing partners. | $795K / Series B / Nov 21, 2017 | ||
| Shuttlerock is a provider of mobile-first creative with unrivaled speed and limitless scale. The company's proprietary platform leverages designers and technology to quickly create high-performance mobile video ads using a single visual asset as simple as a still photo. The resulting ads allow agencies and brands to maximize existing creativefor a wider audience.Founded in 2011, Shuttlerock provides guidance on effective digital marketing all over the world in over 30 languages and is one of Facebook and Instagram marketing partners. | $890.1K / Series A / Nov 21, 2017 | ||
| Cloud based Reporting, Consolidation and Forecasting software for Accountants, Advisors and CFO's. | $3.6M / Series A / Aug 29, 2016 | ||
| Kami was founded in 2013 by four university friends (although the team has grown a bit since). We are one of the fastest-growing education technology companies. Kami has millions of users worldwide and Kami Heroes – a community of passionate teachers across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Kami is also a finalist for New Zealand Innovator of theYear. The investors backing Kami include leading Australian venture capitalist firm Right Click Capital, CapitalPitch, New Zealand-based Flying Kiwi Angels, New Zealand Venture Investment Fund, and notable Silicon Valley investors, such as Sam Altman of Y Combinator and Scott Nolan of Founders Fund. As a Premier Google Partner, Kami works instantly through seamless integration with G Suite apps, like Google Drive and Google Classroom, as well other educational programs like Canvas and Schoology. Our Team: We believe that having a dedicated, enthusiastic, and non-hierarchical team can achieve remarkable heights. Our company culture embraces diversity, ownership, and, most especially, collaboration. With these values, we're working to transform education so that teachers and students can achieve more together. It is important for us to maintain an encouraging environment where people can create ideas, generate solutions and, most especially, grow. If you want to join us in building the future of education, we'd love to hear from you at careers@kamiapp.com | Seed / Feb 17, 2015 | ||
| Kami was founded in 2013 by four university friends (although the team has grown a bit since). We are one of the fastest-growing education technology companies. Kami has millions of users worldwide and Kami Heroes – a community of passionate teachers across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Kami is also a finalist for New Zealand Innovator of theYear. The investors backing Kami include leading Australian venture capitalist firm Right Click Capital, CapitalPitch, New Zealand-based Flying Kiwi Angels, New Zealand Venture Investment Fund, and notable Silicon Valley investors, such as Sam Altman of Y Combinator and Scott Nolan of Founders Fund. As a Premier Google Partner, Kami works instantly through seamless integration with G Suite apps, like Google Drive and Google Classroom, as well other educational programs like Canvas and Schoology. Our Team: We believe that having a dedicated, enthusiastic, and non-hierarchical team can achieve remarkable heights. Our company culture embraces diversity, ownership, and, most especially, collaboration. With these values, we're working to transform education so that teachers and students can achieve more together. It is important for us to maintain an encouraging environment where people can create ideas, generate solutions and, most especially, grow. If you want to join us in building the future of education, we'd love to hear from you at careers@kamiapp.com | Seed / Jul 06, 2014 | ||
| APIMatic is a developer experience platform for web APIs. Their mission is to make developers productive through automatic code generation. APIMATIC allows companies to share their API descriptions with team members and stay updated about new API definitions. It also allows its users to share their subscriptions with team members. APIMATIC workswith SDK platforms such as Windows, Java, Android, Apple, and Go Language.Their code generation engine enables API providers to generate SDKs for their APIs within minutes and at a fraction of the cost. They provide tools like their API editor and API transformer to further aid API providers in minimizing the time required to ship excellent quality SDKs to the developers using their APIs. Their code generation engine is also capable of generating succinct and error-free documentation for APIs and SDKs, both. The documentation for the SDKs includes dynamic screenshots detailing usage instructions tailored to the provider's specific API and also code snippets showing example usage. As the cherry on the cake, they provide beautifully designed DX portals to encapsulate this documentation. | Seed / May 09, 2014 | ||
| QuiverVision is a one-stop shop for Augmented Reality content and lesson plans for Pre K to Year 6 and beyond. We develop the software behind the world’s best Augmented Reality Coloring Experiences. Our premier app, “Quiver”, makes learning fun. By combining amazing augmented reality technology with educational coloring pages, the Quiver Appdelivers engaging and magical experiences for all. The Quiver App makes a huge range of educational topics fun to learn about by letting the users creativity and imagination run wild. Every colored page comes to life in its uniquely colored way, giving the artist an immediate and special sense of ownership and pride! The Quiver App is immersive, educational, exciting and inspiring – a must have tool for the classroom or at home where kids can develop skills and retain knowledge like never before.Quiver makes lessons interactive, fun, and unforgettable, and we're sure your students will enjoy using Quiver Augmented Reality in the classroom. Here's a 45-sec video showing feedback from some teachers and kids: https://youtu.be/u_01V3sipL4Media: - TechCrunch - https://techcrunch.com/2013/07/17/colar-uses-augmented-reality-to-brings-your-kids-drawing-to-life/ | $1.6M / Seed / May 01, 2014 | ||
| Noonswoon provides mobile dating services for singles in Asia. | $400K / Seed / Sep 25, 2013 | ||
| Klip is a product discovery tool for interesting and off beat lifestyle products. It is for people who like things on and around them to reveal more of who they are.If you like standing out in the way you dress, if you like doing up your desk or home with things that have an edge about them or like to collect fun and quirky knick knacks orsimply have a taste for creative stuff that’s not main stream, then Klip is the perfect tool for you. It helps you find and create a virtual collection of these far out and quirky products. | Seed / Sep 06, 2013 |
Co-Investors
GD1 (Global From Day One) is a generalist venture capital fund supporting globally ambitious kiwi companies with capital, operating expertise, and international connections.
GD1 (Global From Day One) Contacts
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Partner
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Chintaka Ranatunga
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John Kells
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Vignesh Kumar
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FAQ
What does Chintaka Ranatunga invest in?
Chintaka Ranatunga invests primarily in Software, Apps and EdTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in New Zealand. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Chintaka Ranatunga invest in?
Chintaka Ranatunga typically joins rounds of $400k–$1.6M at Seed, $890k–$3.6M at Series A and $795k–$10M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Chintaka Ranatunga's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Chintaka Ranatunga took part in.
How do I contact Chintaka Ranatunga?
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When did Chintaka Ranatunga last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Chintaka Ranatunga closed in Sep 2021. Shizune tracks 10 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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