Profiles
New Zealand startup Flossie helps beauty salons avoid empty appointment slots
New Zealand startup Flossie is a software platform helping customers easily find, book, and pay for beauty appointments at partner salons.
News & Analysis
Dunedin startup CodeLingo raises NZ$540,000 from Reinventure and Right Click Capital
Dunedin startup CodeLingo has raised NZ$540,000 ($494,000) in seed funding from Australian venture capital firms Right Click Capital and Reinventure.
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New Zealand government to recruit a Chief Technology Officer to prepare national digital roadmap
New Zealand is on the hunt for a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to help drive a “forward-looking digital agenda” and prepare and oversee a national digital roadmap for the next decade.
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Auckland startup Fergus raises $3.5 million from Microequities Venture Capital Fund
New Zealand startup Fergus, which has created a job management platform for trades businesses, has raised $3.5 million in a funding round led by Australia’s firm Microequities Venture Capital Fund, a joint venture between Microequities Asset Management and Equity Venture Partners.
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New Zealand drone startup Dotterel Technologies raises $500,000 to further develop noise reduction tech
Techstars Adelaide grad Dotterel Technologies, a startup developing noise reduction and audio recording tech for drones, has raised $500,000 in funding.
Profiles
New Zealand startup Cove wants to help consumers manage their insurance experience via chatbot
With consumers time-poor, the aim is for Cove to deliver “the most intuitive mobile experience of any insurer in the world”.
Profiles
Auckland-based startup Thematic raises US$1.2 million round led by Airtree Ventures
Auckland-based SaaS platform Thematic today announced it has raised US$1.22 million in seed funding to continue its international growth.
News & Analysis
Dunedin booking software startup Timely raises NZ$7 million to further product development
Dunedin’s Timely, which has created a booking software platform for beauty and wellness businesses, has raised NZ$7 million in a round led by Movac.
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New Zealand’s Ilumony wants to help users make the most of their KiwiSaver account with robo-advice
Targeted at “lower net worth individuals”, the Ilumony platform is primarily focused around providing advice on KiwiSaver account.
News & Analysis
ANZ appoints first Chief Design Officer to build out new experiences for customers
ANZ has announced the appointment of Opher Yom-Tov, former general manager of global design consulting firm IDEO, as the bank’s first Chief Design Officer.
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CUA partners with US fintech Pivotus Ventures to trial new banking app
Pivotus Ventures has announced a partnership with CUA which will see CUA customers given access to Pivotus’ new banking platform.
Partner Content
Talent Unleashed Awards judge Frances Valintine wants to see businesses addressing the world’s fundamental challenges
Frances Valintine didn’t know what to expect when her new business, The Mind Lab, was nominated for a Talent Unleashed Award in 2014.
News & Analysis
Auckland-based fintech Vend appoints former Yelp director Dave Scheine as APAC Country Manager
Vend has announced the appointment of former Yelp director Dave Scheine as the company’s new country manager for Asia-Pacific.
Profiles
New Zealand-based fintech SmartPay offers merchants an open API payments platform
Smartpay is a payments company which offers its own open payments service API and physical EFTPOS devices to merchants and retailers.
News & Analysis
Haymarket HQ partners with Alibaba Cloud to bring startup contest to Australia and New Zealand
Haymarket HQ, the Sydney startup hub focused on companies seeking to work in the Chinese market, has announced a partnership with Alibaba Cloud to launch the Create@Alibaba Cloud Startup Contest (CACSC) down under.
