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58 finalists vie for top spot at Australian Fintech Awards
Fintech

58 finalists vie for top spot at Australian Fintech Awards

58 finalists were chosen from 158 award entries across 30 categories, but who will win the Australian Finnies this year?.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 17th May 2017
HCF Demo Day: Aussie health tech entrepreneurs gear up to pitch ideas
Health Technologies

HCF Demo Day: Aussie health tech entrepreneurs gear up to pitch ideas

The program process includes pitching ideas to a team of investors and 12 week course where participants develop their minimum viable product (MVP).

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 12th May 2017

Global Stories

So you want to be an entrepreneur: What they never tell you when you start out
Entrepreneur

So you want to be an entrepreneur: What they never tell you when you start out

Be an entrepreneur for the long haul: Debunking post-sale bliss and planning for realistic, lifelong challenges.

By AdamSmith • 7 min read • Fri, 19th May 2017
Hello Alice: An AI-based virtual advisor for women entrepreneurs
Network Infrastructure

Hello Alice: An AI-based virtual advisor for women entrepreneurs

The current start-up ecosystem continues to cycle resources among a very small percentage of well-connected entrepreneurs, making it difficult for les.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Thu, 11th May 2017
HPE invests $140m to help boost start-ups within new APJ headquarters
Supply Chain

HPE invests $140m to help boost start-ups within new APJ headquarters

​At the opening of its new Asia Pacific and Japan headquarters in Singapore, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) unveiled their InnovateNext program.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 10th May 2017
Tech to help dyslexic students wins teen startup sprint
Startup Weekend

Tech to help dyslexic students wins teen startup sprint

Teen start up weekend Mashup happened last weekend. This year's winners came up with an exciting, tech-based product to help dyslexic students.

By Matthew Bain • 3 min read • Wed, 10th May 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Māori digital startup finalists prepare to meet judges
Māori

Māori digital startup finalists prepare to meet judges

Finalists for DIGMYIDEA Māori Innovation Challenge, a competition to incubate digital startups, have been announced in New Zealand.

By Matthew Bain • 3 min read • Tue, 9th May 2017
Rotary Club and Ākina Foundation team up to kick-start social enterprise
EduTech

Rotary Club and Ākina Foundation team up to kick-start social enterprise

Now in its third year running, there is $10,000 cash to be won to help kick-start social enterprises - last year was an online NCEA tutorial platform.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 5th May 2017
Kiwi fintech startup wins international social enterprise award
Fintech

Kiwi fintech startup wins international social enterprise award

Banqer received the Economic Citizenship Education Award at the Global Inclusion Awards ceremony in Berlin, a first for NZ companies.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Thu, 4th May 2017
Record $69mil angel investments poured into young New Zealand companies in 2016
Angel Investments

Record $69mil angel investments poured into young New Zealand companies in 2016

Fewer portfolio companies are getting funded, but high-performing ones are able to close larger sized capital rounds.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 1st May 2017
120 Japanese leaders coming to town to invest in aspiring NZ businesses
Investment

120 Japanese leaders coming to town to invest in aspiring NZ businesses

An opportunity for Auckland and its ambitious businesses to forge closer economic ties with a major trading partners is soon coming to town.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Apr 2017
Mobile payroll service makes life easier for small agritech businesses
Agricultural Technology

Mobile payroll service makes life easier for small agritech businesses

Simply Payroll recently signed a strategic partnership with Federated Farmers providing free set up, training and support for the mobile service.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Apr 2017
Kiwibank fintech accelerator teams progressing well in lead up to Demo Day
Fintech

Kiwibank fintech accelerator teams progressing well in lead up to Demo Day

Two months into Kiwibank's Fintech Accelerator, we catch up with programme manager Rosie Wall on how teams are doing in the final stretch.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Apr 2017
Vodafone opens applications for accelerator programme to Kiwi innovators
Health Technologies

Vodafone opens applications for accelerator programme to Kiwi innovators

Applications to Vodafone xone open today, a six-month programme featuring $25,000 seed funding, access to technology and mentoring.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Apr 2017
Vodafone brings kiwi ideas to life with xone programme
Health Technologies

Vodafone brings kiwi ideas to life with xone programme

Xone is a start-up accelerator and innovation lab, where Vodafone partners with start-ups at all stages to find new and exciting technologies.

By Alex Crossan • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Apr 2017
Rotorua business program 'Incubate' helps start-ups take off
Small Business

Rotorua business program 'Incubate' helps start-ups take off

Rotorua-based initiative, Incubate, helps start-ups and established businesses succeed and grow through a 12-week program.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 11th Apr 2017
Startups: You're hogging the FinTech limelight, says PwC survey
Fintech

Startups: You're hogging the FinTech limelight, says PwC survey

PwC's New Zealand Global FinTech Report says that startups are taking up too much of the limelight when it comes to FinTech.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 10th Apr 2017