New Zealand Entrepreneur Events

New Zealand startup ecosystem members have teamed up with Good Startups to help Kiwi tech entrepreneurs move from fear to creativity in a 4-week online programme. The programme, Breaking Through the Pandemic, is being coordinated by Athena X Ventures, an online platform helping women and over-looked founders connect and build on key entrepreneurial skills. Founder […]

Generation Z are often told how others see them, but how do they see themselves? To find out, I developed a survey, while working at Young Enterprise, that over 600 young Gen Z (1995-2010) entrepreneurs responded to. The results reveal a tension within the cohort, both in terms of identity and sense of control. It […]

Online investment marketplace Snowball Effect, has launched Snowball Debt, a range of bespoke debt solutions to support SMEs and high growth businesses impacted by COVID-19. Having raised over $70m in capital for more than 45 Kiwi businesses, Snowball Effect has developed this new suite of services in response to the challenging and uncertain economic environment. […]

Idea submissions have opened for this weekends Hack the Crisis New Zealand –  a 48 hour innovation challenge organised by startup hubs around the country in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. #nzentrepreneur editor Richard Liew asks Luke Ball, Hack the Crisis NZ co-organiser, and GM at Creative HQ’s Lightning Lab, about how people can get […]

In the face of COVID-19, hundreds of startups, innovative businesses and individuals ready to roll up their sleeves have been recruited into New Zealand’s largest taskforce to Hack the Crisis. Designed to solve real problems in a post-COVID New Zealand, Hack the Crisis is a 48 hour challenge open to all, kicking off April 13 […]

Startup Genome has launched a new “COVID-19 and Startup Ecosystems Series” to better understand the impact of the pandemic on startup ecosystems and to help founders and policymakers get through the storm. The global economic fallout from COVID-19 has been sudden and far reaching, and startup ecosystems around the world have not escaped it’s effects. […]

Otago startup InvestaMatch aims to make it easier for startup hubs and business support groups to match founders with mentors with a new version of their ‘match-making’ platform. Launched in 2019, Investamatch is an online portal that allows entrepreneurs to list investment opportunities, and for interested investors to connect directly with those entrepreneurs. Founded by […]

If you’re a tech startup, CTO, IT Manager or programmer, come and hear about how Microsoft Azure DevOps (formerly Visual Studio Team Services) is helping New Zealand businesses deliver more value – and faster. You need to deliver business value faster than ever before. Microsoft and Equinox IT would like to invite you to hear […]

Who: Wellington School of Business and Government at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington What: University HQ: Wellington INTRODUCTION Innovation is at the heart of Wellington School of Business and Government. We encourage research into innovation and entrepreneurship, lead the way in innovative and interactive teaching and learning, and support student enterprise. The Business School […]

The lack of representation for New Zealand women at the head of local small and medium-sized businesses has seen the launch of a new campaign by software company MYOB. New Zealand is currently ranked best in the world in terms of the ease of doing business and starting a business, according to the World Bank […]