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New Zealand’s leading e-commerce platform for creatives, Rubber Monkey, has set its sights on global expansion beginning with a push into the Australian market, thanks in part to a successful capital raise of more than $1.5 million via Snowball Effect. With over 94,000 products listed online and three branches already established across Auckland, Wellington and […]

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 Founder: Matt Butler Business: KEA Outdoors Founded: 2020 HQ: Queenstown-Lakes Can you tell us a bit about your business? Our products are built to solve problems I experienced myself as […]

Want to tap in to the best startup advice from entrepreneurs who are out there doing it? Welcome to ‘500 Founders’ where we ask innovators from around New Zealand for their top insights for first time startup founders. Sophie Silver – cofounder Celadon “Take as much time as you can to understand your customer.“ “This […]

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 Founder: Donald Hillis Business: Kindling Collector Founded: 2021 HQ: Wellington Can you tell us a bit about your business? I have designed, developed and manufactured a tool which aids in […]

There’s plenty of fish in the sea, until there isn’t. And with some species near extinction from overfishing (particularly in the waters off North America), drastic action had to be taken to ensure greater sustainability and compliance in the commercial fishing industry. Enter SnapIT, whose work was discovered by one of New Zealand’s largest fishing […]

When two pilots were made redundant during Covid, they turned their attention to something completely different that they had in common: cryptocurrency. Craig Duffield and Jitendra Maharaj, cofounded Pay It Now New Zealand, the first company in New Zealand to create a layer-2 cryptocurrency payment gateway. “Pay It Now aims to be the Stripe of […]

Katherine Blaney, Managing Director at Global Entrepreneurship Network New Zealand (‘GEN NZ’), explains the purpose behind a new survey to uncover the roadblocks for entrepreneurs in Aotearoa New Zealand. If you have started a business, or are thinking of starting a business, please help us make entrepreneurship in Aotearoa more supportive, more enjoyable, and – […]

Want to tap in to the best startup advice from entrepreneurs who are out there doing it? Welcome to ‘500 Founders’ where we ask innovators from around New Zealand for their top insights for first time startup founders. Janelle Fenwick – Founder Teulo “Surround yourself with the right people to help support you on your […]

An Auckland based startup team are crowdfunding for an app that they believe will help Kiwis in tough financial situations. The PayAid app will give approved users access to a portion of their paycheck in advance, for a 5% transaction fee per advance, but charge no interest and late fees. Users must pay the advance […]

Callaghan Innovation has signed up six businesses to run its new Founder and Startup Support Programme, aimed at helping founders, startups and entrepreneurs to get their businesses up and running. Te Wananga o Aotearoa Kōkiri, Creative HQ, HTK Group, Icehouse Ventures, Ministry of Awesome consortia, and Sprout Agritech Accelerator have been selected to deliver the […]

Talking to the media about your business can be a powerful way to promote your brand and share your story with a wider audience. And if your PR efforts are successful you could soon find yourself answering calls from journalists or being invited to talk on radio or TV.  To make the most of these […]

Want to tap in to the best startup advice from entrepreneurs who are out there doing it? Welcome to ‘500 Founders’ where we ask innovators from around New Zealand for their top insights for first time startup founders. Rick Kiessig – Cofounder Kimer Med “Talk to your potential customers as soon as you can.” “Before […]