# Kirsti Grant

> Kirsti Grant is a seed investor at Populate (Auckland) backing Software and EdTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Populate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/populate)
- Location: Auckland, New Zealand
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Sep 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://nz.linkedin.com/in/kirstigrant
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/KirstiGrant
- Website: https://populate.io/

Kirsti Grant is a seed investor at Populate in Auckland focused on Software and EdTech. Kirsti Grant - CEO & Co-founder @ Populate

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $653k–$1.3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 67% |
| EdTech | 1 | 33% |
| Consumer Software | 1 | 33% |
| Data Visualization | 1 | 33% |
| Predictive Analytics | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

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

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 1 | 33% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Remote Social | Remote Social is the ultimate destination for remote and hybrid teams to come together online to build connection and culture through play and shared experiences. | $653K | Seed | Sep 01, 2021 |  |
| Komodo Wellbeing | The data-driven wellbeing platform that empowers students and enables schools to make positive and effective interventions. | $1.3M | Seed | Aug 30, 2021 |  |
| Remote Social | Remote Social is the ultimate destination for remote and hybrid teams to come together online to build connection and culture through play and shared experiences. | $700.8K | Pre-Seed | Nov 01, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Black Nova Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/black-nova-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Black Nova Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/black-nova-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Flying Fox Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flying-fox) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Icehouse Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/icehouse-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Folklore Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tempus-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Populate

VC Fund · Auckland, New Zealand

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2 contacts available at Populate.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kirsti Grant | CEO & Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kirsti-grant |
| Matt Evans | Senior Engineer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-evans-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Kirsti Grant invest in?

Kirsti Grant invests primarily in Software, EdTech and Consumer Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Kirsti Grant's check size?

Kirsti Grant typically joins rounds of $653k–$1.3M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Kirsti Grant participates in.

### When did Kirsti Grant last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kirsti Grant closed in Sep 2021. 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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