Founders stories - Page 20

The Lightning Lab has announced the digital startups that will take part in the Lightning Lab 2016 Auckland Programme and the Wellington XX Programme.

The Icehouse announces scholarship recipients for its Owner Manager Programme, offering up to 25% off the cost of the programme.

Dive into the evolution of fitness tracking with a glimpse of Fitbit's vibrant array – pioneers since 2007, now offering eight cutting-edge devices.

Flick disrupts power industry with customer-centric approach, offering electricity at wholesale spot price plus commission.

StorageCraft is promising accelerated growth with new products and services and additional channel investment as TA Associates takes a majority stake.

Timely provides really simple cloud-based appointment booking aimed personal service businesses like hairdressers, massage therapists, and personal trainers.

New Zealand startup Ebee is creating frames for beekeeping that are sustainable, biodegradable, and as cheap as plastic.

A single cybercrime group may have collected US$325 million from CryptoWall 3 ransomware - but there are ways to help your business keep secure.

Eight Wire's Conductor product solves the headache of data migration between systems, supporting multiple formats and databases.

Managing Internet access at schools is a very hard job. Linewize's cloud-managed firewall which doesn't merely block all content that's nominally off-topic.

The Lightning Lab XX will focus on accelerating women-led companies, while the Lightning Lab Digital will take a closer look at applications and tech.

Start-up Bench Soft's innovative wireless charger for iPhone 6 electrifies Kickstarter, hitting £10,000 goal in just 48 hours.

Dark fibre provider Superloop has snapped up ISP ApexNetworks in an effort to rapidly deploy managed services capability for channel customers.

United States telecommunications service provider D&S Communications has acquired the assets of Mako Networks from the company's receivers.

Wellington based startup, Eight Wire, will compete in the semi-finals of IBM's SmartCamp in San Francisco, along with nine other startups.

Five recipients will obtain up to 25% of the cost of the The Icehouse's Owner Manager Programme Scholarship, the 36th of its kind.

Debtor Daddy offers credit control as a service; sends reminders, automates payment and has a human call slow payers.

Its main features include automated document generation and management, the ability to connect all stakeholders in a transaction.

Leaping Tiger, a location-based friend finding app for gamers, has gained over 6,000 users in 70 countries since its launch in May 2015.

Mako Networks in liquidation, Spark steps in as secured creditor to appoint receivers, thwarting the tech firm's financial tailspin.