Flexible working conditions are being seen as an important tool to prevent New Zealand tech companies from losing staff to big overseas firms. Christchurch-based Jade Software, which is looking for 25 New Zealand based staff, said it had recently lost people to Australia. With the company now in growth mode in what is a tight […]
Research, Science and Innovation Minister Hon Dr Megan Woods has today announced the recipients of this year’s Endeavour Fund to help tackle the big issues that New Zealanders care about, like boosting economic performance, climate change, transport infrastructure and wellbeing. In total, 69 new scientific research projects were awarded over $244 million, through New Zealand’s […]
Kiwi Wealth KiwiSaver members will be helping back New Zealand tech start-ups through a $54 million investment from the fund into a venture capitalist company. The Movac Fund 5 is a $250m fund that would back New Zealand tech start-ups and growth companies. The investment was the first time a KiwiSaver provider had backed such […]
New Zealand’s tech sector has defied the economic downturn unleashed by the Covid-19 pandemic with strong revenue, export, labour and investment growth. The annual technology industry report known as TIN, indicates sector revenue rose by nearly a billion dollars, or by 8.9 percent this year over last to $12.7b. Financial technology (Fintech) was leading the […]