Angel Association of New Zealand (AANZ) is pleased to announce the appointment of David Flacks as the new non-executive Chair of the Executive Committee, effective 1 April 2024. David brings a wealth of experience and leadership to AANZ. As an angel investor for a number of years with Flying Kiwi …...Read More

This 3 month programme is for both founders and investors, designed to help you enhance your leadership and improve your wellbeing. Over the last three years we have had over 150 founders and investors take part in the programme focusing on the growth mindset, the signs and symptoms of burnout, …...Read More

Susan Iorns has been awarded Angel Association New Zealand’s 2024 Arch Angel Award today at the 16th New Zealand Angel Summit in Auckland. The Arch Angel Award is the highest honour in New Zealand’s angel investment community, given to those who exemplify the quintessential angel and who advocate for the …...Read More

At its 2024 summit in Auckland today, Angel Association New Zealand announced the winners of the Puawaitanga Award – recognising founders and investor directors who exemplify what can be achieved when committed people draw on their collective skills and experience – and the Kotahaitanga Award – recognising people in the …...Read More

The NZ Software Association (NZSA) has closed its doors after 30 years of service to an industry sector that is finally achieving the economic impact envisioned at that time. In the 1980s software was only just becoming recognized as a separate sector and was largely individual companies working in isolation, …...Read More

The latest Young Company Finance deal data shows impressive resilience in the New Zealand startup landscape, with 67 deals funded in the first half of 2023, compared to 66 in the same period last year. The deal data, insights and commentary are included in the Startup Investment report, published today …...Read More

After two years of record deal activity, Aotearoa New Zealand’s startup investment market is resetting to pre-pandemic levels, according to Young Company Finance deal data. The data, which is analysed in more depth in the latest Startup Investment report – produced by PwC New Zealand, Angel Association New Zealand and …...Read More

At its 2022 summit in Queenstown today, Angel Association New Zealand announced the winners of the Puawaitanga Award – recognising founders and investor directors who exemplify what can be achieved when committed people draw on their collective skills and experience – and the Kotahaitanga Award – recognising people in the …...Read More

Dana McKenzie has been awarded Angel Association New Zealand’s 2022 Arch Angel Award today at the 15th New Zealand Angel Summit in Queenstown. The Arch Angel Award is the highest honour in New Zealand’s angel investment community, given to those who exemplify the quintessential angel and who advocate for the …...Read More

Investment in NZ startups remains strong despite global headwinds. “During the first half of 2022, the early-stage technology sector proved remarkably robust considering the turmoil in the public markets and the well documented uncertainty currently facing the global economy.” The latest Young Company Finance deal data shows that in the …...Read More