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Bio Gold
In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and change-makers working on innovative startups, social enterprises and SME’s around Aotearoa New Zealand. At a glance Founder: Carl Meyer Business: Bio Gold Founded: 2019 HQ: Bay of Plenty Can you tell us a bit about your business? Our company produces 100% New Zealand made natural health products to […]
Foodprint
In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and change-makers working on innovative startups, social enterprises and SME’s around Aotearoa New Zealand. At a glance Founder: Michal Garvey Business: Foodprint Founded: 2018 / 2019 HQ: Auckland Can you tell us a bit about your business? Foodprint is a food rescue app. We partner with local eateries that have […]
ecoPortal
In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and change-makers working on innovative startups, social enterprises and SME’s around Aotearoa New Zealand. At a glance Founder: Dr Manuel Seidel Business: ecoPortal Founded: 2010 HQ: Auckland Can you tell us a bit about your business? We’re ecoPortal and we exist to help keep people safe and environments healthy. […]
Kara Technologies pioneering inclusive emergency Sign Language success for the Deaf
In a groundbreaking development, Kara Technologies has emerged as one of the recipients of a pivotal $500,000 scale-up funding initiative, courtesy of Australian Red Cross, in collaboration with the Telstra Foundation. This significant infusion of funding will help to catalyse Kara’s innovative avatar technology, paving the way for the creation of an accessible and user-friendly […]
Spout Milk
In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and change-makers working on innovative startups, social enterprises and SME’s around Aotearoa New Zealand. At a glance Founders: Jo Mohan, Nick Jackson, Luka Licul Business: Spout Milk Founded: 2019 HQ: Canterbury Can you tell us a bit about your business? Spout helps reduce plastic milk bottle waste with reusable […]
The Selwyn Foundation launches $550,000 Respectful Ageing Innovation Challenge
Grants available for organisations with novel solutions to the challenges facing seniors. The Selwyn Foundation has launched its inaugural Respectful Ageing Innovation Challenge, which will see $550,000 given to develop solutions to the complex problems seniors face. The Selwyn Foundation embarked on a transformation process two years ago, selling six of its seven rest homes, […]
Founder Q&A: Integrape
Business: Integrape Founder: Joris Besamusca HQ: Waihi What products, services, solutions or technology have you developed? We are a software company that builds digital tools for viticulture. Our core product is Integrape a decision support platform focussing on nutrition and variability in the vineyard. We aggregate and standardise data relevant to the health and production […]
Azura to develop technology to extract energy from wave power
A New Plymouth-based startup has developed wave energy conversion technology to produce electrical power and potable water from the power of waves. Azura Wave Power has developed and refined a unique and patented wave technology system to extract energy from the power of waves. Unlike other wave energy converters, Azura’s technology system extracts power from […]
Kiwi data storage startup Nexustorage helping businesses unlock the power of their data
An intelligent Kapiti-based Kiwi data storage startup is combining the reliable functionality of traditional storage technology, with modern cloud capabilities. And this, says Glen Olsen, founder of Nexustorage and creator of Nexfs, is what makes it truly unique. Olsen knows that data isn’t the most interesting thing in the world. But he says the trick […]
Hiringa Energy to address climate change by taking clean, green hydrogen fuel to the world
A group of energy professionals based in New Plymouth is building one of the world’s first green hydrogen refuelling networks, designed principally to refuel trucks in the heavy transport sector. Hiringa Energy was created in 2017 to enable large-scale decarbonisation in a commercially sustainable way, motivated by a desire to address climate change. It will […]
On Your Terms bridging tech and personalised service to bring down business legal costs
While we ponder if AI is the way forward or the path to doomsday, Kiwi legal tech startup On Your Terms has found a way to combine the best of tech with the expertise of a personal legal service, at a fraction of the price. AI has its limitations, and when it comes to legal […]
Founder Q&A: DietDecoder
Business: DietDecoder Team: Cynthia Northcote (Director) and Emily House (CTO) HQ: New Plymouth What products, services, solutions or technology have you developed? We are what we eat and the same goes for our livestock. Developed in the lush countryside of eastern Taranaki, DietDecoder is the result of 25 years of on-farm experience in improving animal […]