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SYOS Aerospace celebrates top honour at 2025 NZ Hi-Tech Awards
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SYOS Aerospace has won the PwC Hi-Tech Company of the Year at the 2025 NZ Hi-Tech Awards, recognising its growth and international export success.
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Phase One closes $2.1m fund, backs 14 tech startups
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Phase One Ventures closes its early-stage NZD $2.1m fund after backing 14 startups, with 12 securing follow-on funding and creating 100+ jobs.
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Record 300-plus firms shortlisted for New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards
Wed, 26th Mar 2025
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Over 300 firms across New Zealand are finalists in the 30th Hi-Tech Awards, showcasing innovation across diverse tech sectors nationwide.
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Rippling partners with Innovation Bay for global expansion
Thu, 20th Feb 2025
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Rippling and Innovation Bay have teamed up to aid Australian startups in workforce management, easing their path to global expansion amidst operational challenges.
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Knowby wins innovation award at dairy conference 2025
Thu, 20th Feb 2025
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Knowby has been awarded the Australian Dairy Conference Innovator Award 2025 for its groundbreaking platform that enhances farm task communication.
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Segi Fresh to invest in Mandalay's agritech for Malaysia
Wed, 19th Feb 2025
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Mandalay Venture Partners has secured its first strategic investor as Malaysia's Segi Fresh joins its agritech portfolio to enhance fresh food supply chains.
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Global agritech innovators converge at Brisbane event
Thu, 13th Feb 2025
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Agritech startups from eight countries are converging in Brisbane for Agventure Downunder, aiming to connect innovative solutions with Australian agriculture.
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SOUTHSTART event expected to drive innovation & connection
Tue, 14th Jan 2025
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Australia's leading start-up festival, SOUTHSTART, has revealed its 2025 programme, taking place in Adelaide from March 4 to 6, to connect industry leaders.
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Queensland startups receive funds from QVCDF via Mandalay
Tue, 17th Sep 2024
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Mandalay Venture Partners deploys QIC funded investments into Queensland startups Nbryo and Naturo, driving innovation in livestock genetics and milk processing.
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Innovate, don't imitate: Rethinking NZ's economic strategy
Mon, 15th Jul 2024
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New Zealand must stop mimicking foreign economic models and instead harness its unique strengths to foster innovation, create jobs, and build a resilient economy.
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NZ's Nui Markets partnership to reshape dairy trade
Wed, 5th Jun 2024
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Nui Markets, Interfood, and StoneX form a partnership aiming to revolutionise the dairy market with a new NFDM futures trading platform.
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Sprout Agritech invests $1m in Metrovate's sustainable farming tech
Tue, 14th May 2024
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Sprout Agritech invests $1m in Metrovate, a startup marrying computational methods and agri-science to produce precision biostimulants.
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Tus-Holdings to explore investment in New Zealand's tech sector
Thu, 2nd Nov 2023
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Tus-Holdings, the world's biggest technology park developer, plans to explore investment in New Zealand's tech sector.
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Livestock facial recognition tech Stoktake getting popular
Wed, 16th Aug 2023
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Stoktake takes a photo of the animal's face on a smartphone or tablet and uploads it to Stoktake’s proprietary AI and machine learning cloud platform.
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FarmByte Food Hub aims to transform agrifood sector
Mon, 13th Mar 2023
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FarmByte Food Hub launched in Johor to strengthen the agrofood sector, increase agricultural output, and uplift farmers' livelihoods.
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Answering to the hands-free farmer: How Farmlands pioneered Amazon Connect for Kiwi agritech
Mon, 20th Feb 2023
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Hands-free, Bluetooth-savvy and constantly on-the-go, New Zealand’s farming community is demanding a ‘digital touch’ as part of the services they seek out.
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Rural industries failing to protect against cyber threats
Tue, 6th Jul 2021
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A new report by BDO reveals the cyber threats facing Australia's rural industries, following two significant attacks in the past year.
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Partnership to develop platform for New Zealand agritech AI research
Thu, 11th Feb 2021
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New scientific partnership accelerates research in New Zealand's agritech sector by removing computer processing bottlenecks.
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Autogrow spins out new digital farming company WayBeyond
Wed, 27th Jan 2021
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Agritech firm Autogrow is splitting its company into two separate entities, one of which will concentrate on farming solutions through artificial intelligence.
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DJI announces new smart-drone for agricultural spraying
Mon, 16th Nov 2020
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DJI unveils its new agriculture drone, the DJI AGRAS T20, with features such as autonomous flight planning and high payload capacity. Pre-orders now available.