![]() Last year he mentored tech start-ups participating in the Lightning Lab, a seed investment fund and intensive start-up accelerator programme that pushes elite teams of New Zealand tech entrepreneurs to make business idea fly within three months.ĭavid’s MeatMail business is an innovative 'fresh food to the door' delivery service for the digital age, with a growing base of loyal customers. ![]() He had a summer internship at Abano Healthcare Group Limited in Auckland, and also set up five companies and directed some high profile events during his university time. “Even the best idea with the best team will pale in comparison to some good solid market validation.”ĭavid graduated with Bachelors of Law and Commerce (Finance) in 2013. It provides portfolio companies with market, strategic and operational guidance as they move through international growth plans and get set up for subsequent funding rounds.Īs Venture Senior, David’s responsibilities include pre-investment community outreach and deal sourcing, through to investment governance and advisory, and the management of the 'Global from Day One' seed stage seed investment One of David’s best tips for entrepreneurs, as covered recently in NZ Entrepreneurs is to talk to potential customers, and build a trial product they are willing to part with cash for. ![]() Sparkbox invests in entrepreneurs with world-beating IP or internationally scalable digital technology, applying a 'global from day one' approach to investment and growth into international markets. ![]() Having recently stepped back from day-to-day management of the successful MeatMail business, David Booth is now a Venture Senior with Sparkbox Ventures, a leading seed and pre-seed stage Venture Capital investor. A former Audacious 2012 competition winner is making the most of the newly-established StartUp Space on the University of Otago campus. ![]()
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