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Newsletter ➢ ᴀFKAғ•2020#03

28/2/2020

 
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28 February 2020 #03

First up at last week's pitch night was Liz, founder and CEO of chnnl. Thank you to the 21 FKA Angels who have voted so far. With 20 YES votes, we have the necessary 50%+ support to progress to DD. Here is the pitch video if missed it on the night.

Andy will now assemble the DD Team. If you're interested to help, get in touch with [email protected]. At FKA we believe syndication starts with collaborative DD!

Moxion opened a convertible note round on 1 January 2020 looking for $900k. The team has over $1M in the tank with strong support from existing shareholders. FKA investors have taken more than double their rights, committing $237k. Our investor rep Rudi would love to see this number bumped up to $¼m. Ask him anything, [email protected]!

"Whether you know Tinder or have done speed-dating before this is a little it that but still very different," assures us the Speed Dating Queen Jennifer at GridAKL. "It is all about matching startups with mentors."

If you're interested to help with this FKA slot on that evening just flick Rudi a note, [email protected].

Rob Vickery is the managing partner of Hillfarrance VC and now also the parent of a baby boy. All the best to mum, dad and baby!

We've always known that Tim can be pretty vocal and relentless at beating his drums.  Here he goes again with another podcast with what can only be called a sensation grabbing title.

On 13 January 2020, the Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Act (No 2) 2019 came into effect amending the definition of “code company” under New Zealand’s takeovers legislation.

Previously, unlisted companies with at least 50 shareholders, were automatically considered a “code company” and therefore subject to the provisions of the Takeovers Code.

The new thresholds are now total assets of NZ$30m or total revenue of NZ$15m. Now easier to be 50 and over!

Newsletter ➢ ᴀFKAғ•2020#02

21/2/2020

 
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21 February 2020 #02

We had three very different pitches on Wednesday from channl, Dasset and Kara . Thank you Andy, Erick and Nawaz for bringing them along. More details to follow. Thank you, also to our host Jonty at KPMG!
Do you want the audio? Here comes Tim!

An IPO is not always the perfect ending for a Kiwi startup. CropLogic, which has had its shares suspended from trading on the ASX since November while it sorts out its problems, said its directors had provided short-term funding in order for it to meet payroll and other obligations.

Of course, some IPOs never happen...

"Masa Son's Masterwork Is A PowerPoint Presentation About WeWork That Will One Day Hang In The Louvre".

Good news for NZ? WeWork will renovate eight floors of the heritage building, former upmarket department store Milne and Choyce, on Queenstreet into a mix of private and shared workspaces for 1,300 workers.

Sandeep Mathrani has taken over as the office-rental firm’s chief executive. He could scarcely provide a more striking contrast to WeWork’s founder and ousted boss, Adam Neumann.

Newsletter ➢ ᴀFKAғ•2020#01

14/2/2020

 
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14 February 2020 #01

Our first pitch night in 2020 is next week!

Wednesday, 19 February, 18:30 at KPMG, 18 Viaduct Harbour Ave, AKL.

Andy is bringing chnnl - Erick is bringing Dasset - maybe one more.

The two Angels who are staffing ADI Wanaka & Queenstown know that "The early Angel talks with great founders."

Great Charlie and Wayne, you were the first to start ADI.Clinic in 2020! ADI Auckland only resumed this week.

No rest for the wicked! James and his team at FileInvite have taken their recurring revenue to over $1m per annum over the summer break.

However, our investor rep Garth is keeping a cool head escorting his skiing protege daughter on the Northern Hemisphere.

Over the past 5 years, the Eight360 team has toiled away in leaky garages and relative obscurity to build a revolution. Now it is time to show the world what we have created.

Proud to announce the public release of the NOVA motion platform, the Eight360 team want to invite you to a special launch on 19 March.

A great article in The New Yorker. Traces venture investing back to the whaling days and on to today's hunting of unicorns.

"To understand why, we can return to the high-stakes room at the Casino de Monte-Carlo. If you’re a venture capitalist, you are, like James Bond, playing mostly with other people’s money. Unlike James Bond, you’re taking a fee to do it: the more money you start out with on the table (the larger the fund), the more gets slipped into your pocket—and that’s before you play your hand."

Watch Ali G pitching Donald or find out more from Rob at the Hillfarrance Mixer on 27 February.
In 2014 we looked at a startup that brought Bluetooth tech to female sex toys. In 2020 AI is bringing new heights to male sex toys. Watch the videos carefully and you'll see that AI is BS. Hustler or cartoon video.
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