# Justine Smyth CNZM CNZM

> Justine Smyth CNZM CNZM is a pre-seed investor at Spark New Zealand backing Software and Education. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Spark New Zealand](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spark-new-zealand)
- Location: Auckland, New Zealand
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justine-smyth-cnzm-194a7122

Justine Smyth CNZM CNZM is a pre-seed investor at Spark New Zealand in Auckland focused on Software and Education. chair

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Education | 1 | 100% |
| Career Planning | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Excellent | Excellent develops an employee experience platform for the employee experience movement through learning, community, and certification. They specialize in embedding in teams, helping each individual, connecting the entire organization, adding employee experience design capabilities, and creating a culture of performance. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Sep 07, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blackbird Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackbird-ventures-australia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Icehouse Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/icehouse-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [K1W1](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/k1w1) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Spark New Zealand

VC Fund



2 contacts available at Spark New Zealand.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Simon Moutter | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/simon-moutter |
| Justine Smyth CNZM CNZM | chair | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/justine-smyth-cnzm-cnzm |

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## FAQ

### What does Justine Smyth CNZM CNZM invest in?

Justine Smyth CNZM CNZM invests primarily in Software, Education and Career Planning startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 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 Justine Smyth CNZM CNZM last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Justine Smyth CNZM CNZM closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 1 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?

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