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Founder Q&A: Dexibit
WHO: Dexibit Founders: Angie Judge & Justin Kearney HQ: Auckland website: dexibit.com What products, services, solutions or technology have you developed? Dexibit provides data analytics software as a service specifically for visitor attractions. Dexibit helps venues predict and analyze visitor behavior – with forecasts, insights, dashboards and reports backed by a data automation platform. WHAT […]
A million times smaller than a dot, Nanophage Techβs nanorods could change the future of diagnostics
As the first global company to develop multifunctional biological nanorods (a million times smaller than a dot), Nanophage Technologiesβ ground-breaking biotech capabilities could mean faster and more accurate medical diagnoses and treatments. Nanophage Techβs innovation will achieve this by changing the way immunodiagnostics and immunotherapy companies attain superior reliability at detecting diseases, all at a […]
Online education initiative launches to build NZ “grassroots” entrepreneur pipeline
An initiative to help Kiwis gain the confidence and knowledge to pursue their business and social enterprise building dreams kicks off today, the first iteration of what is set to become an annual campaign to help build Aotearoa New Zealand’s entrepreneurial capital. Dubbed “Startup Spring” the campaign organised by online magazine, NZ Entrepreneur, will see […]
Letβs Get Building using GeoMaps to help more tradies get jobs
When Tamati Mcleod was studying at Manukau Institute of Technology more than a decade ago, his class of 60 tradies-to-be were gearing up for their future as building apprentices. But the reality of finding a company to take on an apprentice ended up being quite a difficult process, with word-of-mouth finally securing a position for […]
Founder Q&A: LILO Desserts
WHO: LILO Desserts Founders: Cleo Gilmour, Alex Worker & Russell Haines HQ: Queenstown website: lilodesserts.com What products, services, solutions or technology have you developed? LILO is on a mission to open minds and open taste buds to new ways of snacking. After more than three years of research and development we launched LILO real fruit […]
Lived providing real life strategies and support for alcohol
Sally Metelerkamp grew up in a single-parent household with a mother who was living with addiction. She also had to witness, first-hand, the stigma that came with addiction, from a society that didnβt have the knowledge or understanding of how to help people, like her mum. And even today, Metelerkamp says we still donβt have […]
Founder Q&A: IPromise
WHO: IPromise Founders: Paul VeriΔ & Matt Peacock HQ: Εakura website: ipromise.co.nz What products, services, solutions or technology have you developed? IPromise is a SaaS (Software as a Service) product designed to solve the broken invoice payment system. Invoice payment is where a service provider does the work and invoices the client for payment after […]
MΔoriverse verifies MΔori-made products with mark of authenticity and a marketplace to sell
When Donnella Phillips was trying to buy a taiaha (a long, slender hand weapon usually made from native hardwood, or in some instances whalebone) for her sonβs eighteenth birthday, she was frustrated that she couldnβt seem to find any online that were authentically made in New Zealand. And it was at a whΔnau gathering in […]
Founder Q&A: Monkeytronics
WHO: MonkeyTronics Founder: Al Brennan HQ: Wellington website: www.monkeytronics.co.nz What products, services, solutions or technology have you developed? We have created a range of smart environmental sensors which monitor a wide range of air quality metrics within the home, classroom or office setting. This includes temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide concentration, particulate matter (PM), formaldehyde, nitrous […]
Passion for pancake production escalates growth of Van Dyck Fine Foods
An award-winning premium bakery manufacturer that started from a chance meeting at a trade fair in Germany now churns out thousands of pancakes an hour in its fully automated plant in New Plymouth after an extensive period of growth. Last year Van Dyck Fine Foods, whose employees are primarily local New Plymouth residents, changed its […]
Founder Q&A: Tokaora Diagnostics
WHO: Tokaora Diagnostics Founders: Frey Livingston & Pam Livingston HQ: New Plymouth website: tokaoradiagnostics.nz What products, services, solutions or technology have you developed? Tokaora Diagnostics is developing a commercial product (similar to a RAT test) which will enable facial eczema (liver disease) in sheep and cattle to be detected at low-cost and onsite by the […]
MiteyCo
In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and innovators working on our next generation of new business startups, social enterprises and small businesses. At a glance Founders: Shannon Kelly & Laura Fisher Business: MiteyCo Founded: November 2021 HQ: Auckland Can you tell us a bit about your business? MiteyCo is a new startup business and our […]