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Tim McCready
January 19
Wonderful to stop by RNZ today to chat with the brilliant Anna Thomas about a few things to keep an eye on in business as we head into 2026.
We covered the economy, confidence, elections, infrastructure - and a few New Zealand companies doing world-leading things.
Also: a rare moment of live radio tension when I asked to do a birthday shout-out (apparently that’s not standard RNZ protocol!).
🔊 https://lnkd.in/enz8Mt68
Auckland Business Chamber, Captivate Technology, Halter, Rocket Lab, Maria Jose (MJ) Alvarez, Simon Bridges
We covered the economy, confidence, elections, infrastructure - and a few New Zealand companies doing world-leading things.
Also: a rare moment of live radio tension when I asked to do a birthday shout-out (apparently that’s not standard RNZ protocol!).
🔊 https://lnkd.in/enz8Mt68
Auckland Business Chamber, Captivate Technology, Halter, Rocket Lab, Maria Jose (MJ) Alvarez, Simon Bridges
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Captivate Technology
January 19
NZGCP
December 19, 2025
2025 marked another step forward for New Zealand’s venture ecosystem, with momentum building across both capital and capability.
Together with founders, fund managers and ecosystem partners, we saw continued investment momentum, new fund commitments and strong outcomes across the portfolio.
As we reflect on the year, we thank the people behind the progress and look ahead to 2026 with optimism for what’s next.
Angel Association New Zealand, Authsignal, AVASA, Bspkl, Captivate Technology, Creative HQ, Dealroom.co, Global Entrepreneurship Network, HTK Start Up, InfinityStudio.AI, Kai's Education, Kitea Health, Komodo Wellbeing, Kry10, MACSO, Mainland Angel Investors, Ministry of Awesome, Nexus - Future Leaders in Commercialisation, NZ Hi-Tech Awards, NZ Private Capital, OnBoard NZ, Outset Ventures, Pacific Channel, Portainer.io, ProTag, Quantifi Photonics, RiffRaff Games, ReluGroup, Script Sense, Stickybeak, Technology Investment Network, Velocity: The University of Auckland Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme, Volition, Wellumio, Wych, Young Enterprise, Zenno Astronautics
Together with founders, fund managers and ecosystem partners, we saw continued investment momentum, new fund commitments and strong outcomes across the portfolio.
As we reflect on the year, we thank the people behind the progress and look ahead to 2026 with optimism for what’s next.
Angel Association New Zealand, Authsignal, AVASA, Bspkl, Captivate Technology, Creative HQ, Dealroom.co, Global Entrepreneurship Network, HTK Start Up, InfinityStudio.AI, Kai's Education, Kitea Health, Komodo Wellbeing, Kry10, MACSO, Mainland Angel Investors, Ministry of Awesome, Nexus - Future Leaders in Commercialisation, NZ Hi-Tech Awards, NZ Private Capital, OnBoard NZ, Outset Ventures, Pacific Channel, Portainer.io, ProTag, Quantifi Photonics, RiffRaff Games, ReluGroup, Script Sense, Stickybeak, Technology Investment Network, Velocity: The University of Auckland Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme, Volition, Wellumio, Wych, Young Enterprise, Zenno Astronautics
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Captivate Technology
December 19, 2025
With the Nobel Prize award ceremony in Stockholm this week, we’re celebrating the prize in chemistry!
Congratulations to Susumu Kitagawa (University of Kyoto, Japan), Richard Robson (University of Melbourne, Australia), and Omar Yaghi (UC Berkeley, USA) for their incredible research, developing metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).
This achievement is particularly exciting for us, with our entire company built on the foundation of this Nobel-winning research. Captivate’s very own MOF material is a pathway to cost-effective carbon capture and global emissions reduction. We are proud to be part of the work that is moving this world-class science from the lab to commercial deployment!
Read our article to learn more about our MOF commercialisation in New Zealand.
Congratulations to Susumu Kitagawa (University of Kyoto, Japan), Richard Robson (University of Melbourne, Australia), and Omar Yaghi (UC Berkeley, USA) for their incredible research, developing metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).
This achievement is particularly exciting for us, with our entire company built on the foundation of this Nobel-winning research. Captivate’s very own MOF material is a pathway to cost-effective carbon capture and global emissions reduction. We are proud to be part of the work that is moving this world-class science from the lab to commercial deployment!
Read our article to learn more about our MOF commercialisation in New Zealand.
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Captivate Technology
December 10, 2025
EnergyLab
December 10, 2025
🚀 Join us today!
We're showcasing the ten brilliant founders in EnergyLab’s 2025 Climate Solutions Accelerator cohort, and you’re invited.
You’ll see cutting-edge climate technologies demonstrated live, hear directly from the founders building them, and have the chance to ask questions in real time.
🕚 11:00am–12:30pm AEDT
🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gFm382cY
👇 Tune in, get inspired, and meet the founders innovating for the transition.
Agscent - Dr Bronwyn Darlington
Algenie - Nick Hazell
BioDefense - Amit Kumar
Blue Carbon - Dr Ana Novak & Oscar Hillerstrom
Brightspace - Robert de Burgh-Day
Bspkl - Christina Houlihan
Captivate Technology - Nigel Campbell
Flipped Energy - James Bandara & Victor Feoktistov
Geoneon - Roxane Bandini-Maeder
SunWiz - Advisor to Solar Businesses - Warwick Johnston
We're showcasing the ten brilliant founders in EnergyLab’s 2025 Climate Solutions Accelerator cohort, and you’re invited.
You’ll see cutting-edge climate technologies demonstrated live, hear directly from the founders building them, and have the chance to ask questions in real time.
🕚 11:00am–12:30pm AEDT
🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gFm382cY
👇 Tune in, get inspired, and meet the founders innovating for the transition.
Agscent - Dr Bronwyn Darlington
Algenie - Nick Hazell
BioDefense - Amit Kumar
Blue Carbon - Dr Ana Novak & Oscar Hillerstrom
Brightspace - Robert de Burgh-Day
Bspkl - Christina Houlihan
Captivate Technology - Nigel Campbell
Flipped Energy - James Bandara & Victor Feoktistov
Geoneon - Roxane Bandini-Maeder
SunWiz - Advisor to Solar Businesses - Warwick Johnston
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Captivate Technology
December 10, 2025
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