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Auckland-based startup Termius has just closed a $4.10m ($2.7m US) seed round with money from some of Silicon Valley’s top venture capitalists. The raise comes off the back of Termius graduating from the world’s most prestigious startup accelerator, Y Combinator, and some high-profile praise from Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Speaking to #nzentrepreneur from Auckland, Termius […]

Have a prototype up your sleeve or an importing opportunity on your mind? If so, there are various product standards you should know about to enable your product to be sold in New Zealand. The history of invention is littered with many forgotten facts, but perhaps chief among them is the undeniable truth that Leonardo […]

Listen to the interview When Sydney entrepreneurs Greg Moshal and Beau Bertoli got sick of the long and arduous process involved in applying for relatively small business loans, they decided there had to be a better, more efficient way. As a result, seven years ago they launched an online small business lending platform called Prospa […]

The Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association of New Zealand (RITANZ) has welcomed news that the Insolvency Practitioners Bill has passed into law on Wednesday, almost a decade after it was first introduced into Parliament. The Insolvency Practitioners Regulation Bill and the Insolvency Practitioners Regulation (Amendments) Bill are designed to promote better outcomes under the corporate […]

The five winners of The Pick:19 are looking forward to taking their businesses to the next level after receiving their awards at The Orchard, in Whangarei, today. The five winners, whittled down from a shortlist of 15, were: Absolute Stainless, Australasia Moulding, Grinning Gecko, My Goodness! (Wellkit Foods), and Olive & Ash; the Judges’ Choice […]

Wondering how to find the right cofounder but don’t know where to start? Wellington’s Nick Harley shares valuable advice for first time business builders. I like to think I’m a decent footballer, a better than the average golfer and through my experience in the building trade, I can turn my hand to anything practical. I’m […]

The Dunedin City Council’s Economic Development Committee (EDC) has approved $150,000 to support the Startup Dunedin Trust’s development of the local startup ecosystem over 2019/20, providing pathways for entrepreneurs to start and grow businesses and support job creation in Dunedin. The investment was based on a recommendation by the Grow Dunedin Partnership (GDP) including Ngāi […]

Accounting software provider MYOB is calling on the local tech sector – and wider business community – to do more for women working in tech and young girls in STEM-related fields of study. In the latest MYOB Women in Tech report – released at a special Techweek event on Thursday 23 May – the company […]

It turns out New Zealanders are an artistic bunch… or we’re just into any excuse for wine, judging by the success of Auckland-based Paintvine. Paintvine organises wine and painting evenings throughout New Zealand and has just hit an impressive milestone: 10,000 attendees since it launched in July 2017. The business was co-founded by friends Denym […]

Northland Inc is offering a unique opportunity for businesses to drop into The Orchard on Thursday and Friday to join its free connectivity service, kiteAO, as part of the run-up to Techweek. Launched by Northland Inc last month, kiteAO is a service designed to enable businesses to connect more readily with other businesses in the […]

New Zealand’s biggest business accelerator, Lightning Lab, is today announcing the startups selected to take part in its first-ever programme for businesses in the tourism sector, an industry ripe for innovation. Lightning Lab Tourism focuses on building a sustainable innovation ecosystem for the future of tourism in New Zealand. Of almost 70 applications, the following […]

New Zealand ranks in the Top 10 for Agtech & New Food in the largest global report about startup success and how regions can develop thriving startup ecosystems. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The 2019 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) has been launched at The Next Web Conference. The GSER is the world’s most comprehensive and […]