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Founder Q&A: SymbionIQ
Business: SymbionIQ Founder: Jean-Philippe Diel HQ: Auckland What products, services, solutions or technology have you developed? Our product empowers health and fitness professionals with advanced tools like motion capture and a 3D mixed reality app that serves as a lesson builder and delivery platform and runs on your phone. 3D is a much better way […]
Sapro-Tech plans to disrupt textile industry by using fungi to make leather
Biotechnology scientist and avid conservationist Dr. Keith Hudson has founded an environmental startup with a goal of being a major player and disruptor of the conventional textiles industry. His Auckland-based startup, Sapro-Tech, grows and harvests fungi and uses it to make leather. Sapro-Tech weaves the fungi’s food harvesting fibres – cellular tissue called mycelium – […]
Little Gem Seeds NZ
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: Jack Johnson and Anastasiya Duyko Business: Little Gem Seeds NZ Founded: 2020 HQ: Manawatu Can you tell us a bit about your business? Little Gem Seeds NZ is your gateway to […]
The future of New Zealand’s biotech sector hangs in the balance, is there still time to save it?
Industry leaders for the biotech sector say New Zealand is sitting precariously on the edge of a precipice, and if we don’t take real action, and soon, we’ll be completely left behind on the global stage. Dr Zahra Champion, Executive Director of BioTechNZ, is urging the next Government to prioritise biotech as we move into […]
Planit
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: Nick Bolton Business: Planit Founded: 2018 HQ: Otago Can you tell us a bit about your business? Planit is all about simplifying travel experiences from start to finish. Our platform, the […]
Tahi Skincare embraces nature’s simplicity
Tahi, a 100% natural oil blends skincare brand, is boldly embarking on a mission to reconnect skin with the earth, embracing simplicity and oneness with nature. “As people, we are strong. We grow, develop, and achieve greatness. But along the way, useful traditions have been lost. What was once simple has become complicated,” says Jackie […]
Dosh
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: Shane Marsh and James McEniery Business: Dosh Founded: 2021 HQ: Auckland Can you tell us a bit about your business? New Zealand was lagging the world in digital finance services, real […]
Angel Food
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: Alice Shopland Business: Angel Food Founded: 2006 HQ: Auckland Can you tell us a bit about your business? We want to make it easier for more people to choose plant-based meals […]
Aimer Vision optimising farm pasture management with artificial intelligence
A Hamilton farmer who created the first artificial intelligence-enabled digital assistant, AIMER, to optimise pasture management, has just launched a further tool that estimates how much pasture is in a paddock, improving environmental performance, saving farmers time measuring pasture themselves. Jeremy Bryant founded Aimer Farming to utilise artificial intelligence (AI) – hence the startup name […]
YourDate
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: Polo Umali Business: YourDate Founded: 2022 HQ: Auckland Can you tell us a bit about your business? YourDate provides a date night package that includes a fully reserved and planned restaurant menu […]
Award-winning Shortjaw Brewing digs deep to keep it local in Westport
A beer writer and a graphic designer have teamed up to keep a century old brewing tradition alive in small town New Zealand, ensuring locals can be proud to have a locally owned award-winning business to support. Luke Robertson was raised in Westport, but spent 17 years in Melbourne, 12 of them working in the […]
Authsignal
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: Justin Soong and Chris Fisher Business: Authsignal Founded: 2022 HQ: Auckland Can you tell us a bit about your business? Authsignal is a drop-in solution allowing businesses with large customer bases […]