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Feijoa wins audience vote with KiwiSaver round-up app
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Feijoa wins audience vote with KiwiSaver round-up app

KiwiSaver round-up app Feijoa has clinched the Audience Choice award at the Kiwibank Start Up Pitch Breakfast in Wellington.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
Feijoa joins Fintech Lab to boost Kiwis' KiwiSaver
Fintech

Feijoa joins Fintech Lab to boost Kiwis' KiwiSaver

Feijoa joins Creative HQ's Fintech Lab to scale its round-up saving app, aiming to lift inconsistent KiwiSaver contributions nationwide.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Creative HQ & Salamander Advisory partner for startup support
Creative HQ

Creative HQ & Salamander Advisory partner for startup support

Salamander Advisory partners with Creative HQ to boost post-acceleration support, helping NZ B2B tech startups scale up with expert operational guidance.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 8th May 2025
Airwallex launches startup support programme in New Zealand
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Airwallex launches startup support programme in New Zealand

Airwallex has launched its 'Airwallex for Startups' programme in New Zealand, offering resources and a NZD $10,000 grant to support local entrepreneurs.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Nov 2024
Kiwi ingenuity set to shake up keyboard hardware market
Cloud Services

Kiwi ingenuity set to shake up keyboard hardware market

Wellington-based MoErgos has achieved its Kickstarter funding goal for the Glove80 wireless keyboard in just 28 hours.

By Mitchell Hageman • 2 min read • Thu, 3rd Feb 2022
Kiwi fintech startup looks to expand following investment success
Fintech

Kiwi fintech startup looks to expand following investment success

Hnry, a Wellington-based fintech startup, secures ample investment, plans to expand and hire eight new employees in the next year to enhance its services.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 1st Nov 2019
Creative HQ & Beca to create innovation opportunities
Partner Programmes

Creative HQ & Beca to create innovation opportunities

Creative HQ will work with Asia-Pacific based professional consultancy firm Beca on a partnership that will bring Beca's services closer to ANZ innovators.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 4th Feb 2019
Venture Up accelerator kicks off this month
Creative HQ

Venture Up accelerator kicks off this month

New Zealand's aspiring leaders and entrepreneurs are about to put their best feet forward for the launch of the Venture Up 2019 youth accelerator this month.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 16th Jan 2019
Lightning Lab accelerator delves into tourism
Lightning Lab

Lightning Lab accelerator delves into tourism

Startup accelerator Lightning Lab is launching a new programme to find innovative solutions to challenges facing the tourism industry.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 17th Dec 2018
Meet the finalists in the 2018 Young Enterprise Alumni Awards
EduTech

Meet the finalists in the 2018 Young Enterprise Alumni Awards

Sharesies, Banqer, Creative HQ, Kiwibank and Girlboss NZ are just four of the standout finalists in this year's Young Enterprise Alumni Awards.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 6th Nov 2018
Venture Up accelerator for young entepreneurs coming to Queenstown
Entrepreneur

Venture Up accelerator for young entepreneurs coming to Queenstown

The mountainous backdrop of Queenstown is set to become the location of Creative HQ's newest 2019 Venture Up accelerator for young entrepreneurs.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Oct 2018
CreativeHQ & Centrality launch blockchain accelerator programme
Blockchain

CreativeHQ & Centrality launch blockchain accelerator programme

Using Creative HQ's Lightning Lab, the Centrality Accelerator will support ventures to become business-ready and trained for success.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 4th Oct 2018
Lightning Lab Govtech Accelerator kicks off in Wellington
Lightning Lab

Lightning Lab Govtech Accelerator kicks off in Wellington

The Lightning Lab Govtech Accelerator Bootcamp is officially in motion as teams converge on Wellington to put their ideas to the test.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Aug 2018
Moment of truth for fintech accelerator participants
Fintech

Moment of truth for fintech accelerator participants

New Zealand's fintech sector is maturing rapidly, with the Kiwibank FinTech Accelerator highlighting global potential.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Tue, 15th May 2018
Callaghan Innovation welcomes new board members
Callaghan Innovation

Callaghan Innovation welcomes new board members

George Gong is an entrepreneur and angel investor with more than 20 years, and Stefan Korn was a member Callaghan's Stakeholder Advisory Group.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Sep 2017
Lightning Lab Demo Day set to showcase electricity innovation
DataCentre infrastructure

Lightning Lab Demo Day set to showcase electricity innovation

The lightbulb moments from will provide interesting insight into the future of the country's electricity market.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Sep 2017
Legal advice for startups: what to know from the get go
Creative HQ

Legal advice for startups: what to know from the get go

Chapman Tripp talks about the three major legal topics most vital to startups: founder agreements, intellectual property, and contracts.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Tue, 29th Aug 2017
Creative HQ appoints Roanne Parker to Board of Directors
Creative HQ

Creative HQ appoints Roanne Parker to Board of Directors

Entrepreneur Roanne Parker joins Creative HQ's board, bolstering New Zealand startup growth with her vast digital expertise and visionary outlook.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Aug 2017

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