Accelerator

Taking tourism to the world

Bringing the world south: meet the teams taking part in the first-ever Lightning Lab Tourism in Christchurch

Tourism may be Aotearoa’s largest export industry these days. Yet despite the many other accelerator programmes operating in New Zealand, there hasn’t been a Lightning Lab Tourism – until now. Here, we look at the six teams taking part in the accelerator, featuring : Road Guru, PowerTrip, Stay Native, Hidden Gems, AirGuides, CHU NZ and Tourism Ticker.

Idealog + Centrality

Startups use blockchain to gain business edge

By Centrality

New Zealand’s first blockchain accelerator programme, Centrality, acts as a launchpad for global opportunities for New Zealand businesses. Blockchain is often misunderstood to be synonymous with Bitcoin. As a result, the recent hacking of New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia, means general opinions about the blockchain industry have taken a blow –

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Kōkiri and Māori start-up innovation roundtable (listen)

By Ben Mack

In this special podcast, Idealog has a roundtable chat with the team behind the start-up Akudos and MYOB about Kōkiri, a unique business accelerator dedicated to speeding up the development of Māori businesses, as well as the importance of large businesses supporting start-ups, what we mean when we talk about agile working, Māori innovation, and more.

Accelerate my life

Behold: Lightning Lab GovTech

By Ben Mack

Lightning Lab GovTech is now a thing - and it's poised to help innovative folks create digital solutions for “better, faster and stronger” government.

Most impressive

Cream of the crop: Check out the 2018 Flux accelerator teams

By Ben Mack

Flux, an accelerator delivered by The Icehouse and backed by Callaghan Innovation and ATEED, has picked five innovative startups for their 2018 cohort.

In the xone

It's back: Applications now open for the 2018 Vodafone xone accelerator programme

By Ben Mack

Applications are now open for the latest edition of Vodafone’s famed accelerator programme, Vodafone xone. And this year there’s a particular focus on AI and the Internet of Things.

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Say hello to Kōkiri, the new accelerator for Māori start-ups

By Ben Mack

Aotearoa’s first business accelerator programme for Māori entrepreneurs has launched. Ma whero ma pango ka oti ai te mahi.

Minds on money

Second time's the charm: Kiwibank FinTech Accelerator returns to Wellington

By Ben Mack

The second edition of the Kiwibank FinTech Accelerator is kicking off on Monday, February 12. Let’s meet the teams who may change the way Aotearoa thinks about money.

Cream of the crop

The Sprout Agritech Accelerator is back. Meet the finalists.

By Ben Mack

The third iteration of the Sprout Agritech Accelerator is ready to kick off – and the farm-to-fork start-ups taking part are ready to take on the world.

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Get ready for Kōkiri, the new accelerator for Māori start-ups

By Ben Mack

He could be a psychologist, businessperson or environmentalist – but no matter what, 22-year-old Logan Williams hopes to make his mark on Aotearoa’s innovation scene. The Christchurch entrepreneur has been selected to take part in an inaugural start-up accelerator programme, Kōkiri, to help turn his ideas into an innovative start-up business.

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