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Sparkbox Ventures

http://www.sparkboxventures.com

Last activity: 22.12.2020

Sparkbox Venture Group is New Zealand’s leading early stage investor and has been investing in New Zealand innovation companies since 2001. Our sector preference is Information technology, Mobile, Material science, Cleantech, Communications, Medical and diagnostic technology, Internet and the Cloud. Sparkbox Venture Group provides advisory services to help maximise value from New Zealand innovation. Follow us at www.sparkboxventures.com.

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Location: New Zealand, Auckland

Employees: 1-10

Founded date: 2001

Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A

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Date	Title	Description
29.05.2019	Canopy Rivers invests in BioLumic’s $6.7 mln Series A financ...	This originally appeared in Stuff here. The world’s largest grower and supplier of medicinal cannab...
06.05.2019	Upside Biotechnologies Announces New Skin Growth Technology ...	This post originally appeared on FireHouse here. Firefighters and EMS representatives who learned o...
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.
21.11.2018	Foresight makes GBP249,000 MEIF investment in smart textiles...	This post originally appeared on the Private Equity Wire here. Foresight Group (Foresight) has made...
29.10.2018	Greg Norman leads $1.5m Seed Round in Commentary Startup Spa...	This story originally appeared on Shark.com here. West Palm Beach, Fla. (September 25, 2018) – Greg...
13.03.2018	BioLumic raises $5 million to harness ultraviolet light to i...	This originally appeared on VentureBeat. Scientists once thought that ultraviolet light was damagin...
16.02.2018	Humble Bee business trying to recreate bee’s natural bioplas...	This originally appeared on Stuff.co.nz Veronica Harwood-Stevenson stands quietly in Queensland bus...
29.01.2018	US biomed consortium awards US$300K grant to progress advanc...	This originally appeared on Upside Bios Blog Page 30 January 2018 The Medical Technology Enterpris...
16.10.2017	Startup tackles Asia’s Air Pollution	Original article appeared on the NZ Business here
06.08.2017	Your API – Don’t make developers hate it	Listen to the interview with APIMatic Founder & CEO, Adeel Ali on InfoQ here.
26.07.2017	NZME Partners with MishGuru	This article first appeared on the NZHerald here. NZME has partnered with Kiwi company Mish Guru to...
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 anticipat...
18.06.2017	Capital Markets Report: Face the fear of missing out	-
19.04.2017	New Auckland company gives pollution face mask fashion overh...	This was originally published on Stuff.co.nz Fashion designer Karen Walker has helped design a tren...
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 mar...
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 in...
06.08.2016	Augmented Reality’s Pokemon Moment	Pokemon have re-entered the cultural consciousness through the mega-hit mobile app Pokemon Go. As we...
31.07.2016	Seed funding to give university-based ideas a boost to marke...	The original story was published on Stuff.co.nz Consumers could reap the benefit of new products, a...
10.05.2016	Startup Nipping Trillion Dollar Food Waste Problem in the Bu...	Original article appeared on The News Lens As the world grapples with a seemingly insurmountable fo...
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 wo...
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 mount...
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 it...
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 ...
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...
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 fund...
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 wh...
17.02.2015	APIMatic accepted into Google for Entrepreneurs Blackbox Con...	APIMatic, who produce software to make it easier for developers to maintain their code, were accepte...
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&ob...
02.08.2013	Turn offshore networks into cash	First Publsihed on Stuff.co.nz (http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/unlimited/8991490/Turn-offshore-netw...
15.05.2013	Backing passionate teams with global ambitions…	-

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Date	Title	Description	Source
21.07.2015	Daily funding roundup - July 21, 2015	Bright.md raises $3.5M; Medallia bagged $150M; BrightBytes landed $33M Bright.md, which makes softw...	vator.tv/n...
16.12.2012	Punching Above Their Weight: Opportunity And Challenges For ...	“This is hardly a real place.” That was our bus driver’s comment as he escorted us from the Aucklan...	techcrunch...

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