# Sean Simpson

> Sean Simpson is a venture - series unknown investor at Magna International backing Audio. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Magna International](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/magna-international-inc)
- Location: Detroit, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-simpson-32988928/
- Website: https://windventures.vc/

Sean Simpson is a venture - series unknown investor at Magna International in Detroit focused on Audio and Drones. Venture Investor at Yamaha Motor Ventures

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Audio | 1 | 100% |
| Drones | 1 | 100% |
| Drone Management | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dotterel Technologies | Dotterel is a company based in Auckland, New Zealand that develops noise reduction and audio recording technology for UAVs. They have been providing award-winning solutions for the screen industry, security/defence and noise mapping since 2015.Their company provides technology that passively makes UAVs quieter in noise sensitive applicationsIt also separately allows aerial audio recording directly from the UAV in real-time. This technology opens the use of UAVs in applications and industries where use was previously impossible due to their noise.Being a Techstars company, they develop solutions in partnership with various Universities. Their partners include The University of Auckland, University of NSW, University of Sydney and M.I.T. | $3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 23, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [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
- [NZVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nzvca) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Quidnet Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/quidnet-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Magna International

VC Fund · Aurora, Canada

Magna is a leading global automotive supplier with 317 manufacturing operations and 83 product development, engineering and sales centres in 29 countries. Magna has over 130,000 employees focused on delivering superior value to our customers through innovative products and processes, and World Class Manufacturing. Magna's product capabilitiesinclude producing body, chassis, interior, exterior, seating, powertrain, electronic, vision, closure and roof systems and modules, as well as complete vehicle engineering and contract manufacturing.

5 contacts available at Magna International.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Josh Berg | Director, Innovation Ventures | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/josh-berg-2 |
| Swamy Kotagiri | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/swamy-kotagiri |
| David Goldberg | Senior Vice President, Corporate Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-goldberg-3f9e |
| Frank Stronach | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frank-stronach |
| Haley Rusicka | Senior Marketing Specialist- Magna Exteriors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haley-rusicka-57cd |

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## FAQ

### What does Sean Simpson invest in?

Sean Simpson invests primarily in Audio, Drones and Drone Management startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown 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 Sean Simpson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sean Simpson closed in Mar 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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