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Kiwi Stories

Founders stories

Kiwi tech needs to 'eat more of its own dog food' & sell smarter

Kiwi tech firms must improve their sales strategies to reach full potential as New Zealand's largest export industry, says Market Measures research.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Nov 2017

Fintech

PocketWise helps Kiwis stay on top of their finances

The cloud platform compares a wide range of financial products from different New Zealand banks and financial service providers...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 31st Oct 2017

Artificial Intelligence

Kiwi Startup Spotlight: AI math tutor democratising education

Amy was created out of a vision for children everywhere to have access to quality education, no matter where they live.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Wed, 25th Oct 2017

Accelerator

Digital accelerator ZeroPoint Ventures announces first cohort participants

New Zealanders want to build ventures where they live and work, to create strong regional economies and remain in their local support networks.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Tue, 26th Sep 2017

Health Technologies

Erin Wansbrough appointed as new chief executive for SODA Inc

Wansbrough has a passion for entrepreneurship and brings a depth of business experience and knowledge of commercialisation.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Sep 2017

Peer-to-peer

Auckland-based startup pioneering peer-to-peer storage platform

Auckland startup launches 'To the Loft', the Airbnb for storage, disrupting the market with peer-to-peer solutions.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Fri, 8th Sep 2017

Global Stories

Founders stories

DevOps

Okta launches identity management offering for startups

Okta unveils Okta for Startups, offering its Identity Cloud free for one year to entrepreneurs and small businesses to enhance secure access management.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Tue, 12th Dec 2017

Cloud Security

McAfee continues 'pure play' mission into cloud security through Skyhigh Networks buyout

In an email to stakeholders McAfee CEO Chris Young says Skyhigh is an 'ideal complement' to McAfee's strategy.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 28th Nov 2017

Gaming

IoT, AI and mobile gaming in the spotlight at startup festival

Over the next three days, more than 300 startups will congregate in Taiwan's capital for three days full of innovation, networking, and fun.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Nov 2017

Gaming

PAX Aus 2017 offers gamers a glimpse of what's to come

FutureFive's Darren Price took some time out to fly down to Melbourne to spend a day at Australasia's largest festival of gaming culture.

By Darren Price • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Nov 2017

Endpoint Protection

Singapore startup Horangi Cybersecurity raises $3m funding for APAC growth

The company will use the funds to improve its proprietary technologies, scaling business operations and expanding into key Asian markets.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Nov 2017

Digital Transformation

Gartner's top 10 ways to fund the shift to digital

42% of CEOs are now taking a digital-first approach to business change or taking digital to the core of their business model.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Tue, 7th Nov 2017

DevOps

Interview: From the surf to the ASX - the foreign exchange company challenging banks

OFX, launched in a Sydney garage by surfers in 1998, is now an ASX-listed leader in overseas money transfers, challenging banks with agile fintech solutions.

By Julia Gabel • 6 min read • Tue, 31st Oct 2017