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Teddy is delivering fast for Kiwi grocery shoppers
Having your groceries delivered to your door in 30 minutes for a few dollars – does this sound too good to be true? If you live in Queenstown or Auckland this is now a reality, thanks to a venture called Teddy. Founded by Chaz Savage, Ricki Taiaroa and Daniel Taiaroa, Teddy is very new – […]
Rewild’s F-Bomb is modernising predator control to make trapping safer and easier in the bush
It might have been 15 years in the making, and many iterations of the product later, but Nick Jones from Rewild is quietly confident that his predator trapping device is going to benefit all areas of conservation and predator eradication in New Zealand – especially when it comes to protecting our native species. From being […]
Founder Q&A: CarbonCrop
WHO: CarbonCrop Founders: Nick Butcher & Nelson Artificial Intelligence Institute (NAI) HQ: Nelson website: www.carboncrop.nz What products, services, solutions or technology have you developed? CarbonCrop makes it easier for landholders to earn carbon credits in many different ways. Our artificial intelligence and remote sensing technology can remotely and precisely map, monitor and measure different tree […]
Viktual+ combines science, nature and indigenous wisdom for better health
While there are many supplements on the market, Viktual+ is among the first to use New Zealand and Pacific native ingredients for better health. Husband and wife team Rochelle and Tana Umaga founded Viktual+ in 2021 after realising they knew too many people of their own age who had died from poor health. “When we […]
Joint alliance in lower South Island provides a whole community approach to entrepreneurship and innovation
Raising capital for scaling startups in the lower South Island has traditionally been challenging, but with recent collaborative developments making headway in the region, the future is looking bright for entrepreneurs on their journey to growth. “Up until a few years ago, there wasn’t a cohesive ecosystem for startups and entrepreneurs in Southland, Otago and […]
Scentian Bio funding to speed up disease detection via an electronic nose
Kiwi startup Scentian Bio, which is developing a ground-breaking technology that can detect human diseases, has been awarded a US $1.7m grant by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Along with a further $2.5m raise next year, this will enable a faster return on investment and staff to be hired. Scentian Bio’s founder and chief […]
Founder Q&A: Weather Radar
WHO: Weather Radar Founder: Luke Sutherland-Stacey HQ: Auckland website: www.weatherradar.co.nz What products, services, solutions or technology have you developed? We work in two main product spaces: 1) Software as a Service Knowledge of where, when and how much rain has and is falling is essential to optimise the running of New Zealand’s “Three Waters” infrastructure, […]
New clinical research organisation BioValeo has been founded to support the NZ Biotech industry
Clinical trials are an essential part of developing new treatments and medicines, but without the right expertise and knowledge to support the trial process, it is almost impossible to get a product to market. This is why BioValeo, a new clinical research organisation and consultancy, has been founded – to ensure the New Zealand Biotech […]
Founder Q&A: Switch Lighting
WHO: Switch Lighting Founders: Gerard Woods & Jon Maunsell HQ: Nelson website: switch-lighting.co.nz What products, services, solutions or technology have you developed? As the first lighting company to locally manufacture LED lights in New Zealand, we are extremely proud of the innovative lighting technology we have delivered to market. Our product range includes economical downlights […]
Founder Q&A: DC Equipment
WHO: DC Equipment Founders: Dale Ewers & Christine Ewers HQ: TASMAN website: www.dcforestryequipment.com What products, services, solutions or technology have you developed? We started developing a Grapple Carriage that removed people off the forestry hill in the “breaking-out” phase of logging, which is hooking strops onto trees for extraction, and where there is very high […]
ProTag’s smart technology to track and monitor animal health
Two current Massey PhD engineering students have created the world’s most advanced livestock ear tag to remotely monitor livestock, with a goal of getting them clipped on the ears of thousands of animals in 100 farms within the next four years. In December 2021, Baden Parr and Tyrel Glass founded ProTag to provide deep insights […]
Founder Q&A: Kiwi Kai
WHO: Kiwi Kai Founder: Reni Gargiulo HQ: Nelson website: www.kiwikainz.com & www.atutahi.nz What products, services, solutions or technology have you developed? We have developed and are continually developing a range called Atutahi Natives. Taking our rongoa knowledge and combining it with our food and beverage skills we have created a beautiful range of products that […]