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Vignesh Kumar

Investor

Co-Managing Partner at GD1 · Board director at Foundry Lab

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Kauffman Fellow · Class 28

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Vignesh: together at University of Auckland
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Vignesh: together at The Wharton School

About

Vignesh Kumar is a Co-Managing Partner at GD1, a generalist venture capital firm based in New Zealand. He previously co-founded Journey Health, a digital health oncology platform, and before that led engineering execution at Apple across the US and Asia and worked as a design engineer at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare developing neonatal resuscitation technologies. He is a Kauffman Fellow and Fulbright Scholar, and holds an MBA from the Wharton School and engineering degrees from The University of Auckland.

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Board director at Foundry Lab

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Foundry Lab's investors · 4

Blackbird VenturesSydney · $149K – $60M checksFounders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2021GD1Auckland · $150K – $900K checks · since 2021WNT VenturesTauranga · $300K – $600K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Foundry Lab

DMDavid Moodie
David MoodieExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Type One EnergyInvestor & Board Observercurrent2024 — presentMadison, Wisconsin, United States
  2. AlimetryInvestor & Board Membercurrent2023 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
  3. CarusoInvestor & Board Observercurrent2023 — present
  4. Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow, Class 28current2023 — present
  5. Dawn AerospaceInvestor & Board Observercurrent2022 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
  6. LatchInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  7. Phase One VenturesAnchor and Majority LP of Phase One Ventures Fund 1current2022 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
  8. Zenno AstronauticsInvestor & Board Membercurrent2022 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
  9. BasisInvestor & Board Membercurrent2022 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
  10. Formus LabsInvestor & Chaircurrent2020 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
  11. Formus LabsBoard Member2019 — 2020Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
  12. Foundry LabInvestor & Board Observercurrent2021 — present
  13. JUNOFEMInvestor & Board Directorcurrent2021 — present
  14. Global From Day One (GD1)Co-Managing Partner - Fund 3current2021 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
  15. Global From Day One (GD1)Venture Partner - Fund 22020 — 2021Auckland, New Zealand
  16. NZ Private CapitalCouncil Membercurrent2021 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
  17. Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet)Board Directorcurrent2021 — presentHamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
  18. Angel InvestorAngel Investor + LP in VC Fundscurrent2018 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
  19. Journey HealthFoundercurrent2018 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
  20. Auckland UniServices LimitedInvestment Committee Member, Digital Technologies @ Return on Science2018 — 2024Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
  21. StretchSenseBoard Observer2020 — 2021Auckland, New Zealand
  22. Wing AcousticsBoard Member2018 — 2021Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Skills & more

Problem Solving1Team Leadership1Management2Strategy1Design for Manufacturing7Plastic Part DesignDesign for Assembly2Research5Project PlanningQuality SystemsISO 134853Process Validation
+12 moreDesign ControlMathematical ModelingProgrammingEntrepreneurial SkillsCADCFXData AnalysisQuality SystemProduct DevelopmentSix SigmaMedical DevicesFMEA

Languages Creoles and pidgins, English-based · English · Tamil

  • Full Member — Institute of Directors in New Zealand

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Investments

Board seats

AlimetryBasisDawn AerospaceFoundry LabType One EnergyZenno Astronautics

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at GD1

Aaron Small
Investment Principal at GD1
Catherine Young
Operations Manager at GD1
Doug Bohaboy
Go-To-Market Principal at GD1
John Kells
Co-Managing Partner at GD1
Jonathan Tan
Senior Investment Analyst at GD1
Nawaz Ahmed
General Partner - Crypto at GD1
Raj Kumar
Portfolio & Investment Manager (Funds, India) at Yunus Social Business Colombia
Tracy Han
Operations Coordinator at GD1

Network1

Kate MitchellMentor
Founder at Scale Venture Partners

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Vignesh Kumar?
Vignesh Kumar is a Co-Managing Partner at GD1, a generalist venture capital firm based in New Zealand. He previously co-founded Journey Health, a digital health oncology platform, and before that led engineering execution at Apple across the US and Asia and worked as a design engineer at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare developing neonatal resuscitation technologies. He is a Kauffman Fellow and Fulbright Scholar, and holds an MBA from the Wharton School and engineering degrees from The University of Auckland.
Where does Vignesh Kumar work?
Vignesh Kumar is Co-Managing Partner at GD1 and Board director at Foundry Lab.
What boards does Vignesh Kumar sit on?
Vignesh Kumar holds tracked board seats at Alimetry, Basis, Dawn Aerospace, Foundry Lab, Type One Energy, Zenno Astronautics.
Where did Vignesh Kumar go to school?
Vignesh Kumar studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); University of Auckland (Master of Engineering Studies (MEngSt) (Hons), Medical Device Design and Technology); University of Auckland (BE(Hons), Engineering Science).

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