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Record $86m pouring into NZ's early stage investments
PwC

Record $86m pouring into NZ's early stage investments

NZVCA estimates that there were over 25 domestic and international funds active in early-stage venture in New Zealand during 2017.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 9th Apr 2018
Social media campaigns secure $1million for Kiwi charities
Social Media

Social media campaigns secure $1million for Kiwi charities

Social media campaigns help New Zealand charities secure $1m in funding in less than two weeks through online community initiative.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Mar 2018
NZ's first social impact investment fund goes live
Health Technologies

NZ's first social impact investment fund goes live

Investments will focus on expansion opportunities in sectors such as sustainable food production, agriculture technology, healthcare, clean energy.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Fri, 9th Feb 2018
Kiwi robotics company expands to Europe after raising $6.4mil
Robotics

Kiwi robotics company expands to Europe after raising $6.4mil

Kiwi firm Invert Robotics secures NZD $6.4 million, expands to Europe with offices in the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Thu, 1st Feb 2018
PledgeMe announces new crowdlending-inspired platform in the works
PledgeMe

PledgeMe announces new crowdlending-inspired platform in the works

PledgeMe to launch new Ta Koha lending platform with Māori Women Development Inc, aiming to bridge inequality gap in lending.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Jan 2018

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Contino continues APAC expansion with capital injection
DevOps

Contino continues APAC expansion with capital injection

The enterprise DevOps and cloud consultancy company has succeeded in their Series B funding with plans to broaden their presence in APAC.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Sep 2018
CrowdStrike expands global partner footprint
Endpoint Protection

CrowdStrike expands global partner footprint

CrowdStrike also announced an expansion of its relationship with Dragos, launching a joint Incident Response (IR) retainer offering.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Wed, 8th Aug 2018
JASK raises $25mil in Series B financing to advance security operations beyond SIEM
Security Information and Event Management

JASK raises $25mil in Series B financing to advance security operations beyond SIEM

The company will continue its focus on platform development, increase hiring in all departments and expand global sales channels.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Jul 2018
NGINX raises US$43 Million to accelerate enterprise application modernisation
Digital Transformation

NGINX raises US$43 Million to accelerate enterprise application modernisation

NGINX secures USD $43 million in Series C funding led by Goldman Sachs, to propel its enterprise application modernisation push, leveraging microservices.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Jun 2018
Crowdstrike raises a massive $200 million in latest funding round
Endpoint Protection

Crowdstrike raises a massive $200 million in latest funding round

CrowdStrike secures Series E funding of USD $200 million, boosting its valuation past USD $3 billion. The funds will drive global expansion and tech innovation.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Thu, 21st Jun 2018
Cohesity raises US$250 million in funding round
Cisco

Cohesity raises US$250 million in funding round

Cohesity announced it raised $250 million in an oversubscribed Series D funding round led by the SoftBank Vision Fund.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 13th Jun 2018
Kiwi AI breast cancer detection solution raises $AU20 million
Artificial Intelligence

Kiwi AI breast cancer detection solution raises $AU20 million

Wellington's Volpara Health Technologies raises AUD $20 million to fuel growth in the US, expand research in New Zealand, and roll out sales in Asia.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Tue, 5th Jun 2018
Kiwi startup raises over $1M to protect transfer of personal information
Capital raising

Kiwi startup raises over $1M to protect transfer of personal information

FileInvite streamlines the process of requesting, receiving and storing personal information without the need to use email.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Mar 2018
Callaghan Innovation awards R&D grant to AI startup
Unified Communications

Callaghan Innovation awards R&D grant to AI startup

New Zealand conversational AI startup Ambit secures the Callaghan Innovation R&D Growth Grant, enabling acceleration of its cutting-edge research.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Mar 2018
NZ startup CodeLingo secures $540k funding from Australian VCs
Software Development

NZ startup CodeLingo secures $540k funding from Australian VCs

CodeLingo is a platform which enables users to scale end-to-end software development processes that improve code quality.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Fri, 19th Jan 2018
Vodafone Foundation funds VR learning programme for struggling youth
Vodafone

Vodafone Foundation funds VR learning programme for struggling youth

Methodist Mission Southern is using their Vodafone Foundation funding to create and pilot a bespoke youth VR learning programme.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Jan 2018
Startup making Bitcoin accessible to NZers raises $400k
Crypto

Startup making Bitcoin accessible to NZers raises $400k

The startup plans to use the funding to continue driving growth in New Zealand while also expanding into the UK market.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Nov 2017

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