Tech in New Zealand
April, May & June 2021
NZ technology headlines from Q2 2021
– articles, reports & downloads
The NZ tech news summary for second quarter 2021 pulls together startup-related news headlines reported online in April, May and June of the year, touching on subjects including: NZ startup growth into anti-money laundering systems; agritech platform focusing specifically on the onion trade; the negative impact of Amazon’s entry to New Zealand on workers and businesses; and more.
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New Zealand’s tech news: June 2021
- New Zealand’s FileInvite SaaS startup selects Colorado as US base, growing footprint with customer experience and document-sharing
- New Zealand: EY Entrepreneur Of The Year NZ nominations close June 18th
- This Local Piggy launches trial of hyperlocal grocery deliveries in Auckland
- New Zealand: A quick look at Iris Data Science, AI-backed agritech using on-farm camera monitoring to collect data from livestock to assess animal health
- Startup Dunedin gain funding for 2 projects via Callaghan Innovation, operated by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
- New Zealand’s Ubco electric bike firm raises $10M to push global expansion focused on US market, looking at a subscription model as a way to extend vehicle life expectancy
- Marama Labs deep tech startup secures $1.25M with cloud-based platform providing chemical data analysis for industry
New Zealand tech news: May 2021
- Data-Driven Farming event set for May 27th, part of TechWeek NZ
- New Zealand’s First AML launches in Australia with regtech solutions around anti-money laundering requirements
- LawVu legal-tech raises US$1.8M with platform focusing on supporting and streamlining processes for in-house legal teams
- An intro to Harvex, online marketplace focused on onion trading and allowing exporters to manage their entire trade workflow from one platform
- A podcast intro to Compostic, working on home compostable materials to replace shopping bags
- Vence agritech startup raises $16M for international roll-out of herd management and virtual fencing systems
- Emrod partners with Powerco power distribution company to develop prototype wireless energy system
- An intro to UBCO’s electric two-wheel-drive motorcycles, used in agriculture, tourism, last mile deliveries and more
- Download: New Zealand’s Startup Investment magazine, April 2021 edition (pdf)
- Download: Digital Skills For Our Digital Future – an updated analysis of the Digital Skills landscape of New Zealand (pdf)
- SAP unveils 6 startups selected for B2B accelerator, focusing on energy and natural resources industries in Australia and New Zealand
NZ tech news: April 2021
- New Zealand: “Local businesses, consumers, and workers – in the face of seemingly unstoppable multinationals like Amazon – require gov’t protection…”
- New Zealand: Spark telco opens Innovation Studio with goal of aiding NZ businesses in testing technologies including 5G and IoT
- New Zealand: ProTag team from Massey University takes top-4 spot in Microsoft Imagine Cup finals with smart ear tagging system for livestock
- New Zealand: Halter agritech raises $32M with solar powered ‘smart collar’ for fence-free dairy farming, providing virtual herding via smartphone app
- New Zealand: Finistere Aotearoa Fund launches in partnership with New Zealand Growth Capital Partners, a NZ$40M fund focused on commercialization of agritech research
- New Zealand: LevelTwo hub for deep-tech startups rebrands to Outset Ventures with focus on incubating and investing in early-stage ventures
- Australia: An intro to the 18 Australian and New Zealand startups that presented at the recent Startmate Demo Day
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