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AWS programme to boost EdTech innovation

Tue, 9th Apr 2019
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AWS EdStart provides promotional credits, customised training, marketing opportunities, mentorship, and technical support to EdTech startups.
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Bartercard helping Kiwi startups and small businesses thrive

Tue, 9th Apr 2019
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Here's a breakdown of what Bartercard actually is and how it provides invaluable opportunities for businesses privy of its network.
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Kiwi-designed wheelchair capable of going offroad goes global

Mon, 11th Mar 2019
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After tinkering with the final design for a few years, an innovative new solution from New Zealand for those in need is going global.
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NZ entrepreneur launches app to make travel easier

Thu, 7th Mar 2019
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The web app streamlines flight and hotel bookings by keeping an organisation's passenger details on the one platform.
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Healthy home tech startup gains investor interest

Thu, 7th Feb 2019
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Tether's indoor environmental monitoring tech attracts equity share from green buildings expert Rochelle Payne, poised to revolutionise healthy homes.
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Study finds many NZ business websites to be slow and self-obsessed

Wed, 30th Jan 2019
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A new study has found at least 80 percent of New Zealand business websites are slow, generic, and verging on being narcissistic.
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Edtech firm Kami raises $1.5m

Thu, 17th Jan 2019
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New Zealand's edtech firm Kami raises USD $1.5 million, aiming to expand its innovative paperless classroom solutions across North America and beyond.
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Startup launches online marketplace for lending items in AU

Thu, 17th Jan 2019
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Think TradeMe, eBay, Amazon, except instead of buying products, you're renting spare items from everyday consumers.
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NZ companies ill-prepared for new digital marketing era

Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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Kim Voon claims New Zealand companies need to get off their bums and get on with adopting new marketing tech or face being left behind by their global peers.
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Arrow Electronics and Infineon to provide ANZ startup support

Tue, 23rd Oct 2018
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The companies signed a memorandum of understanding to support startups across Australia and New Zealand, among other countries.
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$38m later and KiwiNet is still going strong with new appointments

Fri, 7th Sep 2018
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Since 2011 KiwiNet has been investing into new ideas and innovations in New Zealand with the aim to facilitate commercial success.
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New Kiwis Challenge celebrates migrant entrepreneurs

Wed, 5th Sep 2018
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The New Kiwis Challenge concluded last week, celebrating migrant entrepreneurship with top startups like WuKong Education aiming for global impact.
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Tech Trailblazer Awards seek tech talent from all over the globe

Mon, 3rd Sep 2018
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This year's entries are open to enterprise technology startups that are less than six years old and at C-series funding or below.
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Booster pledges $10m to Victoria Uni's Viclink startups

Tue, 28th Aug 2018
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Victoria University of Wellington's Viclink and financial services firm Booster are set to invest $10 million to develop startups.
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Vehicle security startup Trillium recognised by innovation platform

Mon, 20th Aug 2018
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Trillium, a cybersecurity leader in vehicle data protection, has been named Plug and Play's Hottest Company for August, standing out among hundreds of startups.
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Silicon Valley connection to boost NZ's agritech sector

Thu, 9th Aug 2018
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An upcoming agritech conference in Silicon Valley may have a huge impact on New Zealand's agritech sector, even from thousands of kilometres away.
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Exclusive: The opportunities and challenges for Kiwi tech companies

Mon, 30th Jul 2018
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Kiwi tech businesses face challenges in accessing talent, capital, and larger customer markets, according to Augen Software Group director Mitchell Pham.
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10 innovative Christchurch start-ups profiting from govt scheme

Sat, 28th Jul 2018
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Delivered by ChristchurchNZ, 10 promising start-ups were granted an intense 12-week mentoring course to help them get a leg up.
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New solution helps small businesses get paid anywhere, anytime

Sat, 28th Jul 2018
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A common gripe among start-ups and small businesses is the issue of payment, and this new solution from Westpac hopes to resolve that.
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Kiwi go-getters punching above weight at Microsoft event

Fri, 27th Jul 2018
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Alongside 49 teams from 33 countries, a record-breaking three teams competed for New Zealand at the 16th annual Microsoft Imagine Cup.