Why a US founder moved his medtech startup to Auckland

Why a US founder moved his medtech startup to Auckland
Tyler Harmon's Iaso is developing a data aggregation and analysis tool that can predict complications in ICU patient health. (Image: Iaso)
Ben Moore
An early-stage startup, Iaso, named for the Greek goddess of recuperation, is developing a product that will be able to help predict if intensive care patients are likely to experience complications.Iaso was founded in the US, but was transplanted to New Zealand after Harmon and his wife eloped to Fiordland to get married in 2019.Chief executive and founder Tyler Harmon is originally from Georgia in the US, and told BusinessDesk that basing his company in NZ was an intentional move.“I believe in my observations, in my years of medical dev...

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