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TIN Member Spotlight: Pushpay

Pushpay builds giving and engagement solutions to help organizations stay connected and grow their communities. The company ranks No 11 amongst the TIN200, steadily climbing...

The Times They Are A-Changin’: ASX Emerging as a Force for Tech and its Stakeholders

The Investor's Guide to the New Zealand Technology Sector

Global uncertainty stimulates investment in high-growth and early stage Kiwi technology firms

Download the 2021 Guide TIN’s new ‘Investor’s Guide to the NZ Technology Sector’ reinforces the compelling case for international investment in Kiwi tech innovations AUCKLAND, May 27,...

TINWire Tech News Roundup: 19 May 21

Kia ora koutou A recent interesting commentary piece from NZ Growth Capital Partners about fostering innovation across New Zealand shows that it’s not just the...

TIN Member Spotlight: Aroa Biosurgery

Aroa Biosurgery is a soft tissue regeneration company whose proprietary Aroa ECM™ platform technology is derived from sheep forestomach. Their products have been used in...

Technology IPOs Adding High-Growth Companies to Sharemarket

TINWire Tech News Roundup: 6 May 21

Kia ora koutou This time last year the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown was in full swing. The news was full of community cases, job losses, hibernating...

TIN Member Spotlight: Datacom

Event Recap – TIN Member CEO Chat: Raising Capital

TIN Member CEO Chat: Raising CapitalTIN’s CEO Chat series is designed to draw reflections from our TIN member company CEOs on best practice ideas and...

TINWire Tech News Roundup: 28 April 21

Kia ora koutou Just as the technology sector is constantly evolving, so too is TIN. As we gear up for the release of our annual...

TINWire Tech News Roundup: 8 April 21

Kia ora koutou. The Easter break was a good time to draw breath and reflect on what has been an interesting but challenging first quarter...

A Sea-Change in the Tech Sector

The unprecedented level of M&A activity in the Kiwi tech sector so far this year – seen most recently with Vend, Seequent and Transaction Services...

TINWire Tech News Roundup: 23 March 21

Kia ora koutou. What an exciting, nail-biting, and euphoric past few weeks it has been in Aotearoa – and I’m not just talking about the...

TINWire Tech News Roundup: 9 March 21

Kia ora koutou. With the welcome shift in Alert Levels in Auckland and throughout the rest of the country, there’s a palpable sense of relief...

22 February 2021

TINWire Tech News Roundup: 23 February 21

Kia ora koutou. Well, it’s been a week of surprises! The sudden shift to Alert Level 3 in Auckland last weekend meant that we –...

10 February 2021

Resilience wins – Why the NZ tech export sector is set to surge in 2021

Wherever you look, data shows that New Zealand has done what it takes to combat the deadly, global pandemic that beset the world in 2020....

10 February 2021

TINWire Tech News Roundup: 10 February 21

Kia ora koutou A very warm welcome from TIN in 2021 – we trust you’ve enjoyed our stunning summer and have returned from your break...

14 December 2020

TINWire Tech News Roundup: 15 December 20

Kia ora koutou 2020 will go down in the history books as a year to remember, and quite possibly one that many would prefer to...

14 December 2020

TIN Member Spotlight: Seequent

Headquartered in Christchurch, Seequent is a global software company specialising in geoscience modelling and visualisation software. Its world-leading technologies enable better-informed environmental and investment decision...

26 November 2020

Tech Pulse 2020 – Event Recap

Tech Pulse 2020Positivity, resilience and the realisation that an awards event can be just as exciting in the virtual realm. Those were just some of...

26 November 2020

TINWire Tech News Roundup: 25 November 20

Kia ora koutou Many thanks to all of you who joined us last week for the first-ever virtual version of our TIN Report launch and...

25 November 2020

NZX & TIN Event Recap – Raising Revolution – New Approaches to Capital: A Fireside Chat with Sharesies

Session Recap“We can’t deliver what we are delivering without incredible tech” – Sharesies Co-founder, Director and CEO, Leighton Roberts took part in a fireside chat...

23 November 2020

Event Recap – Absolute IT & TIN Round Table: Building Resilience in leaders, teams, and businesses  

Session RecapSteve Cotton, Regional Manager, Absolute IT Absolute IT’s Auckland Regional Manager and long-time TIN contributor, Steve Cotton was joined by Savvy Millennial founder and...

18 November 2020

WELLINGTON THE FASTEST-GROWING REGION

WELLINGTON THE FASTEST-GROWING REGION WITH THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH, ACCORDING TO 2020 TIN REPORT COVID-19 has invariably impacted the regions differently and this...

18 November 2020

TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT NETWORK NAMES ABSOLUTE IT SUPREME SCALE-UPS IN 2020 TIN REPORT

Auckland, 18 November 2020 – Technology Investment Network (TIN) has named the top ten Absolute IT Supreme Scale-Ups in this year’s TIN Report, announced today...

18 November 2020

TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT NETWORK NAMES NZX EARLY STAGE COMPANIES FEATURED IN 2020 TIN REPORT

Auckland, 18 November 2020 – Technology Investment Network (TIN) has named the top ten most promising NZX Early Stage Companies in this year’s TIN Report, announced...

18 November 2020

TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT NETWORK NAMES EY TEN COMPANIES TO WATCH IN 2020 TIN REPORT

Auckland, 18 November 2020 – Technology Investment Network (TIN) has named the EY Ten Companies to Watch in this year’s TIN Report, announced today at...

18 November 2020

Volpara Health Technologies named winner of TIN’s Rocket Award for 2020

Auckland, 18 November 2020 – Technology Investment Network (TIN) announced today Healthcare ICT company Volpara Health Technologies as the winner of this year’s TIN Rocket Award...

18 November 2020

2020 TIN Report Full Press Release

2020 TIN REPORT: UNPRECEDENTED YEAR FOR NZ TECH EXPORTERS, RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF GLOBAL COVID-19 PANDEMIC Tech sector has continued upward trajectory of growth for...

12 November 2020

Troubleshooting – Tech Pulse 2020

Tech Pulse is hosted on the Swapcard event platform. The short 90 second video to the right explains all of the features available to you...

10 November 2020

Resilience in Tech Leadership, Teams and Businesses

Nothing has tested the tech sector’s ability to navigate through adversity like COVID-19. In many ways the mentality of the tech industry, based upon expecting...

9 November 2020

TINWire Tech News Roundup: 11 November 20

Kia ora koutou All eyes have been on the US for the past week as we’ve watched one of the world’s superpowers go through the...

29 October 2020

TINWire Tech News Roundup: 29 October 20

Kia ora koutou What a dazzling Labour Weekend it was! I trust everyone made the most of the good weather to get out and enjoy...

12 October 2020

TINWire Tech News Roundup: 13 October 20

Kia ora koutou Alert Level 1, the first All Blacks rugby match in nearly a year, electioneering – what a weekend it was! I’m not...

2020 NZX Tech Report – Influencing New Zealand’s Future with Tech

Download the NZX Tech Report – Influencing New Zealand’s Future with TechThe word ’unprecedented’ has been used a lot this year, and for good reason....

29 September 2020

Technology Investment Network announces Tech Pulse 2020: An innovative, interactive version of its annual TIN Report launch and awards

AUCKLAND, 1 October, 2020Technology Investment Network (TIN) is shifting its annual TIN Report launch and awards online this year, offering an innovative, interactive virtual event...

29 September 2020

TINWire Tech News Roundup: 29 September 20

Kia ora koutou Spring is in the air and our COVID-19 alert levels have dropped a notch. Not wanting to jinx things, but it feels...

24 September 2020

TIN Member Spotlight: Howick Ltd

Based in East Auckland, Howick Ltd manufactures high tech machinery for construction, producing bespoke solutions for clients in over 70 countries worldwide. Their sustained success...

17 September 2020

Event Recap – Tackling the Talent Challenge 

“The tech skills shortage that we’re currently facing in the market is a very real problem,” said Steve Cotton, Regional Manager at tech recruitment agency...

17 September 2020

TINWire Tech News Roundup: 15 September 20

Kia ora koutou The news on Monday that Cabinet is holding steady on the current Alert Level restrictions until next week serves as a sobering...

TINWire Tech News Roundup: 1 September 20

Kia ora koutou Aucklanders collectively breathed a sigh of relief as we shifted to Alert Level 2 yesterday, hoping that the efforts of the past...

TINWire Tech News Roundup: 18 August 20

Kia ora Barely a week after attending the ATEED-hosted Future Now event to discuss post-COVID recovery, and we are back in lockdown. It’s not what we hoped...

Event Recap – Myth-busting for Scale-ups: Capital Planning and the Listing Process

Our online panel discussion, Myth-busting for Scale-ups: Capital Planning and the Listing Process, was one of the key events on the Techweek2020 calendar this year,...

Agritech Twitter Chat Recap

Following the launch of the TIN New Zealand Agritech Insights Report and the Government’s launch of the Industry Transformation Plan for Agritech, we hosted our...

TINWire Tech News Roundup: 28 July 20

After the recent launch of TIN’s inaugural NZ Agritech Insights Report at Fieldays Online, we joined Hon Damien O’Connor (Minister for Agriculture) and Hon Phil...

Harnessing the productivity of New Zealand’s tech firms for economic growth

Frontier Firms inquiry: industry case studiesNew Zealand tech companies have a strong history of innovation, as evidenced by the more than $1B invested in R&D...

TIN’s first ever Agritech Insights Report offers significant analysis of New Zealand’s Agricultural Technology export sector

AUCKLAND, 16 July 2020Technology Investment Network (TIN) has released its first ever NZ Agritech Insights Report, providing compelling analysis of the size and scope of...

Launch of New Zealand Agritech Insights Report 2020

The TIN New Zealand Agritech Insights Report 2020 just launched at Fieldays Online. It’s our first ever analysis of the size and scope of New...

TINWire Tech News Roundup: 14 July 20

National Fieldays is one of the highlights for TIN each year – and it’s great to see that this month, despite the disruption of COVID-19,...

Mavericks: Bluelab

OPERATING FOR 30 YEARS, BLUELAB HAS BECOME KNOWN AS THE INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR HIGH-PRECISION AND INNOVATIVE MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY. THEIR AWARD-WINNING PRODUCTS MONITOR AND CONTROL THE...

‘The Slingshot Effect’ – TIN Members discuss driving tech sector growth in first virtual event

How to drive tech sector growth in a post COVID-19 environment was the theme of TIN’s first-ever virtual event for its Membership community, held recently. The...

TINWire Tech News Roundup: 30 June 20

Kia ora koutou As businesses continue to face market uncertainties, skills shortages, and the new world beyond lockdown, TIN hosted a virtual ‘Slingshot’ event for...

TINWire Tech News Roundup: 16 June 20

Kia ora koutou Welcome to Alert Level 1, and the return of personal freedom. The chance to go to a rugby game, explore New Zealand’s...

TIN is hiring! Senior Research Analyst role now available at NZ’s leading independent source of data on the tech sector

TIN is hiring!Senior Research Analyst role now available at NZ’s leading independent source of data on the tech sector.As the NZ tech sector has grown...

Turning AI into ROI for Kiwi investors

Technology is transforming investing, reducing costs, and providing more opportunity.Exchange Traded Funds are one of the fastest growing investment products in the world. In 2019,...

Annual Technology Investment Network (TIN) survey launches this week into a changed world

AUCKLAND, 4 June 2020The need for data on New Zealand’s tech export sector has never been more crucial, says TIN managing director, Greg Shanahan More...

TINWire Tech News Roundup: 4 June 20

Lockdown has forced us all to think a little differently, and for us at TIN this has meant hosting our very first virtual TINTalk. Our...

EVENT RECAP – PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS: KEY LEARNINGS FROM NZ’S HEALTHTECH SECTOR

Full event recording, Pathways to Success: Key Learnings from NZ’s HealthTech SectorLast week, around 200 attendees tuned into TIN’s first ever, fully virtual event for an...

TINWire Tech News Roundup: 19 May 20

Kia ora koutou I trust you’re all enjoying new-found freedom under Alert Level 2, and that the past weekend saw you getting out from behind...

COVID-19 highlights how our market is working for Kiwi companies

Mark Peterson – CEO, NZXFollowing the outstanding 10-year run of the S&P/NZX 50 into early 2020 – the acute impacts of COVID-19 have highlighted how...

TINWire Tech News Roundup: 5 May 20

Kia ora koutou The step down to Alert Level 3 last week will have brought welcome relief for many in our hospitality and retail sectors...

HARNESSING TECH’S SLINGSHOT EFFECT FOR NZ’S POST-COVID-19 RECOVERY

Once New Zealand emerges from COVID-19 lockdown, the technology export sector presents one of the most robust opportunities to sustain NZ’s economic momentum in the...

TINWire Tech News Roundup: 22 April 20

The Prime Minister’s recent decision to take the country into Alert Level 3 from next week will bring welcome relief to a large slice of...

TINWire Tech News Roundup: 8 April 20

New Zealand has spent nearly two weeks in Level 4 lockdown, and I’m wondering how everyone is doing? Despite the distractions of lockdown memes, boogies,...

First ever NZ HealthTech Insights Report offers timely deep dive into NZ’s largest tech industry sub-sector: Healthcare Technology

New research collaboration between TIN and CMDT aims to increase global awareness and boost investment in Kiwi healthcare technology companies Report indicates that NZ HealthTech...

TINWire Tech News Roundup: 27 March 20

As we’ve heard many people say over the past days, weeks and now months, these are uncharted waters for all of us. From my self-isolated...

Life in Lockdown: Counting NZ’s Tech Blessings

Who could have predicted at the start of 2020 that before March had ended we would all be at home in lockdown trying to avoid...

Q&A with Fisher & Paykel Healthcare

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare with leaders of Manukau DHB / Middlemore Hospital, where they donated 12 myAIRVO devices for patient use.With 9.1% growth propelling their...

TIN Member Spotlight: Aroa Biosurgery

Aroa opens up the home front and grows product rangeAfter more than 10 years focused on the North American market, and subsequent inroads into Europe...

NZ Tech Employment Landscape

Absolute IT is a specialist recruitment company operating across New Zealand solely in the ICT market.For a country just shy of five million people, New...