The now trans-Tasman direct-to-consumer investment platform Sharesies has embarked on another capital-raising round that values the four-year old company at over $400 million.
Jasper, the tech-led commercial real estate fund manager, has grown it's assets under management (AUM) to $320m, adding more than $300m in the last 12 months.
Today's a big day for AskNicely as we announce a fresh new round of funding (a $32m Series B to be exact) and launch of the Frontline Success Platform. It's certainly big news for our business but bigger still for our clients and the millions of frontline workers they employ because this signals a fundamental change that’s happening to the way we lead businesses.
It’s been an exciting past year for the team with a few key highlights springing to mind. Deploying Halter technology on our pilot farm and getting it operational was certainly a highlight, along with working through production in Shenzhen and the countless insightful conversations we’ve had with NZ farmers over the last year or so. Our biggest highlight to date however would have to be growing the Halter team to sit at now 38 talented people and seeing everyone work together so incredibly.
Wellington-based Mobi2Go, which specialises in online ordering solutions for the hospitality sector, has raised $5 million from a funding round led by New Zealand technology venture capital specialist, Movac.
They've come a long way since their days as two men in a Ponsonby garden shed, just four years ago. Auckland-founded startup AskNicely has raised US$10 million ($15m) in its first major funding raising.
Two Kiwi utilities experts are predicting the death of landline phones by 2040. Michael Speight and Denis Tyurkov, the founders of utilities comparison websites Glimp.co.nz and CompareBear.co.nz say at the current rate of decline, providers will stop offering landline plans by 2040.
Software company Raygun is going to spend $15m over the next two years expanding its Wellington operation, co-founder John-Daniel Trask says. A lot of the funds will go to hiring an additional 70 staff.
I am very pleased to announce that Tabatha Coffey is joining us in this role on our board of directors. Tabatha will be known to many of you as a renowned stylist, television personality, author and business expert. With her signature tough love approach, Tabatha has worked with hundreds of business owners to coach them towards success. Much more than a hair industry expert, Tabatha has expertise across a range of industries and this is a great match for our Timely customers.
A low-cost KiwiSaver scheme with a simple Netflix-style subscription fee has launched. The Juno KiwiSaver scheme is the brainchild of Mike Taylor, from Takapuna-based Pie Funds, which has over $800 million of funds under management, and his wife Jacqueline, publisher of the Juno investment magazine.
t's time to force price transparency on car and house insurers that we forced on power providers, young technology entrepreneur Michael Speight says. Back in 2010, the electricity retailers were forced to provide their prices to any person upon request by the Electricity Industry Participation Code.
New online investment platform, Sharesies has had $1million dollars invested through the platform after just 8 weeks. And this isn’t just from wealthy individuals, it’s mostly from 3,500 people putting in small amounts on a regular basis. Sharesies has a minimum buy-in of $5 and encourages people to invest amounts they can afford.
We’re about to embark on raising Sharesies seed round of capital. Seed capital will enable Sharesies to launch our product, build even faster momentum and ultimately enable more people to have access to investing- starting with New Zealanders.
New Zealand website glimp.co.nz is expanding its service to ensure more of us are getting the best deal for our broadband and power needs. The utilities-comparison site launched in January with its broadband plan analysis and, following big demand, will launch power plan comparisons on Tuesday 3rd of August at midday.
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