Startup Dunedin

✨ This week, Startup Dunedin popped along to the Young Enterprise Trust Scheme (YES) Regional Finals to cheer on the latest secondary-student-led startups coming out of Ōtepoti!

This year, the judges certainly had their work cut out for them —take a look at our latest blog to learn more about the emerging Dunedin startups that crossed the YES stage.

Young Enterprise Regional Finals ‘24 — Startup Dunedin This week, Startup Dunedin popped along to the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) Regional Finals to cheer on the latest secondary-student-led startups coming out of Ōtepoti! 

🌱Curious about growing a technology company with a real purpose? CodeCraft have a special event on the horizon!

Come along to hear from Michael Tiemann, who is visiting Dunedin and will cover some of his experiences at Red Hat, as well as Jason Leong, the founder of Ōtepoti's very own PocketSmith!

Meetup with Michael Tiemann A unique conversation around building a technology company with a real purpose.

😇 Don't miss this online event with AANZ (Angel Association New Zealand) featuring Debra Hall and Greg Sitters, all about Governance for Growth! Sign up to start learning about how growth-focused governance board operate, and how to get the most from your board.

AANZ 2024 Governance for Growth Online | Angel Association New Zealand Governance for Growth is so important for early stage companies, and the popularity of the last governance workshop reflects how much early stage companies and their investors realise this.Angel Association New Zealand and Callaghan Innovation invite you to join our Governance for Growth workshops.O...

✨Did you know: Ada Lovelace day is coming up!

Ada Lovelace Day is the official day honouring the achievements of women in STEM fields, named after (funnily enough) Ada Lovelace, renowned as the world's first computer programmer.

have their Celebrating Female Tech Leaders event coming up featuring tech leaders from Westpac New Zealand and AcademyEX, each sharing their unique career journeys and experiences in the tech industry. Take a look below for details.

Ada Lovelace Day 2024 – Celebrating Female Tech Leaders | Humanitix Join us this Ada Lovelace Day as we celebrate Women in Tech.

🔥 The energy in the room at our Audacious showcase last week was buzzing, and we're so proud of all our Audacious students this year!

Want to know who won, and read more about the awesome startups that crossed the stage last week? Take a look at our recap blog here: tinyurl.com/AUDBLOG24

If you missed the action, don't worry! You can watch our Livestream back here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xl9Pp4N8K0

Audacious student showcase 2024 — Startup Dunedin The energy in the room at last night’s Audacious showcase was buzzing, with our Ōtepoti startup ecosystem coming together again to celebrate the amazing work from this year’s cohort of hardworking Audacious students!  This year, a massive 72 students from all areas of study at Otago U

🥳 These are just a small snippet of the students starting up that you might run into at tonight's Audacious showcase!

Wondering what they're working on? Want to know more? You have only a few hours left to secure a spot at showcase! Visit tinyurl.com/AUDS24 for details.

Otherwise - stay tuned for our livestream to Facebook later on tonight.

🥳 LAST CHANCE: Happening tonight! Don't miss out.

Come along to this session to learn a bit more about activating your crowd to raise the capital you need. Join us, Anna from PledgeMe, and the awesome team at Dunedin Craft Distillers for this 101-style session for anyone curious about the world of crowdfunding!

RSVP is essential, do that here: https://events.humanitix.com/crowdfunding-101-n96yd2ps

🦊Hey Quick Brown Fox Coffee Liqueur - you're awesome.

So great to see this Dunedin startup (and Audacious alum) making waves here and overseas - and did you know their liqueur recently won double gold at the New Zealand Spirit Awards?! Check out their recent article below.

Overflowing business prepares to relocate Dunedin’s Quick Brown Fox is preparing to move to larger premises where founder Arjun Haszard hopes to build the capacity to export again.

😍 Check it out: the half-yearly Startup Dunedin report is officially here! We’re excited to give our wider ecosystem a bird's eye view of what we've been up to, how we've been supporting local startups, and a little more about what great things are happening in our Dunedin startup community (spoiler alert: it's a lot!)

Take a look here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kcc4X395NA-yVCtkAn2_RENp5M8YXjpN/view?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_qjLYWm54zjUQcs_AkXkDQPnN_d3HIohCJcwZuXV6A-kbuDGIfqljbS2DxaSNe3a8QUjDbQabpR1CqmvP-6qNDnoikw3HbIFz8YnGYCtiZkLaPZFY&_hsmi=2

🤔Curious about the wide world of IP and what it means for your startup?

Whether you are building a product, a brand, or considering a trademark, our upcoming workshop with AJ Park will cover types of intellectual property and give some examples of how you might protect it. Make sure you RSVP below!

Intellectual property and your startup | Humanitix Get tickets on Humanitix - Intellectual property and your startup hosted by Startup Dunedin. Online. Tuesday 30th July 2024. Find event information.

💚 Dunedin Young Professionals are teaming up with Wade Pearson (board chair of Startup Dunedin) and Nikita Palmer (co-founder of billie & co.) for an awesome panel Q&A session on startups, and how an entrepreneurial mindset can help you.

Come along and hear more about how their journeys with the startup ecosystem have given them skills, confidence, and opportunities.

RSVP Here: https://events.humanitix.com/startup-success-stories-live-q-and-a-event?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2FZBR9fhVuGzWa5Gy7eG8Aa6ROBEY7ZDQMLou4cTkGXmdcMfNCn1qrd1M_aem_z8OfC1-eHCaoze54UYQAJQ

🥳✨ Enterprise Dunedin have put out another absolutely stellar article on Dunedin's entrepreneurial scene! (Which is, we reckon, the best of all the small cities in the world. Don't ask us if we're biased, though.😉)

Learn more about how Dunedin is innovating within our gaming sector, health tech sector, and our startup ecosystem! You'll also hear from Dunedin's own award winning femtech startup, Coralcone. Have a read below.

New Zealand’s city for health, tech and startup businesses From startups, health tech to game development these are the Dunedin sectors to watch.

🌟 In honour of Matariki, this week we're shining a spotlight on some awesome Māori-led startups & events from around Ōtepoti!

Have you checked out Pūrotu Designs and their awesome poi earrings yet? 🤔

Kararaina Jade Redmond is the face and hands behind Pūrotu Designs - an awesome small Ōtepoti business designed to showcase the beauty and elegance of the Māori culture through visual, wearable and performing arts! Take a look below.

https://www.instagram.com/purotu.design

✨ What a result for Dunedin's own Nomos One! Congratulations to the team on all their hard work - we're so stoked to see you making waves across the globe.

Dunedin startup becomes world leader - NZ Herald Nomos One contemplates bright future after upscale acquisition.

🤔Just started your business and unsure of the next steps? Join Becky Fox for a 60-minute marketing workshop designed to help you save time and money, reduce stress & overwhelm in your marketing efforts!

Register here: https://beckyjanefox.ck.page/marketing101

🧑‍💼 Hey, Dunedin startups & founders - You can join BusinessNZ's Kirk Hope & The Business-South team for their upcoming Westpac NZ Smarts Series! Get insights on the recent budget, particularly on its implications for entrepreneurs, corporations, and startups alike.

Come joins for this free Westpac New Zealand sponsored event.

Kirk Hope (CEO @ BusinessNZ), a seasoned expert in the political advocacy field will share his insights, dissecting the recent budget and shedding light on its implications for entrepreneurs, corporations, and startups alike. Register here: https://businesssouth.outreach.co.nz/forms/register?event=253887

💸 Navigating the capital-raising landscape in today’s climate is tough, and a clear plan of attack is crucial!

Join us for a fireside chat with Findex's Scott Mason & Michael Alexander and New Zealand Trade & Enterprise's Oliviah Theyers-Collins on all things raising capital. You'll also hear from a few local startups who will be pitching in the second half of the event!

FoundX | Capital raising in the current constrained environment Join us for a fireside chat hosted by Scott Mason of Findex with special guests Oliviah Theyers-Collins and Michael Alexander.

🎉 “You scratch under the surface, and you find out people are doing incredible things. For quite a small city, there is so much innovation happening." - Angela Edwards

You can't convince us that Ōtepoti isn't the best small city ever (ESPECIALLY for startups).

“Dunner Stunner” not just about weather - NZ Herald Dunedin also the place for health tech and start-ups

☄️💥 2024 is officially done and dusted! We had a blast catching up with so many of you in our startup ecosystem - thank you to those of you who came along to our events.

Our Friday morning webinar, A.I. D.I.Y., was all about demystifying the world of A.I. and ChatGPT and making it work for you. Missed it? No worries! We've got a recording for you - take a look below!

A.I. D.I.Y: Making AI work for you! Recording of webinar for #Techweek 2024 Join Startup Dunedin & Becky Fox, founder and business mentor, as she shares her insights and experiences on making A.I. work for you. Becky helps purpose-dr...

💚 The Bowling Club - Dunedin have been providing affordable and wholesome food to the Dunedin community since Matariki in 2022, so we are thrilled to see so much support for their mahi.

Have a read through below on the launch of their latest project - frozen delivery meals!

Restaurant owners ‘blown away’ by support Community generosity has brought the owners of a Dunedin restaurant "almost to tears" after a flood of donations to help fund subsidised meals. The...

🥳 This Friday, round off Dunedin Techweek with our morning workshop on how to make A.I. work for you!

Learn from founder & business mentor Becky Fox on how to build a digital personal knowledge system (AKA, a second brain) and other tips and tricks for getting the most out of ChatGPT.

Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/a-i-d-i-y-learn-how-to-make-ai-work-for-you

🤖 As if you need any further proof that Dunedin is awesome, check out what Petridish's new Inventors Lab has been up to!

We had the pleasure of attending this week's grand opening and it was both inspiring and exciting to see such technology available for startups in our region. Congrats, team!

Calling all inventors — your place awaits A Dunedin start-up hub is hoping to encourage more inventors and dreamers with the creation of a new laboratory. Petridish co-founder Jason Lindsey...