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News and analysis on New Zealand startups including new and early-stage businesses across tech, agritech, open banking, gaming and other industries.
Visa for changemakers and entrepreneurs extended
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Visa for changemakers and entrepreneurs extended

A scheme to get global entrepreneurs to come to New Zealand and help boost productivity has been extended.

Oliver Lewis 19 Apr 2022
'Cloud kitchen' startup serving up NZ's food industry success
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'Cloud kitchen' startup serving up NZ's food industry success

Harrison Stott and Rob Humphrys said they hope to provide a “home and community” for NZ food creators through the country’s first purpose-built ‘cloud kitchens’.

Ella Somers 05 Apr 2022
NZGCP wants billion-dollar venture funds
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NZGCP wants billion-dollar venture funds

The state-backed venture funder wants to see the industry get 5-to-10 times bigger than its now. 

Dan Brunskill 22 Dec 2021
Just capital: venture firm GD1 on NZ's investment boom
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Just capital: venture firm GD1 on NZ's investment boom

The venture capital market has entered a virtuous cycle as successful exits have fed back into the ecosystem, GD1's Vignesh Kumar says.

Dan Brunskill 27 Aug 2021