# David Booth

> David Booth is a seed investor at Sparkbox Ventures backing Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Sparkbox Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sparkbox-ventures)
- Location: Wellington, New Zealand
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://nz.linkedin.com/in/daveboothy
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/daveboothy
- Website: https://x.com/daveboothy

David Booth is a seed investor at Sparkbox Ventures in Wellington focused on Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical. David Booth - Venture Principal @ Sparkbox Ventures

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 67% |
| Pharmaceutical | 2 | 67% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 67% |
| Audio | 1 | 33% |
| Consumer | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NExTNet | NExTNet is a Silicon Valley Venture-backed Generative AI technology startup. Our mission is to organize and integrate the world’s biomedical knowledge and make it accessible. | $1.3M | Seed | May 31, 2023 |  |
| Nextnet | Nextnet is a Silicon Valley Venture-backed Generative AI technology startup. Our mission is to organize and integrate the world’s biomedical knowledge and make it accessible. | $1.3M | Seed | May 31, 2023 |  |
| Leather Corp | The New Sound of Entertainment | $685K | Pre-Seed | Dec 06, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Hike Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hike-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Propel(X)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/propelx) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Village Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/village-global-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HorizenNet Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/horizennet-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Protocol Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/protocol-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Sparkbox Ventures

VC Fund · Auckland, New Zealand

Sparkbox Ventures was founded in 2001 and is New Zealand's most active seed stage investor

4 contacts available at Sparkbox Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Booth | Venture Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-booth-5 |
| Ben Reynolds | Venture Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-reynolds |
| Chintaka Ranatunga | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chintaka-ranatunga |
| Greg Sitters | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-sitters |

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## FAQ

### What does David Booth invest in?

David Booth invests primarily in Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did David Booth last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Booth closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 3 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.

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