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Global Stories

Capital raising stories

Fintech startup Hnry extends oversubscribed pre-seed capital raise

Wellington-based fintech startup Hnry's pre-seed capital raise was so popular that it was oversubscribed by $100,000 within days of launch.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Oct 2018

DevOps

Contino continues APAC expansion with capital injection

The enterprise DevOps and cloud consultancy company has succeeded in their Series B funding with plans to broaden their presence in APAC.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Sep 2018

Endpoint Protection

CrowdStrike expands global partner footprint

CrowdStrike also announced an expansion of its relationship with Dragos, launching a joint Incident Response (IR) retainer offering.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Wed, 8th Aug 2018

Security Information and Event Management

JASK raises $25mil in Series B financing to advance security operations beyond SIEM

The company will continue its focus on platform development, increase hiring in all departments and expand global sales channels.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Jul 2018

Digital Transformation

NGINX raises US$43 Million to accelerate enterprise application modernisation

NGINX secures USD $43 million in Series C funding led by Goldman Sachs, to propel its enterprise application modernisation push, leveraging microservices.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Jun 2018

Endpoint Protection

Crowdstrike raises a massive $200 million in latest funding round

CrowdStrike secures Series E funding of USD $200 million, boosting its valuation past USD $3 billion. The funds will drive global expansion and tech innovation.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Thu, 21st Jun 2018

Cisco

Cohesity raises US$250 million in funding round

Cohesity announced it raised $250 million in an oversubscribed Series D funding round led by the SoftBank Vision Fund.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 13th Jun 2018

Artificial Intelligence

Kiwi AI breast cancer detection solution raises $AU20 million

Wellington's Volpara Health Technologies raises AUD $20 million to fuel growth in the US, expand research in New Zealand, and roll out sales in Asia.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Tue, 5th Jun 2018

Capital raising

Kiwi startup raises over $1M to protect transfer of personal information

FileInvite streamlines the process of requesting, receiving and storing personal information without the need to use email.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Mar 2018

Unified Communications

Callaghan Innovation awards R&D grant to AI startup

New Zealand conversational AI startup Ambit secures the Callaghan Innovation R&D Growth Grant, enabling acceleration of its cutting-edge research.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Mar 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Capital raising stories

Drones

The Kiwi company driving commercial drone tech growth

Dotterel Technologies, a New Zealand drone technology company, has raised NZ$1.06m in a capital raising round led by Jelix Ventures, and has partnered with MIT.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 5th Nov 2018

Construction

Getting high at Melbourne Airport

Patients could get faster access to prescribed cannabis as Melbourne Airport prepares to host Australia’s largest medicinal marijuana plant.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Wed, 18th Jul 2018

Technology Investment Network

NZ's early stage tech companies bolstered by rising investments - report

Technology Investment Network (TIN) and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) have launched their third annual investor report.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 30th May 2018

Angel Investments

Record $86m pouring into NZ's early stage investments

NZVCA estimates that there were over 25 domestic and international funds active in early-stage venture in New Zealand during 2017.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 9th Apr 2018

Social Media

Social media campaigns secure $1million for Kiwi charities

Social media campaigns help New Zealand charities secure $1m in funding in less than two weeks through online community initiative.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Mar 2018

Power / Energy

New Zealand investors back infrastructure funds

First-time local backing highlights appetite among New Zealand institutions for low-volatility assets with stable long-term returns and ESG appeal.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Mar 2018

Health Technologies

NZ's first social impact investment fund goes live

Investments will focus on expansion opportunities in sectors such as sustainable food production, agriculture technology, healthcare, clean energy.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Fri, 9th Feb 2018

Cybersecurity

Singtel Innov8 backs 'deception tech' firm Attivo Networks for APAC expansion

Singtel Group's venture capital arm Singtel Innov8 is backing US 'deception technology' firm Attivo Networks through an undisclosed amount of funding.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 8th Feb 2018