Startup Watch

FOUNDERS: Justin Hall, Benoit Gueiysse, Olivier Ausseil and Rob Lawler HQ: Manawatu What problems do you solve and what products or services do you sell? Tahi Spirulina is New Zealand’s only true spirulina producer because we are the only spirulina farm in the country. Out in the world, nutrition is consistently on people’s minds at […]

FOUNDER: Simon Jury HQ: Manawatu What problems do you solve and what products or services do you sell? EFF-GO seeks to solve the sewage sludge and other recalcitrant organic waste dilemmas facing a 21st century society. Currently Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants (MWTPs) substantially utilise microbial communities, aerobic and anaerobic, to literally eat wastewater and thus […]

Founders: Kerry Grass and Dr. Nicholas Gilmour HQ: Auckland During 2019, AML360 completed its goal of developing an end-to-end digital solution for anti-money laundering compliance. Erin Westover talked to the founders to find out more. What problems do you solve and what products or services do you sell? [KG] We sell ‘plug-and-go’ regulatory technology (RegTech) […]

Founders: Renee Norman and Jenna Smith HQ: Waikato Created by two friends and delivering live online fitness classes to women throughout New Zealand, She Moves is going from strength to strength. Erin Westover caught up with Renee Norman to find out more. What problems do you solve and what products or services do you sell? […]

Founders: Greg Harrison and Richard Warburton HQ: Auckland, NZ Erin Westover caught up with Extraorder co-founder Greg Harrison to get the low down on the Kiwi hospo-tech startup with international ambitions. What problems do you solve and what products or services do you sell? I’ve been in the hospitality industry for many years, and one […]

Founder: Dean Anderson HQ: Auckland, NZ What problems do you solve and what products or services do you sell? Index investing is huge overseas, accounting for more than half of new flows into funds in the USA, but the style is relatively unknown and misunderstood here and we are here to change that with a […]

Founder: Chris Walsh HQ: Auckland, NZ What problems do you solve and what products or services do you sell? We solve a lack of transparency in financial products. This includes explaining KiwiSaver schemes in plain English, finding the best travel money card, or learning the options when it comes to writing a will. Our MoneyHub […]

Founder/s: Lindsay Wells and Duane Wells HQ: Whangarei What problems do you solve and what products or services do you sell? We make a dairy-free “ice cream” alternative using the persimmons that we grow right here in our orchard and family home, in Whangarei. There are many non-dairy ice cream substitutes available today but most […]

Listen on Soundcloud Founder/s: Brittany Earl, Taylor Abernethy, Gerard Molloy HQ: Auckland What problems do you solve and what products or services do you sell? Joblist is an online marketplace (website and app) that connects people who need odd jobs and other tasks completed, with people who are after extra work or income. From gardening, […]

Founder/s: Warwick Russell & Hayden Russell HQ: Auckland What problems do you solve and what products or services do you sell? Smetric Insights provides business intelligence and data analytics services to medium sized businesses. We help businesses get clarity from their data. Who and where are your target customers? We help businesses around New Zealand […]

Founder/s: Patrick Malley, Christoph Kistler, Kerrin Roberts HQ: Whangarei & Auckland What problems do you solve and what products or services do you sell? Dataphyll is a horticultural software provider delivering tools for orchardists to manage their staff and activities, in the field, in real-time. Who and where are your target customers? Our target customers […]

Founder/s: Libby Evans & Toby Evans HQ: Mangawhai What problems do you solve and what products or services do you sell? We’re a tech company that has designed a smart level monitor and cloud software solution for people on tank water, giving them the security of never running out of their most precious resource. With […]