New Zealand Entrepreneur Events

A number of startups and entrepreneurial initiatives working to address challenges in the transport sector have been approved for funding in round one of the Waka Kotahi Hoe ki angitū- Innovation Fund, with a second round of challenges now announced. The $15 million fund, which was launched in June to accelerate innovative transport projects, attracted […]

Investors looking for the Next Big Thing are often drawn to universities. Afterall, some of the world’s most exciting and influential companies have started on campuses (think BioNTech and Google).  Universities attract smart people who want to change the world and give them the support they need to make it happen. They equip academics with […]

Raising capital isn’t a skill that comes naturally to many young food and fibre businesses but a new initiative is looking to increase capability among the sector to support growth and expansion. We understand the seasonality of the food and fibre sector creates unique challenges for young businesses trying to grow and there are sufficient […]

An initiative supporting young entrepreneurs at Westlake Boys High School called Openground has provided a pathway between academic theory and learning, and the practical reality of running a business.  Some students from this year’s inaugural Openground programme are now running their startups upon leaving school. Students successfully started their own businesses while learning essential core […]

An initiative to help Kiwis gain the confidence and knowledge to pursue their business and social enterprise building dreams kicks off today, the first iteration of what is set to become an annual campaign to help build Aotearoa New Zealand’s entrepreneurial capital. Dubbed “Startup Spring” the campaign organised by online magazine, NZ Entrepreneur, will see […]

A clever partnership between Wellington UniVentures and Booster NZ is helping homegrown deep-tech startups bridge the “Valley of Death” separating new ventures from global success stories. There must be something in the water – or wind – in Wellington. The region is a hub for innovation and Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington sits at […]

NZ has a thriving technology start-up ecosystem with many organisations working together to provide Kiwi founders with support, knowledge, funding and connections throughout their entrepreneurial journeys. In this four-part series by NZ Growth Capital Partners we meet technology start-ups from a range of industries and the people helping them grow. This week, Beyond. About Beyond […]

With fewer than one percent of participants in New Zealand’s Government funded startup and accelerator programmes in 2017 identifying as Māori, the team at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa along with a long list of supporters knew more had to be done to support aspiring Māori entrepreneurs.  So in 2018, the first Māori-led startup programme, Kōkiri, […]

The Ministry of Awesome and Orion are calling on energy innovation startups and people across the motu to enter their carbon crushing innovation ideas before midnight on the 25th of September.  The Orion Energy Accelerator programme takes people with big ideas on a 10-week startup journey, providing them with all of the resources to grow […]

NZ has a thriving technology start-up ecosystem with many organisations working together to provide Kiwi founders with support, knowledge, funding and connections throughout their entrepreneurial journeys. In this four-part series by NZ Growth Capital Partners we meet technology start-ups from a range of industries and the people helping them grow. This week, ZeroJet. About ZeroJet […]