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An Auckland based startup is developing a platform that replicates the sensory part of a human brain to enable a variety of environmental monitoring solutions. Their first solution is using Artificial Intelligence-enabled audio sensors to aid early detection of illnesses in animals by “listening” for signs of respiratory disease. It is new ground for the […]

WHO: Eight360 Founder: Terry Miller HQ: Wellington website: www.eight360.com What products, services, solutions or technology have you developed?  Eight360 is a Virtual Reality hardware company based in Wellington, NZ. Over the last 7 years we have developed a world-unique motion experience platform called the NOVA. NOVA is a “virtual vehicle”, able to put you inside […]

A Wanaka-based entrepreneur whose fly-fishing guiding business was wiped out after borders were closed during the Covid-19 pandemic has pivoted to create an outdoor survival kit, forming a startup named after his favourite bird. Matt Butler has founded KEA Outdoors, creating The KEA KIT, which he says has everything needed to rely on to “survive […]

WHO: Mister K Founders: Lisa Ratahi & Rachel Bernhardi HQ: Hāwera website: www.misterk.co.nz What products, services, solutions or technology have you developed?  At Mister K, we have passionately developed a selection of tasty consumable crackers; Marlborough Sea salt, Rosemary & Garlic and Chilli & Cheese (with a new flavour soon to be launched!) Driven from […]

Planning for and securing capital for small-medium sized (SMEs) food and fibre businesses just got easier with the launch of Investment Ready – a twelve-week capital-raising preparation programme offering one-to-one and group capability building sessions. Investment Ready is designed to equip food and fibre businesses with the tools to prepare for and successfully raise investment […]

WHO: Noologica FounderS: FABIAN LABRA SPRÖHNLE, ISIDORA LABRA ODDE, MYRIAM ODDE CATTAN HQ: NELSON website: Noologica.com What products, services, solutions or technology have you developed?  Noologica is an open source and open science biotech startup developing a digital solution for the precise screening, triaging, diagnosis, and monitoring of neurodivergent and mental health conditions. Solutions we […]

Brady Polkinghorne was about half way through his ten year career in advertising when he realised it wasn’t the right industry for him. But it wasn’t till he met the team at Headspace that he began building a picture of what he thought his future might look like.  “They were a client at my agency […]

Dr Marina Rajič is excited about commercialising scientific research. She has found a gap in the biotech market and founded a startup to attempt to fill it. She worked for a biotech company in Germany as a business development manager and returned to New Zealand earlier this year. Now based in Wellington, Dr Rajič wants […]

As the adoption of digital tools has become increasingly more important for doing business, it’s crucial that business owners know how to protect themselves and their operations against cyber-attacks, says MYOB’s Head of Information and Cyber Security, Peter Wolski. COVID-19 increased the urgency for many businesses – particularly SMEs – to adopt digital tools. The […]

A UX designer has created the country’s first agritech UX design studio to assist the agricultural sector with digital products, making them more usable, enjoyable, and accessible for users and customers. The term user experience (UX) refers to all aspects of this interaction. After eight years working in the field as a product and UX […]

In just a few months a Christchurch school’s new innovation and entrepreneurship programme has seen students create an educational Māori culture social media lens with over 150,000 global engagements, pilot a wāhine in tech programme for Deloitte and assist a health tech startup company’s virtual reality therapy app. Rangi Ruru Girls’ School has this year […]

A former Canterbury University student has extended his doctoral thesis to start a business with a team of world-class scientists who are developing a unique method of chromatography that eliminates key issues faced by industry. In January fresh out of university, Sean Feast founded Precision Chromatography – trading as Precision Chroma – to pioneer 3D […]