Great to see the Women in Leadership Development program, run by Brandon Capital, get some publicity in the NZ Herald this week, also featuring our good friend and colleague Maria-Jose…
Anil Narasimha, the CEO of our portfolio company Mekonos, has done an interview with Dan Gonzales and Earl Valencia on the Startup Mindsets podcast, discussing entrepreneurship in the biology space…
Shannon Scown, our current Iramoe-Observer, has finished her time observing with Matū after a year. Her time with Matū Fund was a valuable and successful experience for both sides -…
Our portfolio company Mekonos has formally closed its US$4.6mil capital raise, led by Novartis with participation from a number of US institutional VC Funds as well as Matū Fund. The…
This article is written by Iraoho-Intern Kiri Lenagh-Glue. A $1 trillion industry is nothing to dismiss out of hand. Growing from an estimated $114 billion in 2018 to $502 billion…
Dr Laura Domigan, Professor Warren McNabb, and Glenda Lewis have penned a piece in Stuff about the growth of cellular agriculture and artificial meats in New Zealand. It's not just…
The most recent Startup Investment New Zealand report, prepared by PwC and the Angel Association of New Zealand, highlights the growth of local deep tech investment. While the total investment…