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Another FKA Friday ● 17 February 2023#03

24/2/2023


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Kayasand—has to be our biggest investment. A great site visit on Monday saw 10 angels getting closer to heaven as they climbed the structure.

Also, angels should be careful when talking to founders. Experience from 10 years ago needs to be translated carefully before applying it to here and now. READ!

Glen is passionate about health tech and the champion for Kitea. Their smart pressure sensors can detect health issues before the onset of symptoms. See today's Herald article "Kitea Health raises $6 million..."

We had a mammoth day at ADI.Clinic yesterday. 7 founder conversations.

Thankfully, Alistair from Beach Booch brought some refreshments along for his chat. There was a clear divide between mentors in the room and those joined by video call. The former loved the different flavours, the latter had no opinion.□

PowerON—Smart Elastic. Katie is passionate about soft robotics. Some investors see a unicorn on the head of the demo horse. □

Our #2 portfolio company Kami has turned 10. We first invested in 2015, now $50m+ ARR, 100+ staff, and customers on every continent.

Awesome Hengji, Alliv, Jordan & Bob!

From the picture wall at Wednesday's party. □

Also, on LinkedIn and over 2,000 FKA GIFs on GIPHY.

Another FKA Friday ● 17 February 2023#02

17/2/2023


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FKA pitch nights are normally every 3rd Tuesday of the month. But without any new deals ready to pitch, we'll not have a pitch night this month.

Kayasand is an interesting company. Flying Kiwi Chris is organising a road trip to their site near Auckland. Leave CBD at 11:30 and be back by 16:00.

Interested? Email Chris!

Software that attempts to be different in a way that creates temporary excitement, but doesn’t create lasting value, is what I call “flavoured software.” READ MORE!

Our number for PowerON now stands at $236k and we have mobilised our German angels to help the PowerON team prep for that jump into the cold water, the flip to Germany.

RUNWAY is not about angels and founders strutting their stuff, it is about founders and angels learning together with a bit of speed dating thrown in.

22 March, 9:30 - 18:00. MORE HERE.

This phenomenon is responsible for creating the most valuable companies on Earth. So it’s startling that all that is now in the past. “Moore’s Law is dead,” pronounced Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang in September 2022. READ ON!

Aisleworx. We have more demand for discounted secondaries from our nominee investors than we have rights. Can that be wrong?

Also, on LinkedIn and over 2,000 FKA GIFs on GIPHY.

Another FKA Friday ● 10 February 2023#01

10/2/2023


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Another FKA Friday is back after the summer break, even if if has not been much of a summer. Let's scare the bear in 2023 and do what we do best, help founders and make smart investments, despite all the doom and gloom.

Markus from PowerON is passionate about soft elastics for industrial grippers and general robotics. The prospects are now in Germany, in Europe. So far, 32 FKA investors are supporting the round to get them there.

*|IF:Investor = YES|* Full details at fka.nz/open-deals. *|END:IF|*

Closer to home than the 3rd Rock From the Sun, Kayasand is crushing rocks—more sustainable and better for the environment. NZGIF is leading the round and several Flying Kiwis are already involved. More about this investment will follow soon.

Kitea Health is developing the next generation of implantable medical devices that enable the monitoring of pressure. We will bring you more details soon.

Doug is still crazy about shopping carts! Aisleworx is FKA's #3 portfolio company and showing strong growth. The company is raising to go faster and contemplating a termsheet that puts a 40x on the premoney valuation of 2015 when 23 Flying Kiwis first invested.

Rudi is on the US Board. Some secondaries are available for FKA investors.

Debra has long been associated with MIEA which advocates on behalf of migrant investors and entrepreneurs. Lots of those are in FKA's ranks! The next MIEA event in February will be a great opportunity to find out more.

Be there, book now! Take advantage of the special FKA ticket category, the same price as our pitch night tickets. □

Our ADI.Clinic resumed at the end of January and over three weeks we have already talked to more than 10 founders. Some great ideas but none blushful.

Lots of misconceptions, so find out more at toihangarau.nz!

Also, on LinkedIn and over 2,000 FKA GIFs on GIPHY.

Another FKA Friday ● 17 February 2023#03

Awesome Hengji, Alliv, Jordan & Bob!

From the picture wall at Wednesday's party. □

Another FKA Friday ● 17 February 2023#02

Interested? Email Chris!

22 March, 9:30 - 18:00. MORE HERE.

Another FKA Friday ● 10 February 2023#01

Lots of misconceptions, so find out more at toihangarau.nz!

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