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NZ green concrete startup lays solid foundation in seed funding
News in Brief

NZ green concrete startup lays solid foundation in seed funding

Singapore-based venture capital firm Wavemaker Partners led the seed funding round.

Gregor Thompson 26 Mar 2024
Four founders: a VC model with lessons for NZ deeptech
Technology

Four founders: a VC model with lessons for NZ deeptech

The model is a good start towards NZ becoming an international science innovation hub.

Ben Moore 18 Mar 2024
Electric-vehicle startup Fisker prepares for possible bankruptcy filing
Technology

Electric-vehicle startup Fisker prepares for possible bankruptcy filing

Demand for EVs is stagnant in the US.

The Wall Street Journal 15 Mar 2024
Realistic or undervalued? Putting a fair value on our startups
Opinion

Peter Griffin: Realistic or undervalued? Putting a fair value on our startups

Are our startups chronically undervalued?

Peter Griffin 14 Mar 2024
Parkable raises 'strategic' $4m in round led by US investors
Technology

Parkable raises 'strategic' $4m in round led by US investors

Ben Moore 07 Mar 2024
‘Mad Men’: Auckland brand-awareness tracking startup Tracksuit raises $22m
Retail

‘Mad Men’: Auckland brand-awareness tracking startup Tracksuit raises $22m

Staff reporters 28 Feb 2024
Opum Technologies liquidation leaves $2.7m shortfall

Opum Technologies liquidation leaves $2.7m shortfall

John Anthony 05 Feb 2024
Ahiko: an AI-native startup taking on household energy bills
Technology

Ahiko: an AI-native startup taking on household energy bills

Ben Moore 22 Jan 2024
Crowd-funding: one easily-led man’s journey
Finance

Pattrick Smellie: Crowd-funding: one easily-led man’s journey

Pattrick Smellie 09 Jan 2024
Opum Technologies in liquidation
Law & Regulation

Opum Technologies in liquidation

John Anthony 27 Dec 2023
Hodgson resigns as Callaghan chair
Finance

Hodgson resigns as Callaghan chair

Pattrick Smellie 19 Dec 2023
Mevo on track for $4 million capital raise
Finance Analysis

Mevo on track for $4 million capital raise

Pattrick Smellie 18 Dec 2023
Apology not enough: Manaaki seeks compensation
Law & Regulation

Apology not enough: Manaaki seeks compensation

Pattrick Smellie 08 Dec 2023
AG flays Callaghan over conflicts in Manaaki probe
Law & Regulation

AG flays Callaghan over conflicts in Manaaki probe

Pattrick Smellie 07 Dec 2023
A new gold rush for investors
Finance Free

A new gold rush for investors

Tamara Poi-Ngawhika 23 Nov 2023
FTN Motion sees silver lining in tighter market
Technology

FTN Motion sees silver lining in tighter market

Ben Moore 20 Nov 2023
Ideally raises $2.15m to disrupt product research market
Technology

Ideally raises $2.15m to disrupt product research market

Ben Moore 09 Nov 2023
Qippay takes another step with Westpac deal
Finance

Qippay takes another step with Westpac deal

Ben Moore 07 Nov 2023
Capture6 using age-old method to tackle carbon
Technology

Capture6 using age-old method to tackle carbon

Ben Moore 31 Oct 2023
From foot & mouth crisis to KiwiNet's commercialisation icon
Technology

From foot & mouth crisis to KiwiNet's commercialisation icon

Greg Hurrell 29 Sep 2023
Peter Beck and why it's hard to get a startup off the ground
Opinion

Warren Couillault: Peter Beck and why it's hard to get a startup off the ground

Warren Couillault 23 Sep 2023
Tech startup BioOra aims to scale up and democratise blood cancer treatments
Health

Tech startup BioOra aims to scale up and democratise blood cancer treatments

Greg Hurrell 07 Sep 2023
HealthNow to rapidly shut down buy now, pay later service
Health

HealthNow to rapidly shut down buy now, pay later service

Ben Moore 18 Aug 2023
The hydrofoil e-bike startup taking on the ocean

The hydrofoil e-bike startup taking on the ocean

Ella Somers 21 Jul 2023
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