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]]><![CDATA[Another FKA Friday ● 14 November 2025#40]]>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:53:46 GMThttps://www.fka.nz/news/2025-40

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Yes, our last pitch night in 2025 is upon us: Next Tuesday at KPMG.
Raising a round is no lottery, as Debra will tell you. If it was, you'd have to say that Mindhive is totally cleaning up at Money Hive. Debra is only a few dollars off the $5m target. Celebrations are in order on Tuesday!
We knew that too much chocolate is not good for you, but little did we know that Kate from Planetary Insights would add to the chocolate lovers' regret as it is also not good for the environment.

Solve the dilemma: buy your favorite Whittaker's and invest in Planetary Insights □  Kate is hiring!  She will also present on Tuesday! □

Apple monger Matty from Hectre is smiling, opening a $10m round with $5m already in the bank from a significant US investor. Hear more on Tuesday!

The Maui Summit page is up, check it out. Interesting speakers!
Josh exit-talking with Cornelius. There gotta be more value than in any Trump interview.  Josh has written a book and is doing podcast interviews to figure out how he has been so lucky. HERE GOES THE DUTCH EXIT!
Chris and Komodo Wellbeing have come a long way since we first spoke in 2020. Kami is all about making students' lives better, so no wonder that Alliv and Hengjie jumped in to support this business—this time as investors. Very cool to see □
The Best Black Tie event for cat lovers in town! says Anne, a housewife from Auckland, and she knows how to party in style, most certainly with champagne. Tickety-boo!
Great initiative at GridAKL. Founders, teams have a better chance of surviving, winning, winning bigger. REGISTER 
We have a few film funders among the Flying Kiwis. "The award-winning team behind Red, White & Brass, The Dark Horse, Guns Akimbo, Shadow in the Cloud and Madam present an exclusive opportunity to invest in NZ's Next Comedy Classic - SHEARING THE LOVE." Thu, 20 Nov, 19:00 RSVP
The Internet Is Now 52% AI-Generated Content And It's Training On Itself! □ MORE
]]><![CDATA[Another FKA Friday ● 12 September 2025#31]]>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 21:32:30 GMThttps://www.fka.nz/news/2025-31
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FKA Drinks on Saturday! That is tomorrow already. So, join us on the 10th floor of the Sunset Bar, SEE HERE!
Chris really flies, flies higher and more often than most Flying Kiwis. Happy Birthday, today!
Next Tuesday will be our September Pitch Night. As usual, 18:30 kick-off at KPMG, 18 Viaduct Harbour Ave, Auckland. Eight360 will give an update, and Inhibit and Wellumio will pitch. See the latest E360—NOVA video!
Startup Week!  SEE MORE HERE!
□ Startup Weekend Ōtaki - September 19-21 But where is that? MAP
Startup Weekend is always a great place to meet potential cofounders □
"There should be a hard cap of the number agentic sales-order-entry startups per batch. If you’re still launching one, stop now. Pivot to something else. Anything. Please."
They started out as VC. But they haven’t been VC funds for a very long time. They’re what I call Consensus Capital: big finance with a Sand Hill Road address. MORE
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Cornelius was no slouch and has put things together for Eccuity. This is Charlie pitching Eccuity!
Investors can see more HERE!
BioOra brings cell therapy that is transforming cancer care. Flying Kiwi Sam is  our champion. Mainland Angels are stern supporters and have compiled collateral on Catalist so we'll just piggyback. Now, see the pitch!
Investors can see more HERE!
We have zhuzhed up the fka.nz landing page this week! Andy is our poster boy, and we have our portfolio companies and angels up front.
$120k clocked for Planetary Insights despite this pitch video missing last week □ Thank you again for your double act leading DD, Ian and Charlie.
Investors can see more HERE!
Same terms as the last round. Steph is running this raise V8-style. Great support from existing investors and new interest. The round was released on Catalist only yesterday. See her pitch again.
Investors can see more HERE!
FileInvite has clocked the first $100k.  Hear James pitching!
Investors can see more HERE!
Hot off the press, today, PAM, still sees more heat than Tinder □Standing at $250k.
Investors can see more HERE!
AIM formed in 2017, 3 years after FKA. Yet, they have invested in more companies and have deployed more capital than FKA. The stats minus the spectacles were taken from their recent newsletter. RESPECT!
Tomorrow! Come and explore the best in Kiwi playable Indie games at GridAKL. If you're young bring mum and dad, if your older take your kids. There is nothing like seeing and playing it firsthand! Register!
Fortune reports HERE and we have the full MIT report HERE.
No B2B but Musk is making money B2C. See what sexy Ani is about, also foulmouthed Rudi. More on Grok's video capabilities and the spicy mode!
Eccuity demonstrated agility last night showing up as sponsor of the CFO Award on a shoestring budget □ One Flying Kiwi picked up a surprise prize. Julian So, we respect you but 'Surprised how easy it is to impress a room full of accountants.' was the brief acceptance speech. □ Photo Posing 
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We have two DD teams busy lifting the hood on BestSeat360 and Pam. And Tuesday is already our June pitch night with two new propositions.

So, come Tuesday chez KPMG!

Oh, what unconventional pitch video, or is it? Sam is bringing Nanophage to Tuesday's pitch night.
Mermaids and so much more! Rudi is bringing QuiverVision on Tuesday.
We didn't do toothbrush subscription with James Hurman, for good reason. We didn't get to do Tracksuit—BUGGER! Well done to everyone at Tracksuit for a fantastic track performance and getting your Series B away! □ LinkedIn & Forbes
54 hours of mentoring for some Flying Kiwi Angels □ All 50 founder tickets sold ✅ #swauckland is where founders meet founders to team up, where founders learn the value of MVP and market validation. All at GridAKL, FKA's HQ □
The old adage of getting to the top of the yellow pages with an A-name still holds true. But seriously, well done Justin and team □ FKA invested only in March □
Pushpay listed on the NZX in 2014, later in 2016 also on the ASX, and was delisted after being acquired by private equity investors for NZ$1.5B. Insider Trading □

The New Zealand Companies Act 1993 doesn't directly address insider trading for unlisted companies. But section 149 limits directors' ability to trade in company shares if they possess material non-public information. Also the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 plays a role, when unlisted companies are part of a financial product market.

Remember the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal? Hear Carole Cadwalladr who exposed the scandal in last week's The Daily Show.
ℙ□□□□□□□ □□□ □□□□! The next AANZ Flight will be hosted by FKA at GridAKL, 3 July, 10:00-13:00.  If you are an active angel investors you should REGISTER!
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