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In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and innovators working on our next generation of new business startups, social enterprises and small businesses. At a glance Founder: Frano Covic Business: Chargemaster Founded: 2020 HQ: Auckland Can you tell us a bit about your business? Chargemaster New Zealand is a leading provider of electric vehicle charging solutions […]

In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and innovators working on our next generation of new business startups, social enterprises and small businesses. At a glance Founder: Jane Allan Business: Finery Beverages Founded: 2019 HQ: Auckland Can you tell us a bit about your business? Finery was conceived to challenge Australasia’s relationship with alcohol. In late […]

A new batch of enterprising New Zealanders are being given the opportunity to fast track their ventures from idea through to startup, thanks to an online education initiative backed by Callaghan Innovation and entrepreneur education platform Startup NZ. The initiative invites New Zealanders with “scalable and high growth” business or social enterprise ideas to apply […]

The 2023 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) was released at The Next Web Conference in Amsterdam by Startup Genome and Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN). It shows seven Asia-Pacific ecosystems in the top 30 ranking – with New Zealand making it to the Top 20 for the first time. New Zealand shot up in the Emerging […]

Ambitious food and fibre businesses with proven products seeking to expand their operations are being invited to apply for Investment Ready, a programme by The Factory and the Ministry for Primary Industries. The programme takes successful applicants through an intensive and comprehensive 12-week programme, preparing them for the next phase of growth and investment with […]

In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and innovators working on our next generation of new business startups, social enterprises and small businesses. At a glance Founders: Douglas Sturrock & Alice Hosted Business: GEOBIND Founded: 2021 HQ: Northland Can you tell us a bit about your business? We develop building materials that have social and environmental […]

In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and innovators working on our next generation of new business startups, social enterprises and small businesses. At a glance Founders: Mo Eltayeb, Chris Teneza, Pradeep Chhetri Business: Cutly Founded: May 2020 HQ: Manawatu Can you tell us a bit about your business? We are here to revolutionise the multi-billion […]

In this interview Richard Liew talks with Sean Feast, CEO and founder of Precision Chroma. Feast, a former Canterbury University student has extended his doctoral thesis to start a business with a team of world-class scientists who are developing a unique method of chromatography that eliminates key issues faced by manufacturers of high value biological […]