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.
2011-10-03 08:32:48 // Idealog
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A young New Zealand entrepreneur has taken out the top prize in the 2011 AUT Venture Fund with his concept for a tablet app that enables children to create their own picture books.
2011-09-07 10:05:25 // Esther Goh
Angel investors are increasingly adopting a portfolio approach to their investments, diversifying risk by putting smaller amounts into a wide range of companies.
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.
2011-07-14 09:00:05 // Idealog
Wellington investment firm MOVAC has raised a fresh $30 million growth capital fund to invest in young New Zealand companies set to expand.
2011-05-17 08:51:39 // Rowan Simpson
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These days most of the people I talk to think just their idea alone is worth more like a million dollars. This is crazy.
2011-05-06 09:47:51 // Rowan Simpson
// The Idealog Blog Idealog #33 includes an essay by Rowan Simpson on ‘the mythical startup’. He introduces a series of blog posts expanding on his essay.
2010-10-19 17:28:08 // Vincent Heeringa
// Idealog #29: now
This year, US angel investor Bill Payne spent five months touring New Zealand, dishing out wisdom about early-stage companies. The engineer, recovering entrepreneur and active investor reflects on his stay downunder.
2010-04-23 11:48:21 // Matt Cooney
// Idealog #27: interact
Eric Ries has watched promising companies burn, accidental ideas succeed and bad products turn good. Working out why has led him to his own methodology, the Lean Startup. But will Silicon Valley’s rules work in Enzed?
2010-03-18 11:10:00 // Vincent Heeringa
// The Idealog Blog Idealog presents a rare opportunity to meet angel investors and mentors—for free. But hurry, we're only taking 80 people.
2010-03-17 12:49:00 // Vincent Heeringa
// Idealog #26: interact
Bill Payne, one of America’s leading angel investors, is in New Zealand for three months to share his 25 years’ experience with angels and entrepreneurs—and you can meet him for free.
2009-07-03 15:25:08 // Matt Cooney
// Idealog #22: now
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It seems Lance Wiggs is always on a journey. Even home in Godzone, he’s not standing still: he has companies to mentor, connections to make and, on his blog, clueless corporates to skewer. So just what is Wiggs looking for?
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.
2007-10-25 14:48:32 // Matt Cooney
// The Idealog Blog :: The Idealist
The deal values Facebook at US$15 billion. Makes me wonder just who would profit from another dot-com debacle?
