Newsletter ➢ ᴀFKAғ•2020#39

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6 November 2020 #39 760   ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀs   Serge van Dam was decorated, well deservedly, with the 2020 Arch Angel Award only minutes after his double act presentation with CoGo founder Ben Gleisner. A business that is gunning for a moonshot! Read more... The Startup Investment Magazine November 2020 is out, perfectly timed to hit the crowds at the Angel Summit. Some interesting stats on our local NZ ecosystem. Grab your copy here. Thanks, Anand Reddy! FileInvite has done well in business and with the last round. The press loves a good story nearly as much as a bad one. Good one, CEO James & Investor Rep Garth! Hot Lime Labs gets more coverage from Technology Valley Forum. At AUT the 2020 X Challenge pitches of the finalists are held on Monday, 16 November. Limited seats for angels if your register today! Imagine—Tai Tokerau in Whangarei over the weekend of 13-15 November. This promises to be an interesting event with a twist. Martin.Knoche@fka.nz is one of the organisers. He can help with accommodation and is keen to see strong FKA support. More here. Rob on Rounds or as he puts it "Bringing New Zealand to parity on the global startup venture capital process". Semantics and sense - a useful resource and reminder that our NZ startup and innovation ecosystem is only a minuscule part of the global ecosystem. One of the summit panels with Rob and Lance Wiggs looked temporarily to go past semantics. Big egos among VCs □  At the Angel Summit one of the summit panels with Rob and Lance Wiggs looked temporarily to go past semantics. Big egos among VCs! Oh, IPOs  Squashed like a bug: Ant’s suspended IPO. The Kami team picking up the 2020 AmCham-DHL Express Success and Resilience Award. Note the gender and age diversity from a team from around the globe. Halloween was a busy night. ADI Party at Glen and Jeneen's, then Kami and onwards. A cat herding night! □