Heath Milligan

Ryft is a venture studio. We love building and growing companies — from early validation to market launch, capital raising, growth, and exit events.

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Our mission is to be transformative investors in transformative Kiwi companies. We have invested >$500m into >350 companies, including Halter, Crimson, Education, Sharesies, Partly, Hnry, Dawn Aerospace, Tracksuit, Mint Innovation, Tradify, OpenStar, Shuttlerock, Ethique, Basis, Fuel50, Spalk, Substack, Nuro, and PowerbyProxi.

We create beautiful hands. StretchSense motion capture gloves use capacitive sensing systems to deliver unparalleled hand and finger tracking that faithfully records a performers hand expression and nuance. Combined with our pose detection centered software solution, Hand Engine, you can capture nuance such as knuckle bend and metacarpal distortion directly from your performer. This gives you a significant headstart on your production pipeline by saving weeks of clean up time. Wed love to hear from you, so contact us for a free demo, trial or quote: sales@stretchsense.com

Flying Kiwi Angels are active investors who bring know-how, connections and funding to NZ startups. Operating via a reverse sidecar model they can complete DD swiftly and will actively support successful applicants to raise all necessary funding by syndication with other angel groups or funds. Once fully funded they continue working with investee companies to ensure success. See also our newsletter fka.nz/news 🗞️

Ryft is a venture studio. We love building and growing companies — from early validation to market launch, capital raising, growth, and exit events.

Meet ClinicWise, the AI-powered virtual assistant designed specifically for veterinary clinics. Streamline your operations and enhance client communication effortlessly.

Our mission is to be transformative investors in transformative Kiwi companies. We have invested >$500m into >350 companies, including Halter, Crimson, Education, Sharesies, Partly, Hnry, Dawn Aerospace, Tracksuit, Mint Innovation, Tradify, OpenStar, Shuttlerock, Ethique, Basis, Fuel50, Spalk, Substack, Nuro, and PowerbyProxi.

We help New Zealand founders and teams believe bigger. To dream, act and achieve on a global scale. We are an institutional-grade VC fund that supports globally ambitious kiwi tech startups with capital, on the ground operating expertise, and a vast international network in order to help them achieve growth on the world stage. Based in Auckland, New Zealand we have connections globally. We invest from seed to scale and provide operational support across product, growth and HR. GD1’s deep expertise in venture capital and first-hand international operating knowledge was gained via experience in technology companies across Europe, the US (including Silicon Valley), and New Zealand. This experience, as well as ongoing relationships, ensures that founders and management teams are supported from day one.

We create beautiful hands. StretchSense motion capture gloves use capacitive sensing systems to deliver unparalleled hand and finger tracking that faithfully records a performers hand expression and nuance. Combined with our pose detection centered software solution, Hand Engine, you can capture nuance such as knuckle bend and metacarpal distortion directly from your performer. This gives you a significant headstart on your production pipeline by saving weeks of clean up time. Wed love to hear from you, so contact us for a free demo, trial or quote: sales@stretchsense.com