Wānaka-based startup Scannable Secures US$3M Seed Funding, Aims for Global Expansion

Plus join us for Espresso Martinis in Wellington next week! 🍸

Welcome to Monday.

We’ve got some big updates to kick off your week with everything Kiwi founders and startups need to know to stay ahead. Some big wins in the South Island this morning, plus some big losses to scams and offshore retailers. Your daily shot includes:

• Scannable Secures US$3M Seed Funding, Aims for Global Expansion

• KiwiFibre Secures NZ$3.2M Seed Funding to Revolutionise Harakeke-Based Composites

• Kiwis Lose $2.3 Billion to Scams as Government Prepares Major Anti-Fraud Measures

• NZ Signs Sustainable Trade Deal with Costa Rica, Iceland, and Switzerland

• Kiwis Spend Over $80M Monthly on International Online Shopping, Local Retailers Adapt

• Founders in Five with Klaas Stijnen, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Montoux

• Our weekly pulse check - thoughts on Temu and Shein?

• A Second Chance from the Departed: Cadaver Bone Marrow Transplants Offer Hope

• AND most importantly, THE hottest ticket of them all next Monday you won’t want to miss, Caffeine’s first ever event in Wellllllllington….and it involves free espresso martinis!

Get your coffee, dive in, and let’s make the 5th week before Christmas count!

Lauren & the CAFFEINE team

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There’s just one hot ticket you need to know about this week team! SO excited to announce our very own private event NEXT Monday evening [25 November] ahead of Sunrise in Wellington. We’re partnering with the epic team at Airwallex to present ‘Espresso Sunset’, a round of drinks to get you warmed up ahead of the big day @ Sunrise on Tuesday. You in town? Invites are strictly limited so please register your interest here. Hope to see you for an espresso martini or two @ the Library Bar from 5pm. Even better, we’re partnering with our mates at Good Fortune Coffee who are bringin’ the beans ☕