If we were a fund that would put us into carry land ? but we're team players.

We still have Kami, Fuel50, Aisleworx, Datagate, iDefigo and Techion in the race.

Formus from the FKA stable cleaned up with two awards.
See all other winners HERE.

Suse from AANZ says it'll be a good one. More HERE!

Check this out! HERE.

An investor's support of terms only counts when it is underwritten by money. Taking all the money from a single investor can be dangerous in the long run. A diversified, syndicated cap table makes a startup more resilient for follow-on rounds.

Who would have thought that the Government's Startup Advisors' Council which was set up in 2022 would already clash with the IRD's Inland Revenue High-Wealth Individuals Research Project in 2023? HERE

NO Pitch Night in June!

From Wired. Geoffrey Hinton, who is widely considered one of the most important and influential figures in AI, left his job at Google in April in order to speak about his newfound concern over the prospect of increasingly capable AI running amok.

SaaS Man Serge has posted his expectations for the party. Work hard, play hard!

Next to all the SaaS partying some real results are being produced!

Taste a sound bite.

A GREAT READ! About Uber, Airbnb, Netflix, and more...

Nearly 5 years later, In December 2022 Black Pearl Group listed on the NZX with a capitalisation of $20m. The current cap is $15m. The company told shareholders it had raised $1.8m, whilst revenue to March was $1.6m ($1.4m ARR) with a net loss of $7.3m.

We talked with Carbontrail, Zilch and Marsden Metals about calculating carbon footprint, EVs and recycling construction waste.