# Sam Morgan

> Sam Morgan is a seed investor at vWork (Nelson) backing Software, SaaS and Apps. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [vWork](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vworkapp)
- Location: Nelson, New Zealand
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/samfromwgtn

Sam Morgan is a seed investor at vWork 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.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 67% |
| SaaS | 2 | 33% |
| Apps | 1 | 17% |
| Solar | 1 | 17% |
| Video | 1 | 17% |

32 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |
| Series D | 1 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lodestone Energy | 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 | 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 |  |
| Goodnest | 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 |  | Jul 10, 2017 |  |
| Vend | 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 D | Dec 22, 2016 |  |
| CloudCannon | Everything you need to build, host and update Jekyll websites | $385K | Seed | Oct 20, 2014 |  |
| Xero | 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 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Valar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/valar-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [GD1 (Global From Day One)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-from-day-one-fund-ii) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Icehouse Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/icehouse-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Jarden](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jarden-22a7) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [K1W1](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/k1w1) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Larsen Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/larsen-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About vWork

VC Fund · Auckland, New Zealand

vWork is a new generation of dispatch and scheduling software. vWork lets users dispatch jobs, replace paperwork with electronic forms, and automate invoice and management reporting. vWork is used by a wide range of field service companies, including: home appliance repair, agricultural, and breakdown services. vWorkApp have offices in SanFrancisco, USA, and Auckland, New Zealand.

2 contacts available at vWork.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brendon Petrich | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brendon-petrich |
| Sam Morgan | Major Shareholder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sam-morgan |

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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 6 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 Sam Morgan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sam Morgan closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 6 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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