| Date | Title | Description |
| 29.05.2019 | Canopy Rivers invests in BioLumic’s $6.7 mln Series A financing | This originally appeared in Stuff here.
The world’s largest grower and supplier of medicinal cannabis has invested more than $2 million in a small Kiwi agri-tech company.
Canadian company Canopy Rivers’ investment of US$1.5m (NZ$2.2m) in ... |
| 06.05.2019 | Upside Biotechnologies Announces New Skin Growth Technology for Burn Victims | This post originally appeared on FireHouse here.
Firefighters and EMS representatives who learned of Upside Biotechnologies technology recently were reportedly enthusiastic as they realized how the company’s breakthrough skin growth techno... |
| 28.02.2019 | Nasa tests NZ wool filter for use in space | - |
| 02.12.2018 | Could an Australian bee solve the world’s plastic crisis? | This story originally appeared in the Telegraph here.
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| 21.11.2018 | Foresight makes GBP249,000 MEIF investment in smart textiles business Footfalls and Heartbeats | This post originally appeared on the Private Equity Wire here.
Foresight Group (Foresight) has made a GBP249,000 equity investment into Footfalls and Heartbeats Limited through the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF).
Based in Nottingh... |
| 29.10.2018 | Greg Norman leads $1.5m Seed Round in Commentary Startup Spalk | This story originally appeared on Shark.com here.
West Palm Beach, Fla. (September 25, 2018) – Greg Norman Company today announced a material investment in Spalk as the leader in a $1.5MM series seed round alongside Stadia Ventures, Ice An... |
| 13.03.2018 | BioLumic raises $5 million to harness ultraviolet light to improve crop yields | This originally appeared on VentureBeat.
Scientists once thought that ultraviolet light was damaging to all kinds of life, including plants. But BioLumic is turning that notion on its head and has raised $5 million in funding to use UV to ... |
| 16.02.2018 | Humble Bee business trying to recreate bee’s natural bioplastic | This originally appeared on Stuff.co.nz
Veronica Harwood-Stevenson stands quietly in Queensland bush, net poised. Amid the thrum of kamikaze giant bumblebees, assassin bugs that harpoon honeybees and electric-blue flying jewels, she’s scan... |
| 29.01.2018 | US biomed consortium awards US$300K grant to progress advanced regenerative tissue product | This originally appeared on Upside Bios Blog Page
30 January 2018
The Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) has awarded a US$300,000 research grant to regenerative tissue developer, Upside Biotechnologies.
New Zealand-based Ups... |
| 16.10.2017 | Startup tackles Asia’s Air Pollution | Original article appeared on the NZ Business here
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| 06.08.2017 | Your API – Don’t make developers hate it | Listen to the interview with APIMatic Founder & CEO, Adeel Ali on InfoQ here.
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| 26.07.2017 | NZME Partners with MishGuru | This article first appeared on the NZHerald here.
NZME has partnered with Kiwi company Mish Guru to deliver innovative and creative content for its brands, using photo sharing app Snapchat.
Mish Guru is a content and analytics business an... |
| 14.07.2017 | Kiwi startup Hydroxsys could help clean up NZ’s waterways | - |
| 10.07.2017 | FIBA Partners with Spalk to crowd-source sports commentary | This article first appeared on Forbes here.
Have you ever put on the TV to watch a highly anticipated sports match, only to find out that the commentator that you don’t like was calling the game? You probably felt that it ruined the broadc... |
| 18.06.2017 | Capital Markets Report: Face the fear of missing out | - |
| 19.04.2017 | New Auckland company gives pollution face mask fashion overhaul | This was originally published on Stuff.co.nz
Fashion designer Karen Walker has helped design a trendy air pollution face mask for Asian consumers struggling with ‘airpocalypse’.
Auckland mask maker Healthy Breath launched its first reusab... |
| 22.12.2016 | Texus Fibre eyes $2.9b face mask market in Asia | A Kiwi company has secured a deal it hopes will unlock a lucrative $2.9 billion Asian healthcare market.
Texus Fibre uses natural wool to develop ‘functional materials’ – meaning they do something clever scientifically.
On Thursday it... |
| 26.08.2016 | Biolumic’s UV plant technology extends beyond crop growth | Originally published on Scoop.co.nz
Aug. 26 (BusinessDesk) – Agritech start-up Biolumic, which increases crop yields by applying ultraviolet (UV) light to seeds, seedlings, and plants, is also treating them for resistance to pests and di... |
| 06.08.2016 | Augmented Reality’s Pokemon Moment | Pokemon have re-entered the cultural consciousness through the mega-hit mobile app Pokemon Go. As well has being a success with gamers, it may finally introduce the world to the idea of augmented reality. MICHAEL WRIGHT reports.
On a weekd... |
| 31.07.2016 | Seed funding to give university-based ideas a boost to market | The original story was published on Stuff.co.nz
Consumers could reap the benefit of new products, after a $1.8 million funding injection to push Massey University ideas and discoveries toward market.
New Zealand’s science and technology s... |
| 10.05.2016 | Startup Nipping Trillion Dollar Food Waste Problem in the Bud | Original article appeared on The News Lens
As the world grapples with a seemingly insurmountable food wastage crisis, one company believes it has developed a new technology to help deal with the problem before it starts.
It is estimated t... |
| 26.04.2016 | Chat Real: The Next Big Thing in Photo Messaging | Original Published on Idealog
Kiwi-created app Chat Real is ready to take on the photo-messaging world. Could it be the next big thing? |
| 19.04.2016 | Why New Zealand is punching above its weight in start-ups | The original post was published on the Sydney Morning Herald
New Zealand is a magical land of mountains, milk, sheep, rugby and fibre internet to most homes.
To this list we can now add: interesting technology companies.
In recent times,... |
| 18.01.2016 | NZ Police uses Auror software to fight crime | Originally appeared on CIO New Zealand
The New Zealand Police has included the Auror platform in its crime prevention campaign.
“The platform has been piloted by Police staff across the country, and we have seen significant time savings i... |
| 06.11.2015 | Kiwi firm puts new spin on wool | First posted on the New Zealand Herald on November 6th 2015.
Kiwis are used to making a living off a sheep’s back. NZ Inc has a long history of spinning wool into carpet and clothing, but Auckland-based textile company Texus Fibre wants to... |
| 24.07.2015 | Booktrack closes $7.5m Investment Deal | The original post was published on the NZ Herald
An ebook start-up co-founded by a former Air Force engineer has secured US$5 million (NZ$7.5m) worth of investment this week.
Booktrack was co-founded by Paul Cameron and creates and sells ... |
| 02.06.2015 | Snapchat Gurus get Big Bucks for US Mission | - |
| 10.03.2015 | Kiwi Start-Up NotablePDF gains angel investment | First published on the New Zealand Herald on March 10 2015
Kiwi start-up Notable has attracted funding from US investors YCombinator, a start-up accelerator, and Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund in its latest round of capital raising.
The Auck... |
| 06.03.2015 | Kiwi Start-up Glassjar launches payments app in the US | First published in the New Zealand Herald on March 6th 2015
Glassjar, the kiwi software start-up whose app provides people an easy way of sharing bills, has launched in the United States.
The former Christchurch company is now based in Si... |
| 17.02.2015 | APIMatic accepted into Google for Entrepreneurs Blackbox Connect Program | APIMatic, who produce software to make it easier for developers to maintain their code, were accepted into the Google for Entrepreneurs Blackbox Connect Accelerator Program.
The Blackbox Connect Program offers the company travel and accomm... |
| 15.05.2014 | Supporting high-growth New Zealand companies… | - |
| 12.08.2013 | Mesynthes in the News |
First Published on the NZ Herald http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10911194
How do you make a successful export product? Give the people what they need.
The American market has 20 million diabetes s... |
| 02.08.2013 | Turn offshore networks into cash | First Publsihed on Stuff.co.nz (http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/unlimited/8991490/Turn-offshore-networks-into-cash)
For many startups, overseas investment is about more than just capital. It also opens up crucial access to networks and mar... |
| 15.05.2013 | Backing passionate teams with global ambitions… | - |
