New Xero CEO’s passion for accounting began around the family dinner table, aged seven
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy will replace Steve Vamos, retiring after almost five years at the helm, as Xero CEO in February 2023.
Three of the most exciting startups to come out of Startmate’s Summer 2022 program
The 16 companies accepted into the competitive Startmate accelerator program are working to solve the world's most urgent problems.
Meet Kāhu, the Kiwi AI cancer-detection startup that just secured $3 million
New Zealand startup Kāhu has secured $3 million in funding to continue development of its AI tech for detecting skin cancers.
“If you’ve got a dairy cow, it should have a collar on it”: Halter bags $29 million for tech that gets heifers herding themselves
NZ agtech Halter has raised $29 million for its tech helping farmers get to know their cows better, and letting the animals herd themselves.
Volunteers, Māori tours and storytellers: Meet the startups changing New Zealand’s tourism landscape
Whether promoting Māori culture, helping farmers secure some tourist dollars or working with EVs, these startups are making their mark in Kiwi tourism.
Vend founder Vaughan Rowsell on the best way startups should hire, and how “unqualified” workers could ease the tech skills shortage
Vaughan Rowsell, the founder of New Zealand based fintech startup Vend, has urged early-stage startups to eschew common stigmas to think differently when hiring new people, and consider hiring “unqualified” people to help ease Australia’s tech skills shortage.
