2012-05-24 14:30:39 // Esther Goh
Two Ministry of Economic Development funds have been cancelled in the latest budget with both the Enterprising Partnerships Fund and the Transformational Initiatives Fund disestablished, bringing back $26.1 million over the next four years into the government fold.
2012-05-22 13:54:54 // Idealog
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Got a fantastic business idea? Want to turn your startup into a successful enterprise? Have a business with great growth potential?
2012-04-13 08:57:03 // Esther Goh
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The Arts Foundation is building a crowdfunding website that it predicts will raise millions every year upon its launch in September, with a charitable twist.
2012-04-04 14:08:44 // Idealog
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More than $370,000 of grants were given to Christchurch projects by InternetNZ in its latest Christchurch funding tound.
2012-04-03 15:29:37 // Idealog
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For the first time New Zealand women have the chance to apply for a National Fellowship programme to support a career in science.
2012-03-28 07:50:46 // Idealog
There's $10 million up for grabs for startups over the next five years, thanks to a renewed partnership between Ice Angels and NZVIF.
2012-03-22 21:41:59 // Esther Goh
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Kiwi tech companies will be first in line to benefit from Facebook investor Peter Thiel and the NZVIF teaming up to form a $40 million New Zealand-based venture capital fund.
2012-03-20 12:17:49 // Aimee Whitcroft
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Welcome, dear readers, to the most recent foray into the new, very exciting (and entirely necessary, given the increasing squeeze on science funding from all fronts) world of crowdfunded science/research: Petridish.
2012-03-09 09:00:01 // Idealog
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Melbourne Business School is offering partial scholarships to applicants affected by the Christchurch earthquakes.
2012-03-06 14:54:55 // Idealog
Angel are investing smaller amounts in each deal as they focus on supporting existing companies rather than investing in new businesses, according to the latest Young Company Finance Index.
2012-02-29 13:43:22 // Paul Adams
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New Zealand is at a public research crossroad: push it into the real world or continue to write off vast amounts.
2012-02-27 17:07:03 // Stacey Riordan
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When it comes to evaluating potential investment opportunities, it all comes down to the three Ts.
2012-02-16 14:50:22 // Siobhan Leathley
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Angel investment groups, it seems, still think women are only suited to being Charlie's Angels.
2012-02-14 13:45:02 // Siobhan Leathley
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Taika Waititi has taken to Kickstarter to drum up $90,000 in order to bring the film Boy to US cinemas.
2012-02-13 10:27:20 // Siobhan Leathley
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The EU is on a drive to recruit talented scientists from around the world, and three Kiwis are already leading the way.
2012-01-24 11:10:10 // Siobhan Leathley
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Experts agree the Asia Pacific region can expect continual growth in private equity, according to the Ernst & Young 2012 Private Equity Outlook report.
2012-01-24 10:36:24 // Idealog
LanzaTech, the Kiwi producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases and darling of the cleantech biz, has closed its Series C round with new investment totaling US$55.8 million ($68.8 million) led by the Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund.
2012-01-19 16:42:00 // Siobhan Leathley
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More than 70 community projects aimed at protecting and nurturing Auckland have received grants from Auckland Council’s Environmental Initiatives Fund (EIF).
2012-01-11 14:13:53 // Siobhan Leathley
Christchurch may not be able to catch a break of late, but there's a new, if small, Red Cross grant to help earthquake-affected businesses get back on their feet.
2011-12-13 09:03:38 // Esther Goh
The government must give the New Zealand Venture Investment Fund room to grow if it is to survive, says the head of the national venture capital association.
2011-12-08 09:14:14 // Idealog
Ten finalists have been announced in the BNZ Presents: The Virgin Business Challenge, a competition to find New Zealand’s best start-up talent.
2011-12-05 14:27:08 // Idealog
Wellington-based angel investment group Angel HQ is partnering with the New Zealand Venture Investment Fund to invest up to $8 million into startup companies.
2011-11-29 12:09:53 // Idealog
When Sir Richard Branson put out a challenge to New Zealand businesses last month, they responded in force. A total of 263, in fact, which have now been whittled down to 15 finalists.
2011-11-24 15:48:45 // Peter Kerr
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One of the little secrets of the venture capital world, is, generally speaking, it ain’t doing that well from a returns point of view.
2011-11-14 13:42:20 // Idealog
An internet infrastructure mapping network and and two wireless broadband projects have scored close to $50,000 in funding from InternetNZ thanks to its Community Projects Funding Round.
2011-10-11 15:22:20 // Idealog
Small to medium-sized Canterbury businesses have a new avenue of support – the Vodafone Foundation and the Canterbury Business Recovery Trust have announced a joint venture to help quake-affected businesses grow.
2011-10-05 09:56:29 // Idealog
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An Auckland digital book producer has caught the eye of investors, completing its first significant round of funding.
2011-07-26 11:19:19 // Esther Goh
A New Zealand company has secured $1 million to help advance development of its technology to diagnose prostate cancer.
2011-06-21 17:05:58 // Esther Goh
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BNZ and NZTE have announced a new funding venture to assist SMEs in completing the Icehouse's programme for owner-managers.
2011-02-10 08:22:54 // Stephen Jewell
// Idealog #31: now
Filmmaker David Blyth completes his
cult-horror trilogy after a 30-year hiatus in
the Hollywood “sausage factory”
2010-08-11 09:12:50 // Florence Noble
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Roseanne Liang directs her first feature film—based on her own life and starring two kung-fu movie veterans. No pressure, says Florence Noble.
2009-05-26 16:04:03 // Simon Young
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Tim Chang, Principal of Norwest Venture Partners in Silicon Valley, sees New Zealand as a source of unique and refreshing ideas, born out of our distance from easy capital. Being a VC from Silicon Valley, you'd expect him to advise Kiwi businesses to chase American money, but you may be surprised at his answer.
2009-05-24 19:09:44 // Simon Young
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X-Media Lab was all about companies getting one-to-one advice, but some advice is true for all entrepreneurs.
