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PrintGig wins Fukuoka City Award, opening doors to Japan

9 September 2026

University of Auckland alumni venture PrintGig is taking their advanced manufacturing company to Japan to explore the country’s start-up ecosystem.
How Nadya Fauzia built a career creating social impact

25 August 2026

From public policy consulting in Melbourne to human-centred design in Phnom Penh, Nadya Fauzia has built a career around turning complex problems into strategies people can act on.
How a professor helped rethink earthquake engineering

23 July 2026

Professor Pierre Quenneville has developed seismic technology now used in landmark buildings from New Zealand to Canada, showing how earthquake engineering research can become real-world impact.
There are no concrete answers in entrepreneurship

11 June 2026

Neocrete co-founder Zarina Alexander says uncertainty, uncomfortable feedback and persistence have shaped the company's path from idea to growth.
An air of success

11 June 2026

Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland alumnus and Goodair founder David White shares how collaboration, innovation and entrepreneurial thinking helped turn groundbreaking breathing research into a fast-growing New Zealand start-up.
University innovators recognised for tackling real-world problems

22 May 2026

From AI-powered education tools to sustainable aquaculture and accessible healthcare, this year’s Velocity Ideas Challenge winners showcase the breadth of innovation emerging from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.
Building AI that really understands human speech

5 May 2026

University of Auckland alumnus Alexei Dunayev is helping shape the future of voice-based artificial intelligence, making technology more accessible, natural and useful.
Reading emotions from brain sensors: one step closer

4 May 2026

Computers that can detect and even respond to human emotions may seem like the stuff of science fiction. But the potential, especially in mental health care, is enormous.
Inside the newsletter decoding cutting-edge tech

16 April 2026

University of Auckland student Charlotte Print has developed a fast-growing global newsletter, which decodes knowledge from patents into key insights, helping founders and investors make better decisions.
From Velocity to moonshots: learning to fail successfully

30 March 2026

Hayley Yu has worked for some of the world’s biggest tech names where her biggest lesson has been how being a ‘beginner’ can be the key to successful innovation.
A reality check on entrepreneurship, from Tim Brown

26 March 2026

Allbirds co-founder Tim Brown opened the 2026 Velocity programme with a clear message: don’t start a business. But if you must, do it with your eyes wide open.
Opening the black box of finance

26 March 2026

Technology powering quantitative finance has traditionally been ring-fenced by elite hedge funds and banks. After encountering those barriers firsthand, alumnus Jared Broad built a platform designed to open quantitative trading to the world.

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