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Aaron Small

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Investment Principal at GD1

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

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Stephen MarcusunlockedAaron: together at Cleantech (2010)
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×6Aaron: together at Spark New Zealand
Aaron: together at WHEB Partners

About

Aaron Small is an Investment Principal at GD1, where he leads the investment team, and has more than a decade of venture capital experience in New Zealand and the UK. He previously worked as an Investment Manager at NZTE, ran Spark NZ's corporate venture capital program, and held investing roles at Aspinall Capital and the cleantech fund WHEB Partners in the UK. He holds a PhD in Chemistry and a first-class BSc Hons from Victoria University of Wellington and the MacDiarmid Institute of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology.

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Experience

  1. GD1 (Global From Day One)General Partnercurrent2026 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
  2. GD1 (Global From Day One)Principalcurrent2023 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
  3. Nuance Connected CapitalSenior Investment Manager2023Auckland, New Zealand
  4. New Zealand Trade and EnterpriseInvestment Manager2020 — 2023Auckland, New Zealand
  5. Spark New ZealandInvestment Manager2018 — 2020Auckland, New Zealand
  6. ASPINALL CAPITAL ADVISERS LLPSenior Associate2015 — 2018London, United Kingdom
  7. WHEB PartnersAssociate2010 — 2015London, United Kingdom
  8. Cleantech GroupIntern2010
  9. Victoria University of WellingtonResearch Fellow2008 — 2009
  10. Victoria University of WellingtonChemistry Tutor and Laboratory Demonstrator2004 — 2008

Skills & more

Market Research2Business Development4Venture Capital7Chemistry1Analysis2Research1ScienceBloggingSocial MediaProposal WritingInvestments2Cleantech3
+8 moreBusiness StrategyTeachingStart-upsDue DiligenceRenewable EnergyEntrepreneurshipPhysicsMergers & Acquisitions

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Tracy Han
Operations Coordinator at GD1
Vignesh Kumar
Co-Managing Partner at GD1

Frequently asked questions

Who is Aaron Small?
Aaron Small is an Investment Principal at GD1, where he leads the investment team, and has more than a decade of venture capital experience in New Zealand and the UK. He previously worked as an Investment Manager at NZTE, ran Spark NZ's corporate venture capital program, and held investing roles at Aspinall Capital and the cleantech fund WHEB Partners in the UK. He holds a PhD in Chemistry and a first-class BSc Hons from Victoria University of Wellington and the MacDiarmid Institute of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology.
Where does Aaron Small work?
Aaron Small is Investment Principal at GD1.
Where did Aaron Small go to school?
Aaron Small studied at Victoria University of Wellington (PhD, Chemistry).

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