Sam Morgan
Angel Investor
Nelson, New Zealand
Sam Morgan is a seed investor in Nelson focused on Software and SaaS. Sam started his career at Deloitte Consulting and is best known for founding online auction website Trade Me which, in 2006, sold for $NZ750 million. Sam also built a successful online dating and friend reuniting businesses in New Zealand, Australia and Canada.Sam is an active investor and philanthropist. Sam's holdings include a number ofother successful web businesses including Visfleet and Sonar6.
- Total investments:
- 9
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 11%
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Industries Sam Morgan invests in
Stages Sam Morgan invests in
Countries Sam Morgan invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $385k–$1.5M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 5 (56%)
- SaaS 2 (22%)
- Apps 1 (11%)
- Solar 1 (11%)
- Video 1 (11%)
Stage
- Seed 3 (33%)
- Series A 1 (11%)
- Series B 1 (11%)
- Series C 1 (11%)
- Series D 1 (11%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lodestone Energy builds and develops sustainable power production farms through solar energy market. It is based in Auckland, New Zealand. | $300M / Series B / Jun 06, 2022 | ||
| 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. | $20M / Series A / May 03, 2021 | ||
| FROM IDEAS TO IMPACT: UNIFY PEOPLE AND DECISION MAKERSMake the best decisions using the best data. Joyous builds human relationships, and aligns people around common challenges, leveraging their ideas to make an impact.Joyous helps people talk about a specific topic that impacts them every day - right at the time decision makers are planning todo something about it. Joyous starts conversations and a real person from the organization responds.Joyous identifies actionable phrases, groups them in real-time and delivers a prioritized action plan. Joyous accelerates operational excellence, strategic program execution, transformation, tools adoption, customer experience and more.Everyone deserves to be Joyous! | $1.5M / Seed / Jul 11, 2018 | ||
| Goodnest's mission is to make your life easier, starting in your home. We use technology to improve the quality and lower the price of consumer services throughout the APAC region. | $1M / Seed / Jul 10, 2017 | ||
| Vend is web-based point-of-sale and retail management software. Vend allows real-world retail store owners or managers to have full visibility and centralized control of one to many retail stores.Vend runs in the browser and supports full online and offline modes. Even though Vend is web-based it works offline, so users can keep making salesif the internet drops out.Vend integrates seamlessly with other web applications used to run retail stores, like accounting, eCommerce, appointment scheduling, and others.The Vend platform is subscription-based, never requires backups or upgrades and lets retailers get on with running their retail enterprise instead of worrying about their IT infrastructure. | $9M / Series D / Dec 22, 2016 | ||
| Vend is web-based point-of-sale and retail management software. Vend allows real-world retail store owners or managers to have full visibility and centralized control of one to many retail stores.Vend runs in the browser and supports full online and offline modes. Even though Vend is web-based it works offline, so users can keep making salesif the internet drops out.Vend integrates seamlessly with other web applications used to run retail stores, like accounting, eCommerce, appointment scheduling, and others.The Vend platform is subscription-based, never requires backups or upgrades and lets retailers get on with running their retail enterprise instead of worrying about their IT infrastructure. | $8M / Series C / Jul 31, 2015 | ||
| CloudCannon is an online platform for managing and maintaining static websites. | $385K / Seed / Oct 20, 2014 | ||
| Xero is an online accounting software suite for small businesses, accountants, and bookkeepers. It enables its users to track and manage cash flow processes, invoicing, payments, reporting, and pay runs. Users can use Xero through any of its three monthly subscription packages: starter, standard, and premium. | $16.6M / Post-IPO Equity / Feb 03, 2012 | ||
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FAQ
What does Sam Morgan invest in?
Sam Morgan invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 9 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 Sam Morgan invest in?
Sam Morgan typically joins rounds of $385k–$1.5M at Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Sam Morgan's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Sam Morgan took part in.
How do I contact Sam Morgan?
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When did Sam Morgan last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Sam Morgan closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 9 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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