Special Edition Bootstrappers: Think Global from Day One

Georgina is the co-founder and CEO of Static Technologies, a fraud prevention startup on a mission to outsmart financial criminals and protect victims. Over the past decade she's worked across nimble fintech startups and large enterprises - legacy banking systems, mobile apps, and modern cloud-native platforms - which means she's seen fraud from every angle, and how fraudsters exploit the gaps between them. She's a servant leader at heart, and gets the most satisfaction from helping teams push past what they thought they could do. Static is now expanding beyond New Zealand into Australia and the US, taking the same fight to fraudsters that don't respect borders.

Jamie is the Founder and CEO of Outlier Space. Outlier Space is building New Zealand's first reusable satellite and re-entry vehicle, to enable in-space material R&D and manufacturing operations. Jamie is known for his ability to create outstanding teams able to solve the toughest of challenges. Prior to founding Outlier, Jamie spent nearly a decade in aerospace with Rocket Lab, and before that completed 4 Americas Cups with Emirates Team NZ. Jamie is passionate about building a globally competitive company and unlocking the next phase of commercial activity in orbit.

As Senior Investment Analyst, Jonathan sits within the Investment Team at GD1, assisting the co-managing partners and investment principal. Jonathan has a wide range of experience from his time in the corporate finance and business advisory services team, such as business valuations, financial model reviews, and transaction advisory services, offering critical support to corporate clients. He also has experience in ERP implementation during his time at Westpac New Zealand. Jonathan is excited to learn about new technologies and work with founders to succeed and scale their startups globally.

Rommie is a tech entrepreneur, AI specialist and CEO of Blue Mirror, a New Zealand healthtech company using AI to transform healthcare training and infection prevention. With more than 20 years’ experience across software, technology and innovation, Rommie has built and led technology businesses in New Zealand and internationally. Passionate about using technology to improve lives, he combines deep technical expertise with entrepreneurial leadership to develop practical, scalable solutions that create meaningful impact across healthcare.