Aligning entrepreneurship, innovation and chakras
Danny Garg’s mind has always raced to solve problems ever since he was a child. It was this creative energy that helped fuel Danny to build his thriving business, Valka Yoga, selling sustainable,...
Avantika Gupta: Blurring boundaries essential for a brighter future
Avantika Gupta has her eyes firmly set on the future; as a vice president of the investment team at Type One Ventures, Avantika works daily with innovative ideas and forward-focused founders and is...
Dr Simon Malpas: the urgent need for innovation investment in New Zealand
Dr Simon Malpas, the CEO and founder of Kitea Health and Professor of Physiology and Bioengineering at Waipapa Taumata Rau, the University of Auckland, recently shared his insights on raising...
How organisations can unlock the potential of Artificial Intelligence
In a world where artificial intelligence (AI) is challenging norms, Ming Cheuk, co-founder and CTO of the applied AI agency, ElementX, and Executive Member of the AI Forum NZ has been providing...
World-first AI-powered orthopaedic surgery software start-up wins big at the 2023 Hi-Tech Awards
Double honours are flowing for Formus Labs as the start-up led by Thor Bessier, an alumnus of the University of Auckland Business School’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), snatched...
Students take consent education to Milan
The founders of Let’s Talk Consent, a social enterprise designed to catalyse change in the area of sexual harm, are sharing their project at a youth forum in Milan this month. With rape and sexual...
Gene therapy venture makes progress on the path to treating dementia
AviadoBio looks set to initiate their first human clinical trial this year for gene therapy they are developing to treat early-onset dementia. The particular gene therapy moving into clinical trial...
Technology in China inspiration for a New Zealand indigenous birthing app
Te Miringa Parkes is the founder of Ūkaipō, a venture designed to support traditional Māori birthing practices through the adoption of new technologies. Her journey has recently taken her to Hong...
Winners of the 2023 Velocity Ideas Challenge revealed
Last week, the 20 winners of the Velocity Ideas Challenge were announced, each taking home a slice of $20,000. University of Auckland students and staff were invited to submit a 1,000-word entry...
The venture taking New Zealand wool to the moon
A New Zealand wool product developed by Auckland-based filter media company Lanaco has been adopted as part of NASA’s mission to the moon. The Artemis programme is a US $35b human spaceflight...