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When entrepreneur Christopher Bean looked at how organisations were managing the risk of lightning strikes, he saw a gaping problem. Despite the massive financial and safety risks posed by lightning such as outages, infrastructure damage and costly delays the tools and processes most commonly used to assess and mitigate those risks were outdated, slow, and […]

Who: Bizzy Limited What: NZ Business Lending Marketplace NZ HQ: Auckland Who do you work with and what key challenges do you help them solve? Running a business is hard enough, getting finance shouldn’t be. Instead of spending weeks on the phone trying to get a few basic lending quotes, businesses compare multiple finance options […]

Join Stripe for a festive networking get-together during the inaugural KiwiSaaS event: 7 weeks of SaaSmas. Come share the SaaSmas spirit with the New Zealand SaaS community and hear growth stories from real Kiwi success stories. Find out more about growth strategies to help you sleigh scale, make merry monetisation, and bring joy to users. […]

In today’s ever-changing business landscape, companies sometimes need to restructure or streamline their operations. Whether it’s due to new technology that reduces the need for certain roles, a shift in business strategy, or broader economic pressures, you may need to make roles redundant. It’s essential to handle redundancies legally to protect the business and the […]

Who: Australasia Moulding Ltd What: Plastic manhole chamber solutions NZ HQ: Kerikeri Who do you work with and what key challenges do you help them solve? For the past decade, Australasia Moulding Ltd has been providing prefabricated plastic manhole chamber solutions for the New Zealand drainage market.  Our innovative ROMOLD manhole chambers make the process […]

Runway is one of the signature events on the Angel Association NZ calendar and provides founders with the opportunity to network and meet with other investors and founders from around the country. Founder Scholarship recipient Kate Radcliffe-Reid attended the AANZ Runway event during Auckland Startup Week in October 2025. Kate is the Chief Executive Officer […]

Helping dogs thrive socially by educating and connecting their owners is the mission behind Socialdog, a Tauranga-based startup founded by dog trainer Misha Gildenberger and veterinarian Brett Kirkland. The pair believe that better socialisation can reduce aggression and reactivity in dogs while improving the mental wellbeing of pets and their owners. “Our mission is to […]

For many disabled and older people, the uncertainty of a new journey—steep paths, missing crossings, or a lack of toilets and seats—can be enough to stay home. Hamilton startup Access Quest is changing that with technology that makes travel safer and more accessible. “Having navigated countless challenges while travelling the world as a tetraplegic, I […]