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Kiwi Stories

Mentorship stories

Startups across APAC welcomed for Melbourne accelerator programme

Melbourne beckons APAC startups for its 500 Melbourne accelerator, offering mentorship and funding in a thriving innovation ecosystem.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Jun 2017

Fintech

Kiwibank Accelerator & Simmonds Stewart to mentor NZ's promising FinTech startups

Creative HQ and Kiwibank launch the new Kiwibank FinTech Accelerator, and now they have gained the support of law firm Simmonds Stewart.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 14th Oct 2016

Digital Entertainment

Spark launches nationwide Spark Lab tour

Spark Lab events will be held across New Zealand, with events in Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Wellington, Dunedin and Christchurch.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 5th Sep 2016

Government

$1 million in grants for Sign Language projects

The New Zealand government grants over USD $1 million from the NZSL Fund to support projects enhancing the use and proficiency of New Zealand Sign Language.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 26th Apr 2016

Manufacturing

Lower Hutt home to NZ's first ever manufacturing startup hub

Lightning Lab Manufacturing is the fifth Lightning Lab to run since its inception in 2013, and the first in New Zealand to centre around hardware.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 31st Aug 2015

Microsoft

Microsoft Ventures partners with Lightning Lab for 2015 programme

In 2015 Microsoft Ventures is again partnering with Lightning Lab to provide start-ups with tools needed to bring ventures to market.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2014

EduTech

Microsoft Student Accelerator programme launches Kiwi students into IT industry

The 2015 Microsoft Student Accelerator (MSA) summer work programme is underway with 94 New Zealand university students earning placements.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 4th Dec 2014

Global Stories

Mentorship stories

NZTech

You're invited: Young women get to work with tech mentors

Want to encourage young women in our schools to pursue STEM and exciting careers in the tech sector? ShadowTech Day will help them meet their mentors.

By Matthew Bain • 2 min read • Thu, 18th May 2017

Network Infrastructure

Hello Alice: An AI-based virtual advisor for women entrepreneurs

The current start-up ecosystem continues to cycle resources among a very small percentage of well-connected entrepreneurs, making it difficult for les.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Thu, 11th May 2017

Supply Chain

HPE invests $140m to help boost start-ups within new APJ headquarters

At the opening of its new Asia Pacific and Japan headquarters in Singapore, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) unveiled their InnovateNext program.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 10th May 2017

Coding

Industry experts to share insights at free code conference

Wellington Code Camp 2017 could be your chance to absorb some expert knowledge and make new partnerships in the tech industry.

By Matthew Bain • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Apr 2017

Encryption

Microsoft: Saying goodbye to passwords and saying 'Hello' to better encryption

Microsoft heralds the end of passwords, embracing Windows Hello encryption for a safer online experience, led by Molly Dalton's vision.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Thu, 27th Oct 2016

Robotics

The six biggest ICT trends at COMPUTEX 2016

COMPUTEX trade show showcased 6 big trends: Industry 4.0, market expansion to Asia, startup innovation, Internet of Things, virtual reality & gaming.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Jun 2016

Unified Communications

Managers! Why are you telling employees you don't want them to collaborate?

Collaboration is the oft-stated goal of a myriad of technology deployments from knowledge management to social software to digital workplace.

By Carol Rozwell • 3 min read • Tue, 26th Apr 2016

Microsoft

Lightning Lab backs Kiwi start-ups thinking big

The Lightning Lab has announced the digital startups that will take part in the Lightning Lab 2016 Auckland Programme and the Wellington XX Programme.

By Catherine Knowles • 6 min read • Thu, 25th Feb 2016