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Successful entrepreneurs are intensely action oriented. They have “mountains” to move and are renowned for their work ethic. But being busy is not necessarily the same as being productive. To find out how some of NZ’s most productive entrepreneurs get things done, #nzentrepreneur Editor Richard Liew asked six action-oriented Kiwis to share their number one […]

Coherent Solutions, provider of high-end testing equipment for the optical telecommunications market, announced today the completion of a $3 million A-Series investment round. The investment round was led by New Zealand’s Punakaiki Fund and supported by K1W1, NZVIF, and Auckland University’s Inventors Fund. Based in Auckland, Coherent Solutions develops and manufactures advanced test and measurement […]

Fergus, a job management platform for trades businesses in New Zealand, has announced a $3.5 million AUD investment led by Sydney-based, Microequities Venture Capital Fund. The financing will be used to accelerate growth in Australia, and further its global expansion as the go-to job management software for the trades industry. As part of the financing, […]

A business idea competition in Northland that culminated in the announcement of 10 winners from an initial pool of 147 entries and 22 finalists, is predicted to boost Northland’s rapidly growing reputation for entrepreneurial thinking and innovation. The Pick:2017 was launched in June by Northland Inc’s business and event hub, The Orchard, with a call […]

A new kind of investment offering is emerging that is testing regulators around the world – including New Zealand’s FMA (Financial Markets Authority). Called ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings) or token generation events – these are “investment” offerings where investors put their money into what is usually a startup idea and, instead of receiving shares, receive […]

The amount of personal data collected by businesses, including New Zealand startups, today is astounding. One of the outcomes of this is the complexity of ensuring your users have the “right to be forgotten.” Just think about your own smartphone usage; when signing-up for an app like Uber, you might use your Facebook login for […]

Certified “B Corporation” and ethical uniform company, Little Yellow Bird is the next to feature in our video series with Upstream Daily “How did they start?!” Since first being featured in NZ Entrepreneur, Little Yellow Bird founder and CEO Samantha Jones has been awarded Young NZ Innovator of the Year and was one of the […]

The challenges facing governments around the world have never been more significant. Problems like global warming, cybersecurity and privacy are “big-picture” problems, but there are also the day-to- day challenges of digital transformation, citizen-centric government and participatory democracy that are faced by agencies in most countries. These challenges create a big market opportunity. During a […]