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Aussie fintech startups to travel to the UK to explore expansion opportunities
The UK DIT is partnering with the ACC to send five Aussie fintech startups to the UK to participate in the inaugural British Australian Fintech Forum.
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New Zealand VR startup 8i raises US$27 million Series B to develop AR content creation app
NZ-founded VR startup 8i has announced a US$27 million Series B round which will support the development of a new AR content creation app, Holo.
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Auckland broadcasting platform Spalk wants to democratise sports commentating
To help the average joe get their thoughts heard is Auckland’s Spalk, allowing aspiring sports commentators to broadcast their insights play by play.
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Employment Hero’s HR platform to be rolled out to ANZ small business customers
Employment Hero has announced a partnership with ANZ that will see its HR technology rolled out to ANZ’s small business customers.
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Zencastr is an online platform looking to simplify podcast creation
New Zealand startup Zencastr is looking to help podcasters by providing an online platform to simplify and automate the podcasting process.
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Secure Code Warrior is a gamified platform helping programmers train their cybersecurity skills
Sydney startup Secure Code Warrior has developed an online platform to help train programmers in cybersecurity through a gamified testing process.
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Kiwibank announces the seven startups participating in New Zealand’s first fintech accelerator
Kiwibank has announced the seven startups who will be participating in its New Zealand Kiwibank Fintech Accelerator program.
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New Zealand startup Eventfinda is a ticketing system built on an events discovery platform
Launched in 2006, Eventfinda was originally an events listing platform. Now incorporating ticketing, the startup last year processed 20 million tickets for events around New Zealand.
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UK Department for International Trade launches gamified pitching event Startup Games in Sydney
UK’s gamified pitching event, Startup Games, is coming to Sydney on February 28 to uncover the most outstanding startups across Australia.
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Wellington’s ProjectR to expand the New Zealand VR industry through a state of the art complex
Ready to support the growth of the virtual reality industry is ProjectR, a business looking to open a centre for VR startups.
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Flirtey launches first commercial pizza delivery by drone with Domino’s
Yesterday Australia’s leading drone startup, Flirtey conducted the world’s first ever delivery of Domino’s Pizza’s to the doorsteps of its customers in New Zealand.
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New Zealand VC firm Movac announces NZ$105 million raised for later-stage Fund 4
New Zealand VC firm Movac has announced it’s raised NZ$105 million for Fund 4, with $75 million coming from institutional investors including Ngāi Tahu.
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The Difference Incubator reveals social enterprises pitching to win trip to Social Enterprise World Forum 2017
The Difference Incubator [TDI] has selected four out of 36 social enterprise startups to compete in its Dragons’ Den competition for the chance to win a trip to the Social Enterprise World Forum 2017 in New Zealand. Along with the trip, the successful startup will also receive $15,000 in cash and a spot in the incubators Investment Readiness Program.
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New Zealand fintech startup SavvyKiwi helps people find and monitor the right KiwiSaver account
SavvyKiwi looks to help match savers to the right fund. It then keeps monitoring the fund to keep savers abreast of any issues or changes that they should be aware of and, if they choose to switch, helps them easily transfer to another fund.
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Western Australian startup Demand.film looks to transform cinema distribution
Perth startup Demand.film is on a mission to fill those empty cinema seats on the quietest nights of the week and secure the demand of audiences who want to watch films that are off the beaten track.
