Icehouse Ventures' industry-leading ways

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Sat, 24 Aug 2024

A few days ago, Icehouse Ventures hosted its 14th annual showcase. While many players in the ecosystem do amazing things in different ways, Icehouse is the aircraft carrier in the Waitematā.It has been doing it longer and networking wider than anyone else over a more extended period – it's 23 years old. The pre-event So, there I was at Spark Arena last Thursday in Auckland, listening to Mint Innovation's Dr Will Barker, Rocket Lab's Sir Peter Beck and LanzaTech's Dr Sean Simpson. The two big ta...

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