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Start-ups need more support

26 May 2026

Analysis: New Zealand needs stronger mechanisms to convert early promise into investable firms, says Rod McNaughton.
India’s innovation rise offers major opportunities for New Zealand

26 May 2026

India’s fast-growing innovation ecosystem offers lessons and opportunities for New Zealand, writes Darsel Keane.
From Roblox hobbyists to Hollywood

12 May 2026

When Matt Hufton started building games on Roblox with friends as a teenager, it was simply a hobby. Today, the University of Auckland engineering alumnus is co-creating games played by millions worldwide, with one now headed for a movie adaptation.
Inventors’ simple device to save lives at sea

12 May 2026

A goal of ‘leaving things better’ is driving Ella Fasciana toward a new approach in maritime search and rescue.
Meet Loïc: founder turning factory floor know-how into the future of manufacturing

11 May 2026

Loïc Estier, co-founder of RossOps, 100K challenge winner and a member of the Newmarket Innovation Precinct, is transforming how factories capture and use frontline knowledge.
Counting women in: Meet the graduate backing women in business

7 May 2026

Candice Tait raised more than $2 billion for start-ups around the world. Now she’s supporting female founders through her own business.
Tech founders back next generation of entrepreneurs

20 April 2026

A $30,000 gift from two former students will support innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of Auckland.
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.
Why raising millions is not the real measure of success

26 March 2026

Alumnus Min-Kyu Jung has built global AI legal tech company Ivo, raising NZ $133 million along the way. He explains why progress and product matter more than capital raised.
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.
Hectre raises millions to tackle global fruit waste

16 February 2026

An oversubscribed Series A round signals strong investor confidence in University of Auckland alumnus Matty Blomfield’s mission to fix one of horticulture’s biggest data problems.

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