Startup Watch

Founder: Gavin Male HQ: Auckland Tell us about your business. Broadband Compare is New Zealand’s most comprehensive broadband comparison website. We list broadband plans from over 100 ISPs and have simple-to-use filters based on a user’s internet habits to help find the best broadband plan for their needs. We compare all plans in a simple format to […]

Founders: Amy Scott-Thomas and Julian Thomas HQ: Kaikoura Tell us about your business. We are a free pet magazine distributed New Zealand-wide in vet clinics, pet stores, pet friendly establishments and libraries; we are also available online. We started Pet Life magazine because we felt there was a gap in the market – there were […]

Founder: Gemma Thompson HQ: Wanaka Tell us about your business. Wisp is a wish list making website. Its main objective is to stop getting really naff presents from the people you love. All that is required is to browse the internet, select a few wish pressies and add them to your account using our bookmarklet […]

Founder: Ryan Peni HQ: Eyrewell Forest, North Canterbury Tell us about your business. Niche FM Consulting is a NZ-based Management Consultancy Business specialising specifically in Facilities, Asset and Project Management Services. As Facilities, Asset and Project professionals we are the ultimate building organisers, encompassing multiple disciplines to ensure things such as functionality, operational management and […]

Founders: Scott Stratford & Rachel King  HQ: Auckland Tell us about your business. EditMate is a creative tech platform and service. It’s a way for brands to create regular video content (designed for sharing on social media) easily, effectively and affordably. Our user generated video (UGV) app enables brands to crowdsource and upload video straight […]

Founder: Mel Buddhdev  HQ: Auckland Tell us about your business. Holiday Swap is a site where people swap their home or holiday home with other homeowners throughout New Zealand. It enables people to have very affordable holidays all over New Zealand and possibly in other countries. Who and where are your target customers? Home and/or […]

Founders: Maggie & Lee Gray HQ: Auckland Tell us about your business. I own and operate a mobile organic smoothie bar in Auckland City and the North Shore. Every element to my smoothies is organic and I sell at public and private events. There is a very limited supply of healthy food vendors in Auckland, […]

Founders: Kathy Li and Anna Minnery  HQ: Auckland Tell us about your business. Our service enables women to rent a designer dress for less. We provide the opportunity to rent an outfit for a night at a fraction of the retail cost, increasing the ability for people of all incomes to access high quality evening wear. […]

Founders: Bex De Prospo and Peter Randrup HQ: Christchurch Tell us about your business. Anteater is a sustainable food business which is working to mainstream high-quality edible insect products as a viable alternative to traditional factory-farmed protein. Due to the major environmental and health benefits of eating insects, we believe that they will play a […]

Founders: Bruce Rook and Liam Pool HQ: Auckland Tell us about your business. Holonize is an Augmented Reality app. It creates a platform which allows users to view 3D-created content in AR. We offer a service (3DMe) which captures people or objects via a 360 degree turntable, and maps a point cloud to recreate 3D […]

Founders: Ben Reynolds & Michael Prendergast (CTO) HQ: Auckland Tell us about your business. Spalk is software that injects and synchronises alternate audio commentary to live sports broadcasts. Our software solves the age old problem of the regular sports commentators not matching the tastes of the whole audience. With Spalk, sports broadcasters are able to […]

Founders: Callum Cook and Rick Thompson HQ: Auckland Tell us about your business? PTminder is a cloud-based personal training business tool, designed for personal trainers to manage their daily business operations. PTminder’s main features are an online scheduling system, credit/debit card payments, automated SMS reminders, invoicing, and reporting. PTminder also offers specific personal training features […]