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5/5/2017

 

Another FKA Friday

5 May 2017  aFKAf 2017#14

  • Kami's party for 3M+ Users ? finally on tonight.
    16:00+, 46 Albert St, Auckland
  • Mon 4-6pm  Panel with CCH, ecentre, register
  • Thu 4-6pm  ADI.Clinic Auckland
View the full calendar tiny.cc/fka-calendar or add it into your own calendars via URL. ☞ How to instructions. 
    Wherewolf CEO Ben Calder got a sweet result with the DD Vote, 93% of LP voters said "YES, let's do DD!" and already 9 (NINE!) volunteers to help with DD. See left, what a prudent wolf does with his sweets. Here again Ben's pitch video ?
    Remember, two portfolio companies are looking for follow-on money. Our investor reps can give more background and they manage commitments. 
    #07 Techion [email protected]
    #09 Uproar   [email protected]
    Who will make #10 portfolio company in LP1?
    Moxion
     Heliase MyBitcoinSaver  Wherewolf  Hot Lime Labs 
    Clean bill of health for Phil Southward, no skeletons have surfaced. So let's welcome this keen man who is already helping wrestle the Wherewolf in DD as new FKAssociate, as #53 in our fearless team.
    He came to ADI.Clinic last February with a flying car proposition.
    Now he is on prime time TV.
     
    Last month FKAngel Julian So went to the ACA Summit 2017 in San Francisco. Here his trip report to AANZ for sponsoring part of his trip.
    "Entrepreneurs are from Venus, Investors are from Mars" @ the ecentre has been rebranded "Amplify & Collision | Investors & Entrepreneurs" for more clarity. Rudi, our CCH is one of the panellists next Monday. See more here and grab the earlier bus tour here which will dovetail into this event
    PE/VC stage investment for Rockit Apple. Congrats to Steve Saunders, a staunch investor putting Kiwi fruit money into apples. He and Enterprise Angels invested in 2011. Here the press release from a very happy Bill Murphy. 
    The question of the future of the NZ Venture Investment Fund is the trigger for one of the most important questions right now in New Zealand – how early stage venture capital in R&D, innovation and technology is funded and managed.

     Michael White  offers some very interesting insights and opinions  in his NBR article: The state of play for New Zealand's venture capital industry

    Helping with
    Mentoring and Judging
    Judging/Mentoring @ Innovation Challenge
    Another reminder that your skills are called for to help with the judging and mentoring of the better teams. More here, register interest here.
    Mentoring @  
    This is the new ecentre accelerator that will kick off in June. More here. They are looking for mentors and this may be of interest to some FKAngels.
    Please connect directly with
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