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Startmate announces first New Zealand cohort—with ventures spanning proptech, electric jet systems to aerospace hardware—receiving investment, mentorship and exposure to the accelerator’s global investor network. The Australian-born startup accelerator, which announced its first global expansion into New Zealand in May, provides members of each cohort an initial investment of NZ$75,000 at their latest valuation. Of […]

For some founders, negotiating a seed investment can be difficult. For others it can be a positive way to cement a long-term partnership with your investor. Most investors are not ‘out to get you’ and want to end up with a deal that is both aligned with your interests and will motivate you toward success. […]

Co-founder: Peter Fowler HQ: Hawke’s Bay What problems do you solve and what products or services do you sell? VoxPop is a “radio studio in your pocket” with white-label iOS and Android apps connected with a custom built CMS. Until we arrived, voice interaction with radio and podcast audiences relied on telephone voicemails. “Leave us […]

We are all selling in a volatile, uncertain environment. There are still opportunities, but you might just have to look a little harder to find them. And maybe sell something extra to encourage customers with budget to stop ‘sitting on their hands’. One of the biggest sales growth opportunities right now, is to sell what […]

Animals Like Us has been announced as the next venture for Jeremy Moon founder of merino clothing company Icebreaker, along with co-founders; former Icebreaker creative director Rob Achten, and agriculture industry leader Craig Hickson. The New Zealand made premium pet food brand aims to take on the $137 billion global pet food industry by launching […]

Listen to the interview #nzentrepreneur · Interview – Adrienne Church, Prospa NZ July 2020 Nearly two months on from New Zealand’s return to COVID-19 alert Level 1, our SME’s are navigating a global cashflow crisis no business owner could have foreseen. In this interview Richard Liew talks to Adrienne Church, General Manager at small business […]

Business experiences during New Zealand’s COVID-19 lockdown period have transformed the way New Zealand’s SMEs plan to use technology, according to a new nationwide survey. The latest MYOB Tech Survey highlighted that local SMEs are now more open to adopting new technology, not only as a way to stay connected with both staff and customers, […]

While New Zealand’s COVID-19 Level 4 “lockdown” was the beginning of the end for many Kiwi businesses, Palmerston North headphone startup earSHOTS used the time to both successfully raise money and launch their new range of magnetically-attaching Bluetooth headphones. Erin Westover got the low-down from founder James Bell-Booth. A lover of mountain biking, earSHOTS founder […]