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120 Japanese leaders coming to town to invest in aspiring NZ businesses
Investment

120 Japanese leaders coming to town to invest in aspiring NZ businesses

An opportunity for Auckland and its ambitious businesses to forge closer economic ties with a major trading partners is soon coming to town.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Apr 2017
Mobile payroll service makes life easier for small agritech businesses
Agricultural Technology

Mobile payroll service makes life easier for small agritech businesses

Simply Payroll recently signed a strategic partnership with Federated Farmers providing free set up, training and support for the mobile service.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Apr 2017
Kiwibank fintech accelerator teams progressing well in lead up to Demo Day
Fintech

Kiwibank fintech accelerator teams progressing well in lead up to Demo Day

Two months into Kiwibank's Fintech Accelerator, we catch up with programme manager Rosie Wall on how teams are doing in the final stretch.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Apr 2017
Vodafone opens applications for accelerator programme to Kiwi innovators
Health Technologies

Vodafone opens applications for accelerator programme to Kiwi innovators

Applications to Vodafone xone open today, a six-month programme featuring $25,000 seed funding, access to technology and mentoring.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Apr 2017
Vodafone brings kiwi ideas to life with xone programme
Health Technologies

Vodafone brings kiwi ideas to life with xone programme

Xone is a start-up accelerator and innovation lab, where Vodafone partners with start-ups at all stages to find new and exciting technologies.

By Alex Crossan • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Apr 2017
Rotorua business program 'Incubate' helps start-ups take off
Small Business

Rotorua business program 'Incubate' helps start-ups take off

Rotorua-based initiative, Incubate, helps start-ups and established businesses succeed and grow through a 12-week program.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 11th Apr 2017
Startups: You're hogging the FinTech limelight, says PwC survey
Fintech

Startups: You're hogging the FinTech limelight, says PwC survey

PwC's New Zealand Global FinTech Report says that startups are taking up too much of the limelight when it comes to FinTech.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 10th Apr 2017
The Icehouse names the six tech startups in this year's Flux Accelerator programme
Entrepreneur

The Icehouse names the six tech startups in this year's Flux Accelerator programme

The Icehouse has picked the six lucky tech startups that will be participating in its Flux Accelerator programme this year.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 4th Apr 2017
BNZ opens co-working space in Christchurch – and it's free!
Partner Programmes

BNZ opens co-working space in Christchurch – and it's free!

The space is bolstered by the fact there is Wi-Fi, printing and perhaps best of all, free coffee. All you need to do is bring your laptop.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 29th Mar 2017
Kiwi innovators: Entries for the Māori innovation comp close soon
Entrepreneur

Kiwi innovators: Entries for the Māori innovation comp close soon

The competition aims to attract more Māori to the digital economy by helping emerging innovators turn their creative ideas into reality.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 28th Mar 2017
Supersonic passenger jets may not be far away
Startups

Supersonic passenger jets may not be far away

Jet startup Boom is raising funds to bring back supersonic aircraft, aiming to revolutionize travel and make the world more accessible.

By Alex Crossan • 2 min read • Tue, 28th Mar 2017
Kiwi company launches to help others do the same
Edge Computing

Kiwi company launches to help others do the same

This company has the goal to make it affordable for entrepreneurs to set up their own business and to give existing small businesses a boost.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Jan 2017

Global Stories

Startups stories

Have you forgotten about directory listings for local search?
Marketing Technologies

Have you forgotten about directory listings for local search?

Yet again, Google has changed its search page layout - the right sidebar went last week…. Now does that matter for your business or not?.

By Rebecca Caroe • 3 min read • Tue, 28th Feb 2017
Kiwi cloud software start-up sets its sites on North America
Datagate Innovation

Kiwi cloud software start-up sets its sites on North America

Datagate Innovation has raised more than one million dollars in capital as it gears up to to enter the North American market.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Jan 2017
Got a good start-up or idea? The UK is looking for you
Entrepreneur

Got a good start-up or idea? The UK is looking for you

The UK's Department for International Trade is looking for Australian and New Zealand companies to participate in the Startup Games.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 16th Jan 2017
3 Dunedin-born startups take home $60,000 worth of GigStart funding
Unified Communications

3 Dunedin-born startups take home $60,000 worth of GigStart funding

Three Dunedin startups, CoDrivr, Swiftlet, and Codelingo, secure NZD $60,000 in the final GigStart Fund allocation to boost UFB technology-driven projects.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Thu, 15th Dec 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Startups stories

New report finds major work to be done on 'fragmented' Aussie fintech security
Fintech

New report finds major work to be done on 'fragmented' Aussie fintech security

Australia's National Fintech Cyber Security Summit has shown that the industry for fintech security is fragmented and 'disparate'.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 31st Jan 2017