Christchurch startup Miro Rail is seeking at least $2m in seed capital for its battery electric railcars.
Pacific Channel aims to promote female deep tech entrepreneurs with a prize worth $100,000 to help commercialise research.
Irithm Ltd borrowed $400,000 from Callaghan Innovation, but breached the loan agreement by spending too much overseas.
Pacific Channel is reinvesting in recycling tech that helps convert organic waste to natural gas, which it originally bought from the Scion research institute.