University of Auckland student start-up Zenno Astronautics hopes to use electromagnetic propulsion to help keep satellites in space, rather than having them fall back down to Earth too quickly. An…
A company that provides cargo tracking services to the US Postal Service and global airlines has been sold for $45 million to Canadian company Descartes. The best part of the…
Mark Suster from Upfront Ventures, an early-stage investment fund based in Los Angeles, has written an excellent series on how to run a governance board for an early-stage company. It's…
Christchurch-based Invert Robotics has closed a USD$8.8mil (NZD$13mil) funding round, with the support of Finistere Ventures (from Silicon Valley) and Yamaha Motor Ventures. This is particularly interesting as it is…
A leading provider of DNA data analysis solutions, Auckland-based Biomatters has been acquired by GraphPad, a US publisher of scientific software (particularly around biostatistics). With significant numbers of customers overseas…
VentureHacks and Spearhead have published a list of 11 important lessons to keep in mind for angel investing, and many of the same principles apply for anyone in the early-stage…
Callaghan Innovation has just released a report titled "Growing the Pie: How entrepreneurs are creating a better NZ", which focuses on two main discussions: Even though many successful NZ start-ups…