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Flick Electric: Disrupting the retail energy industry with price transparency and great service
DataCentre infrastructure

Flick Electric: Disrupting the retail energy industry with price transparency and great service

Flick disrupts power industry with customer-centric approach, offering electricity at wholesale spot price plus commission.

By Dave Moskovitz • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Feb 2016
UNICEF launches Innovation Fund
3D Printing

UNICEF launches Innovation Fund

UNICEF has announced the launch of an Innovation Fund that will enable Kiwi tech start-ups to help improve the lives of vulnerable children.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 2nd Feb 2016
NZTech and Canterbury Software Cluster join forces
NZTech

NZTech and Canterbury Software Cluster join forces

NZTech and Canterbury Software Cluster sign agreement to boost tech sector in New Zealand. Collaboration to drive growth.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Jan 2016
New Zealand job market bolstered by booming tech industry
IT Industry

New Zealand job market bolstered by booming tech industry

Employers in the IT industry dominate the latest figures, with a net 40.7% looking to increase or maintain permanent headcount across main cities.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Tue, 19th Jan 2016
Vodafone wants to help Kiwi start ups go global
Unified Communications

Vodafone wants to help Kiwi start ups go global

Vodafone NZ launches accelerator programme to help Kiwi start-ups go global. 10 companies to be chosen for first round.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Dec 2015
Syngency: Cloud-based management software for talent agencies, as beautiful as the models themselves
Management

Syngency: Cloud-based management software for talent agencies, as beautiful as the models themselves

Syngency, a cloud-based system for talent agencies, is set to raise investment in early 2016 after rapid growth this year.

By Dave Moskovitz • 3 min read • Mon, 7th Dec 2015
The StartUp Show comes to New Zealand
Startups

The StartUp Show comes to New Zealand

The StartUp Show is heading to Auckland and Wellington to showcase the best upcoming start-ups in each region.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 1st Dec 2015
Winners of Kiwi entrepreneurial comp announced
Entrepreneur

Winners of Kiwi entrepreneurial comp announced

Winners of the DigMyIdea challenge have been announced, with ideas range from financial education software to a socializing app.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Nov 2015
Uncharted: Patient charts in the cloud
Health Technologies

Uncharted: Patient charts in the cloud

Doctor-turned-entrepreneur Jack Newberry has built a business in just 54 hours at Startup Weekend, solving a key problem in hospital patient care.

By Dave Moskovitz • 3 min read • Mon, 23rd Nov 2015
iQualify: Disrupting tertiary education from the inside
EduTech

iQualify: Disrupting tertiary education from the inside

Open Polytechnic has launched iQualify, a platform that enables courseware designers to create online educational content.

By Dave Moskovitz • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Nov 2015
University of Waikato launches new initiative for Kiwi students
Entrepreneur

University of Waikato launches new initiative for Kiwi students

The University of Waikato and Waikato Students' Union (WSU) have launched a new initiative with a focus on entrepreneurship and innovation.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 13th Nov 2015

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Apple ups education focus with latest acquisition
EduTech

Apple ups education focus with latest acquisition

Hot on the tail of releasing a slew of new education features with iOS 9.3, Apple has acquired LearnSprout, an education technology start-up.

By Catherine Knowles • 1 min read • Tue, 2nd Feb 2016
Publons: Speeding up science through the power of peer review
EduTech

Publons: Speeding up science through the power of peer review

Publons revolutionizes peer review process while providing credit to reviewers, attracting significant investment.

By Dave Moskovitz • 3 min read • Mon, 1st Feb 2016
Timely: Appointment booking for service businesses
Marketing Technologies

Timely: Appointment booking for service businesses

Timely provides really simple cloud-based appointment booking aimed personal service businesses like hairdressers, massage therapists, and personal trainers.

By Dave Moskovitz • 4 min read • Mon, 21st Dec 2015
Ooooby: Hacking the food supply chain, Out Of Our Own Back Yards
Supply Chain

Ooooby: Hacking the food supply chain, Out Of Our Own Back Yards

Ooooby makes it easy to create local fresh food marketplaces that source food from local growers, and deliver to local consumers.

By Dave Moskovitz • 3 min read • Mon, 14th Dec 2015
Digital marketplace opens up access to government ICT spend
Unified Communications

Digital marketplace opens up access to government ICT spend

Government tees up digital marketplace to enable more ICT suppliers to nab some of the $5b annual government ICT spend and a cyber security centre.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Dec 2015
NZ high tech companies hold their own against Asian counterparts
Deloitte

NZ high tech companies hold their own against Asian counterparts

New Zealand dominates Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific Index, with a record 54 Kiwi companies making the list.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Dec 2015

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