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Balance Me
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: Olivia Faid Business: Balance Me Founded: 2020 HQ: Otago Can you tell us a bit about your business? Balance Me is a plant focused food manufacturing and education company. We focus […]
Critical
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: Rui Peng and Adam Ransfield Business: Critical Founded: 2018 HQ: Auckland Can you tell us a bit about your business? We help architects, designers and property developers create beautiful and sustainable […]
Escrow service gets the green light
Watch the video interview now GreenLight Escrow is revolutionising the way tradespeople and homeowners conduct business transactions, providing a secure and innovative platform. Cofounder Max Semmons-Russell’s determination and industry expertise led to the platform’s successful launch in May 2023. In just three months, the platform has already appealed to 70 users, 40 of which are […]
JUNOFEM
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: Jennifer Kruger and David Budgett Business: JUNOFEM Founded: 2012 HQ: Auckland Can you tell us a bit about your business? JUNOFEM is a medtech company, creators of femfit® an innovative technology […]
The ReCreators
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: Geraldine Tew Business: The ReCreators Founded: 2018 HQ: Auckland Can you tell us a bit about your business? The ReCreators is a social enterprise that delivers DIY skills-based upcycling events, workshops […]
Mother Trucking
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: Kitti Bradley and Jason Teunissen Business: Mother Trucking Founded: 2023 HQ: Nelson Can you tell us a bit about your business? Introducing Mother Trucking, the transport management system designed to empower […]
Avasa to advance microvascular surgery with arterial coupler
An Auckland clinician who has created a prototype that connects microvascular arteries effectively is preparing to enter the United States market. Clinician and bioengineer Dr Nandoun Abeysekera is the founder and CEO of Avasa. The company has produced an arterial coupler, a small device that simplifies microvascular surgery, providing a better standard of clinical care. […]
Sideline.Live
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: Luke Thompson Business: Sideline.Live Founded: 2018 HQ: Auckland Can you tell us a bit about your business? At Sideline.Live, we provide a state-of-the-art sports video streaming platform that revolutionises the way […]
GEN New Zealand releases manifesto to encourage greater entrepreneurship
Watch the video interview now A network of more than 140 entrepreneurial businesses and organisations warns New Zealand is in danger of being left behind due to a lack of resources and insufficient policies to progress entrepreneurship. The New Zealand chapter of the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) wants to see local and central government politicians […]
Rapydly
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: Robert Burke Business: Rapydly Founded: 2022 HQ: Bay of Plenty Can you tell us a bit about your business? Rapydly is a software company that aims to produce bespoke, enterprise software […]
Outside The Box Caskets
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: Becs Bartells Business: Outside The Box Caskets Founded: 2020 HQ: Auckland Can you tell us a bit about your business? Cutting down trees which take 28-30 years to grow to make […]
Oak & Spore
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: Thomas Brain Business: Oak & Spore Founded: 2018 HQ: Canterbury Can you tell us a bit about your business? At Oak and Spore, we specialise in three core areas of the […]