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New Zealand ranks in the Top 10 for Agtech & New Food in the largest global report about startup success and how regions can develop thriving startup ecosystems. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The 2019 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) has been launched at The Next Web Conference. The GSER is the world’s most comprehensive and […]

Brand strategist James Hurman explains why just having a better product is not enough to make your customers care about your business. 93% of drivers think they’re better than average. A researcher called Ola discovered that when he asked Americans to rank their driving skill in the 1980’s. Similarly, 90% of college professors think they’re above […]

Who: LevelTwo What: Startup Support, R&D Space, Coworking Space, Events, Mentoring HQ: Parnell, Auckland INTRODUCTION LevelTwo grows deep tech startups from early-stage to global impact. We provide a home and support for startups on the bleeding edge of science and technology. WHO DO YOU WORK WITH AND WHAT KEY CHALLENGES DO YOU HELP THEM SOLVE? LevelTwo […]

“The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese proverb. I meet a lot of entrepreneurs. I also meet a lot of people who want to be entrepreneurs and ask me, “When do you think the best time is to start a business?” Like the […]

Auckland fitness professional Melissa Chalmers is launching an app called StrongHer to help Kiwi women feel and look their best selves. The app, which launches this week after a few weeks of beta testing, is a full wraparound training, eating, mental health, and motivational companion app for women pursuing personal health. “StrongHer is a personal […]

Having built one of New Zealand’s largest ICT recruitment agencies and as an active early stage investor himself, Josh Comrie is a familiar face in the New Zealand tech startup community. Recently he experienced a case of role reversal when it was his turn to pitch for investment for his new AI startup Ambit. #nzentrepreneur […]

IoT (The ‘Internet of Things’) has the potential to do some amazing things for New Zealand businesses, but at the very heart of it, people will want to know how it will help their organisation grow – or more to the point, bring in greater financial gains. So how can IoT be monetised? And how […]

Innovators have until the end of April to get their ideas entered into a national competition and business incubator programme which is focusing this year on sustainable agriculture. Northland Inc is facilitating the NZ Aerospace Challenge in the region and calling on creative minds to come to them with ideas, prototypes or projects that they […]