# David Beard > David Beard is a seed investor at Movac (Auckland) backing SaaS, Software and iOS. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Movac](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/movac) - Location: Auckland, New Zealand - Total investments: 8 - Last investment: Apr 2023 - Lead investor: 38% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-beard-99110216 - Website: https://x.com/dgbeard David Beard is a seed investor at Movac in Auckland focused on SaaS and Software. David Beard is based out of Auckland, Auckland and is the partner of Movac. David previously worked at Deloitte New Zealand as a senior manager. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | SaaS | 2 | 25% | | Software | 2 | 25% | | iOS | 1 | 13% | | Beauty | 1 | 13% | | Energy | 1 | 13% | 23 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 4 | 50% | | Funding Round | 2 | 25% | | Series A | 1 | 13% | | Series B | 1 | 13% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | New Zealand | 5 | 63% | | United States | 1 | 13% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Bspkl | Bspkl manufactures Catalyst Coated Membrane (CCM) for hydrogen Electrolysers. | $1.6M | Seed | Apr 03, 2023 | | | Yabble | Yabble provides a platform that uses machine learning and natural language processing to help brands connect with more than 62 million consumers globally, and collect data in real-time. Using the solution, clients can build their own surveys and manage their own customer research communities. | | | Sep 08, 2021 | | | Yabble | Yabble provides a platform that uses machine learning and natural language processing to help brands connect with more than 62 million consumers globally, and collect data in real-time. Using the solution, clients can build their own surveys and manage their own customer research communities. | $2.3M | Seed | Sep 08, 2021 | | | NanoLayr | NanoLayr is a New Zealand-owned and operated textile company, offering industrial scale, nanofibre production services along with co-development and commercialization of nanofibre products. Using the process of electrospinning, and only the finest materials, we can create custom-made fibres, delivering revolutionary products to multiple marketsincluding filtration, cosmetics and healthcare, textiles, composites and electronics. NanoLayr, the global leader in high-performance functional textiles using our advanced nanofibre technology. | $6M | Series A | Apr 08, 2020 | | | Timely | Timely is a privately held company that provides an appointment booking software. It enables users to effortlessly manage their appointments, clients, sales, staff, stock, and reporting. Users can create the perfect client experience with online bookings, deposits, payments, Afterpay, gift vouchers, and automatic SMS or email reminders. Thecompany was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Dunedin. | $4.3M | | Nov 11, 2017 | | | Mint Innovation | Founded in 2016, members of the Mint Innovation team have a strong background in chemistry, biotechnology, and leveraging IP in the industrial sector. They are scaling their technology in their Auckland plant and labs to demonstrate the commercial application of their biometallurgy processes for metal recovery. | | Series B | | | | Modlar | Modlar helps bring great design to life by connecting architects from the world's top firms with building products from the world's best brands. Modlar is used by architects at 94% of the world’s top 100 firms who are actively working on construction documents and written specifications—just the people most building productmanufacturers want to reach. Modlar is funded by Movac, New Zealand's top tech investor. | | Seed | | | | Migco Pharmaceuticals | Migco Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company focused on designed to develop new drug therapies for migraine headache. | | Seed | | | 8 of 8 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [New Zealand Growth Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-zealand-growth-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together - [Enterprise Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enterprise-angels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Hillfarrance Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hillfarrance-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [AngelHQ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angelhq) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Angel Investors Marlborough](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-investors-marlborough) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Investible](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/investible) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Movac VC Fund · Wellington, New Zealand Movac is a venture capital company that invests in early stage technology companies. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Wellington, New Zealand. 5 contacts available at Movac. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Andrew Tokeley | Operating Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-tokeley | | David Beard | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-beard | | Mark Stuart | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-stuart-3 | | Mark Vivian | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-vivian | | Yogesh Patel | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yogesh-patel-3 | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does David Beard invest in? David Beard invests primarily in SaaS, Software and iOS startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in New Zealand. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did David Beard last invest? The most recent investment recorded for David Beard closed in Apr 2023. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly. ### Is Shizune's investor data accurate? 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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