Tech headline of the week has to go to Apple becoming the first trillion (US) dollar company, so making stock market history with its record-breaking market cap. And just to put that into perspective, Apple’s $1 trillion cap is equivalent to about 5 per cent of the total gross domestic product of the US in 2018, according to reports. NZ …
As content for this year’s TIN Report takes shape, it’s interesting to note the closer ties that have been formed between many of our kiwi firms and offshore partners and investors over the past 12 months. It’s also been a recurring theme in our TINWire stories over recent weeks. Foreign (and local) investor interest in NZ tech remains high – …
It was wonderful to mix with Wellington’s tech and investment community last Wednesday night at our “Unlocking Growth” TINTalk event! A huge thanks to our panelists from Angel Association NZ and NZX, and our tech panelists from PikPok, SilverStripe and Sharesies who represented a cross section of the region’s strengths in the digital media, software solutions and fintech sectors – …
Our Wellington TINTalk, The Mentor Series: Unlocking Growth was held last Wednesday, 4 July, at Biz Dojo. Over 40 people attended the event to hear the thoughts and experiences of our stellar panel on how to obtain investment and upscale and the benefits of ultimately listing on the NZX. MC Greg Shanahan introduced the latest findings from the 2018 Investor’s …
Auckland, July 4, 2018 – Wellington’s early-stage tech companies are reaping the benefits of the record amount of angel and crowdfunding investment flowing into the tech sector, according to analysis from Technology Investment Network (TIN). The third annual Investor’s Guide to the New Zealand Technology Sector, published in May by TIN and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), …
Kick start your week with a host of inspiring TINWire stories! This week we feature several Kiwi companies that are applying their innovative technologies for the betterment of mankind: reducing pollution in India; eradicating a strain of disease in Africa; and making transport safer, greener and more efficient. Similar inspiring agritech stories abounded at this year’s Fieldays – TIN was …
Hot on the heels of the 2018 TIN/MBIE release of The Investor’s Guide to the New Zealand Technology Sector, its satisfying to read that investors across the ditch are taking notice of its key messages – and investing in the early stage global innovators coming out of Aotearoa. Read the full article “NZ Tech Punching Above its Weight” here. In …
TINTalk Event Wrap Up – Unlocking Growth: Tapping into the Rising Tide of Tech Funding (24 May, Auckland). Around 130 people, many early stage tech entrepreneurs, gathered at Auckland’s Generator to hear a stellar panel of investors and tech executives share their thoughts on how to obtain investment. By way of introduction, MC Greg Shanahan introduced the latest findings from …
Innovation is certainly thriving in NZ! This fact was highly evident at our TechWeek TINTalk event last Thursday. Around 130 people – many from pioneering early stage companies – packed Auckland’s Generator to discuss ways to fund their companies’ continued growth. See below for more about this event and the latest NZ early stage tech successes, along with details on …
ANNUAL INVESTOR’S GUIDE SHOWS NEW ZEALAND’S EARLY STAGE TECH COMPANIES BOLSTERED BY RISING DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT Auckland, May 24, 2018 – Rising domestic investment in New Zealand’s early stage technology companies is creating more opportunities for follow-on investment from a growing number of international investors. This is according to the third annual Investor’s Guide to the New Zealand Technology …
