Mahuki stories
Invercargill-based startup, Mimicry Tech, is bringing machine learning to regional museums with help from New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa.
Te Papa's Mahuki innovation accelerator has welcomed 10 teams to this year's residency programme that will run over the next four months.
Now in its third year, Mahuki has a strong reputation for developing leading digital businesses for the culture and heritage sector.
Melissa Firth's team established Mahuki, the first business accelerator programme in the world focused on opportunities in the culture sector.
Te Papa's Mahuki hub launches, blending tech and tradition to enrich cultural narratives and safeguard taonga through innovation.
New Zealand's government agency, Callaghan Innovation, has injected $250k into the country's first museum-based innovation accelerator.
Mahuki is focusing the development of innovative tools to help cultural institutions tell their stories of sporting identity.
New social enterprise web app, Collaborate, connects volunteers with opportunities, launching on October 25 with 300 beta testers.
