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Callaghan Innovation
TrustedLast activity: 29.12.2025
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Rukuhia te wāhi ngaro, hei maunga tātai whetū // Explore the unknown, pursue excellence.
We work with businesses of all sizes who share the ambition of challenging what is possible. With us businesses can:
• Accelerate their product and service development.
• Gain market advantage through leading-edge ideas and products.
• Increase return on investment in research and development (R&D).
We have a range of services to make their road to success faster, easier, and less risky. These include:
• Advisors, scientists, engineers & facilities to help with tech and product development;
• Access to other national and international experts to solve technology and business problems;
• Innovation skills programmes;
• Business collaborations to promote knowledge sharing around technology and innovation; and
• R&D grants.
Please contact us for more information about how you can grow faster through technology and innovation.
To see our terms of use for online engagement, you can head here: https://www.callaghaninnovation.govt.nz/our-social-media-channels
We work with businesses of all sizes who share the ambition of challenging what is possible. With us businesses can:
• Accelerate their product and service development.
• Gain market advantage through leading-edge ideas and products.
• Increase return on investment in research and development (R&D).
We have a range of services to make their road to success faster, easier, and less risky. These include:
• Advisors, scientists, engineers & facilities to help with tech and product development;
• Access to other national and international experts to solve technology and business problems;
• Innovation skills programmes;
• Business collaborations to promote knowledge sharing around technology and innovation; and
• R&D grants.
Please contact us for more information about how you can grow faster through technology and innovation.
To see our terms of use for online engagement, you can head here: https://www.callaghaninnovation.govt.nz/our-social-media-channels
Overview
Location
New Zealand, Wellington
Employees
201-500
Phone
+64 800 422 552
Founded date
2013
Investment Type
Accelerator
Mentions in press and media 22
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| May 19, 2025 | All-Female Investor Collective Supports New Zealand’s Opo Bio in Bio-Manufacturing Expansion | Epic Angels, the largest all-female investor collective globally, has joined a funding round for Opo Bio, a biotechnology startup based in New Zealand specializing in cell line manufacturing for cultivated meat and related sectors. The inve... |
| Jul 26, 2024 | How EatKinda is bringing its vegan ice cream to the world – one cauliflower at a time | L-R: EatKinda co-founders Mrinali Kumar and Jenni Matheson. Source: Supplied. article-article-body The idea for a “cauliflower ice cream began with 65 pumpkins growing out of my compost,” says Jenni Matheson, co-founder of vegan ice cream b... |
| May 16, 2024 | Yeast Instead of Cows: Daisy Lab Obtains EPA Approval to Scale Whey Proteins | New Zealand’s precision fermentation biotech Daisy Lab announces that the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has approved the expansion of its dairy protein platform to 5,000 L. The endorsement follows the successful production of ani... |
| Jan 15, 2024 | New Zealand’s Daisy Lab Successfully Scales Animal-Identical Whey Paving the Way for a New Dairy Industry | New Zealand’s Daisy Lab, a precision fermentation biotech, announces a scaling milestone: successfully manufacturing animal-identical whey proteins in 10 L fermenters. In addition, Daisy Lab says that it has established the complete product... |
| Jun 6, 2022 | Over $15m invested in world-leading cancer immunotherapy | University of Auckland spinout targeting new cancer treatment |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Māori business accelerator announces 2022 cohort | Kōkiri is pleased to announce the successful Māori-led start-ups invited to participate in the 2022 programme. Ten technology-enabled start-ups from a wide range of industries such as fintech, edutech, food & beverage, trades and hauora... |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Kōrerorero #15 | |
| Feb 22, 2022 | Unique 3D printed catalyst bed transforms bleach into ‘safer’ rocket fuel | A New Zealand-based student engineer has developed a device that’s capable of converting everyday bleaching agents into rocket propellants. Working from his lab at the University of Canterbury, grad student Simon Reid has come up with a 3D ... |
| Jul 25, 2021 | Electrify Aotearoa | Hear stories of grit and Kiwi ingenuity from start-up founders (including Kathryn Topp from Yabble - an Aspire portfolio company), and learn from a series of masterclasses with top investors that will help you to level-up your start-up expe... |
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FAQ about Callaghan Innovation
When was Callaghan Innovation founded?
Callaghan Innovation was founded in 2013.
What has the press written about Callaghan Innovation?
Parsers VC has collected 22 articles mentioning Callaghan Innovation, among them “All-Female Investor Collective Supports New Zealand’s Opo Bio in Bio-Manufacturing Expansion” (May 19, 2025) and “How EatKinda is bringing its vegan ice cream to the world – one cauliflower at a time” (Jul 26, 2024).
Is Callaghan Innovation still active?
Yes, Callaghan Innovation is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Dec 29, 2025.