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Signing off for 2024: What this year taught us and what 2025 might bring

Plus NZ back in recession but hope for higher rate cuts, Microsoft spends big in AI race and Appetise wins Airwallex for Startups Grant.

Dec 19

Signing off for 2024: What this year taught us and what 2025 could bring

CEOs, Founders and VCs reflect on a tough year with some shining bright spots and look ahead to 2025.

Dec 19

Kitea Health founder Simon Malpas explains the transformative potential of its world-first implantable brain sensor

Inside the Vision That Could Redefine Brain Health Monitoring

Dec 16

How would you spend a $10k Business Acceleration Grant?

Final day for Airwallex submissions today!

Dec 14

Politics of Tech: Judith Collins talks gene tech, Marsden Fund and the deepfake she hopes fools you

Plus sharemarket winners and losers, Microsoft opens first 'hyperscale' data centre and the rise of 'neobanks'.

Dec 12

Politics of Tech: Judith Collins talks gene tech, Marsden Fund and the deepfake she hopes fools you

"It’s been all about making sure that we get really focused on turning our innovators into billionaires. That’s what I’m trying to do."

Dec 12

The New Startup Playbook: How New+Improved is Changing Who Gets to Be a Founder

Inside the venture studio reshaping startups—where ideas are validated, risks are reduced, and leaders are built differently.

Dec 11 •

Tradify: The Anatomy of a Successful Startup

Serge van Dam with the back seat view of the Tradify story.

Dec 10

Watchful AI Founder Joshua Parsons on Disrupting the Security Industry for a Second Time at 29

How a young Kiwi founder is revolutionising security with AI while navigating personal and professional challenges.

Dec 9

Perfecting the art of the pitch with Icehouse Ventures partner Barnaby Marshall

Plus business confidence starts ticking up, NZ tech exporters facing higher payroll costs and British fintech eyes NZ expansion.

Dec 5

Perfecting the art of the pitch with Icehouse Ventures partner Barnaby Marshall

How to Craft a Winning Pitch That Stands Out

Dec 5

New + Improved Ventures Raises $6M to Supercharge Startup Creation

Meet the team rewriting the playbook for Kiwi innovation.

Dec 2

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