
NZ Growth Capital says investor appetite strong despite covid-19
New Zealand Growth Capital Partners - which manages the Elevate NZ Venture Fund - said investor appetite has not be dented by covid-19. “There has definitely been an uptick in companies wanting capital, including those seeking to take advantage of opportunities including accel...

MARKET OPEN: Tech rout to weigh on domestic sentiment
US investors were not cheered by their three-day holiday weekend and an ongoing tech-led selloff in equities will weigh on domestic sentiment. “The tech sector, former darling of the market, was hit the hardest and that negativity basically spilled over into other sectors,” Ki...

Elevate NZ Venture Fund feeds Blackbird
Elevate NZ Venture Fund – the government’s new venture capital – is investing $21.5 million into the Blackbird Ventures’ New Zealand fund.

MARKET OPEN: NZ investors to take lead from positive European trading
The domestic market will take a lead from positive trading in Europe overnight given a holiday in the US, but investors will also be keeping one eye on US-China tensions. European equity markets rallied ahead of “an expected dovish European Central Bank meeting later this week...