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
// Idealog #28: features
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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.
