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Founders stories - Page 25

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CryptoWall nets US$325 million; Is your business secure?
Tue, 3rd Nov 2015
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
A single cybercrime group may have collected US$325 million from CryptoWall 3 ransomware - but there are ways to help your business keep secure.
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Eight Wire: Migrate your data, from anything to anywhere
Mon, 2nd Nov 2015
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Eight Wire's Conductor product solves the headache of data migration between systems, supporting multiple formats and databases.
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Linewize: Cloud managed content filtering for schools
Tue, 27th Oct 2015
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edutech
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uc
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cloud services
Managing Internet access at schools is a very hard job. Linewize's cloud-managed firewall which doesn’t merely block all content that’s nominally off-topic.
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NSW Technology Entrepreneur of the Year winners named
Wed, 21st Oct 2015
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vocus group
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founders
Canva's Melanie Perkins is the big winner in this years NSW Technology Entrepreneur of the Year awards, which also saw Vocus' James Spenceley winning.
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Lightning Lab to hold two accelerator programmes for Kiwi start-ups
Thu, 15th Oct 2015
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women in technology
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entrepreneur
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lightning lab
The Lightning Lab XX will focus on accelerating women-led companies, while the Lightning Lab Digital will take a closer look at applications and tech.
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Kickstarter for wireless iPhone charger gains momentum
Fri, 9th Oct 2015
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smartphones
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personal computing devices
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apple
Start-up Bench Soft's innovative wireless charger for iPhone 6 electrifies Kickstarter, hitting £10,000 goal in just 48 hours.
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Superloop snaps up ApexNetworks in $5.8m deal
Thu, 8th Oct 2015
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fibre
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superloop
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founders
Dark fibre provider Superloop has snapped up ISP ApexNetworks in an effort to rapidly deploy managed services capability for channel customers.
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Mako Networks sold to US provider
Wed, 7th Oct 2015
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physical security
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risk & compliance
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mako networks
United States telecommunications service provider D&S Communications has acquired the assets of Mako Networks from the company’s receivers.
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Kiwi startup makes it to the big time with IBM
Thu, 1st Oct 2015
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ibm
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eight wire
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startups
Wellington based startup, Eight Wire, will compete in the semi-finals of IBM’s SmartCamp in San Francisco, along with nine other startups.
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The Icehouse delivers scholarships to Kiwi business owners
Tue, 29th Sep 2015
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icehouse
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startups
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founders
Five recipients will obtain up to 25% of the cost of the The Icehouse’s Owner Manager Programme Scholarship, the 36th of its kind.
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Debtor Daddy: Provider of credit control as a service
Mon, 28th Sep 2015
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sotw
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startups
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credit
Debtor Daddy offers credit control as a service; sends reminders, automates payment and has a human call slow payers.
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NomosOne: the company that automates the life cycle of commercial leases
Mon, 14th Sep 2015
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fintech
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physical security
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finance, leasing & rental
Its main features include automated document generation and management, the ability to connect all stakeholders in a transaction.
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Leaping Tiger: the app which lets gamers find other gamers to play against
Mon, 7th Sep 2015
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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technology gifts
Leaping Tiger, a location-based friend finding app for gamers, has gained over 6,000 users in 70 countries since its launch in May 2015.
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Spark calls in receivers for Mako Networks
Tue, 25th Aug 2015
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physical security
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mako networks
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intellectual property
Mako Networks in liquidation, Spark steps in as secured creditor to appoint receivers, thwarting the tech firm's financial tailspin.
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Serko cuts revenue forecast for second time
Thu, 20th Aug 2015
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capital
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serko
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expedia
Serko has downgraded its revenue outlook for a second time as a slowing Australian economy weighs and after a number of contracts were delayed.
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Dicker Data looks to future after successful equity raising
Tue, 4th Aug 2015
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dicker data
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distributors
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founders
Dicker Data is looking to its future after completing an institutional placement to raise $40.24 million and a $10.5 million sell down by its founders.
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Wearable tech start-up launches US$200,000 crowdfunding campaign
Wed, 24th Jun 2015
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wearables
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personal computing devices
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crowdfunding
Kiwi start-up I Measure U has launched a US$200,000 crowdfunding campaign today on Californian-based platform, Indiegogo.
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Attention all cat lovers: our first cat cafe is coming
Fri, 5th Jun 2015
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crowdfunding
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smb
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kickstarter
Poised to be New Zealand’s first Cat Café, the Cat Lounge is looking to up and running via a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign.
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Payday for CallPlus founders in $250M sale to M2
Tue, 14th Apr 2015
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uc
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digital entertainment
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netflix
M2 Group, the ASX-listed voice and data services company, has agreed to acquire New Zealand's Call Plus for $250 million, gaining the nation's third l.
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App to help Kiwi youth turns to PledgeMe
Tue, 31st Mar 2015
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cloud services
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pledgeme
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mental health
Be Intent Youth, the online application that’s being dubbed as a ‘positive education, technology toolbox’, is launching a PledgeMe campaign today.