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A random chat about technology led friends Benji Pritchard and Conor Doherty-Craig to create Techne, an online platform that teaches Kiwis how to code.     Techne, set to launch in early 2021, is an e-learning platform designed to help Kiwis of all ages learn to code and to develop their digital literacy. “We realised […]

Venture Taranaki has launched a new PowerUp programme to grow, connect, and support ideas and capability, and harness the expertise and passion required to develop Taranaki’s entrepreneurship ecosystem. Enterprises, ideas, and individuals will be supported and enabled as PowerUp connects them with a range of new and existing services and opportunities, helping to grow their […]

Based in Virginia, US, Matt Calkins is the cofounder and CEO of low-code ‘platform-as-a-service’ and digital automation business, Appian. We asked Matt to tell us a bit about growing Appian from a small startup to a global multibillion dollar business over the last two decades. How did Appian first start out? We started Appian in […]

With their fuel cell technology, Taranaki-based Hiringa Energy is helping New Zealand move away from fossil fuels with clean hydrogen energy.  From an end-user point of view, it’s easy to understand why the dominant technology powering our vehicles has been liquid fuel in the form of petrol and diesel. It takes minutes to fill up […]

Kiwi inventory forecasting software StockTrim achieved international sales in the UK, Australia and US immediately after launching in 2017. It’s been growth ever since, and in 2020 the company pitched for funding to scale up. StockTrim came out successful – oversubscribed, in fact. The fund raise required three in-person pitches, seven Zoom pitches and 30 […]

Award winning craft brewery, Behemoth Brewing, has successfully raised NZ$1.8m in record time. The capital raise offer, which initially opened to existing shareholders, went public via online investment platform Snowball Effect last Monday and was fully funded within 20 minutes of the launch. Existing shareholders had first rights to increase their holding and showed significant […]

With its strong innovation ecosystem, manufacturing base, and talent pipeline, the conditions are right for Christchurch to become New Zealand’s aerospace hub, according to ChristchurchNZ. Although the aerospace industry is relatively new in New Zealand, it’s already a billion-dollar business. ChristchurchNZ’s Business and Investment Attraction Manager Liz Eden says this is attractive from an investment […]

International students who have found themselves spending an unplanned summer in New Zealand now have a new tool to help them experience more of Aotearoa. Launched today (December 2), BeKiwi is a web platform that offers a curated selection of the best experiences from around Northland and Auckland, specifically designed to help international students better […]

Employee feedback visionary, Joyous, has big plans. Founded in 2017 by brothers Philip and Michael Carden, the Kiwi software startup Joyous has doubled both its team and its user base in 2020. Now, with over half of its users located in the USA, the company is setting its sights on the global stage. Joyous makes […]

Local fintech firm Invsta has secured a breakthrough deal and signed its first Australian customer as it expands through New Zealand and beyond. After seeing how their solutions are helping Kiwi financial service businesses navigate digital disruption in the post-pandemic landscape, founders Rachel Strevens and Abhy Singla are excited about the opportunity Australia presents given […]

Nearly $450,000 has been allocated to seven established and start up digital game developers from Dunedin as part of the Centre of Digital Excellence’s (CODE) first contestable funding round. This reflects CODE’s manifesto committment to establish a funding pool administered by private industry aimed at attracting young talent into game development. The funding is part […]

As part of an emerging network, Whanganui-based Thrive helps strengthen communities by supporting entrepreneurs in building, scaling, and sustaining profit-for-purpose businesses. Nicola Patrick believes that entrepreneurs in provincial New Zealand are different from their city counterparts, even varying from region to region. To her, this led to a significant gap in economic development. Without resources […]