A year of tech milestones: Exports, AI, and innovation in 2025

The digital economy, one of the few fast-growth sectors post-covid, continues to grow solidly on the back of cloud and AI spending. (Image: Getty)

Peter Griffin

Wed, 26 Nov 2025

We saw the tech sector deliver solid financial results – $20 billion in tech exports, up 10% on 2024 according to the Tech Investment Networks’ 2025 TIN Report, while our high-growth startups raised near-record amounts of funding, and AI use has surged among our businesses.Cow collar startup Halter achieved unicorn status on the back of its $165 million series D capital raise, and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare broke the $2b revenue mark for the first time. We now have 40 tech companies turning over $200m or more in annual revenue,...

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