Founders stories - Page 26
Hardline: Not your daddy’s Battlefield
Thu, 26th Mar 2015
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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battlefield
Visceral Studios redefines Battlefield with a cop vs criminal theme in Hardline, diverging from military roots for a narrative twist.
Tourism Holdings acquires 49% stake in UK's Just Go motorhome business
Thu, 19th Mar 2015
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tourism holdings
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founders
Tourism Holdings, the largest campervan rental business in Australia and New Zealand, said it acquired 49 percent of UK-based Just Go.
Nintex boosts channel with senior appointments
Fri, 13th Mar 2015
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partner programmes
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founders
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partner marketing
Recent changes at Nintex have resulted in the hiring of Josh Waldo as the vice president of channels and strategy.
Building for growth - Stylerunner stays ahead with NetSuite
Thu, 12th Mar 2015
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fintech
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financial systems
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erp
Stylerunner scales new heights with NetSuite ERP, supporting their rapid monthly growth with a focus on efficiency and expansion.
Serko says full-year revenue to miss forecast, warns on 2016 sales
Mon, 9th Mar 2015
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serko
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ipo
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shares
Serko, the online online travel booking business, warned annual revenue will miss its prospectus forecast by up to 6 percent as some billable services.
NZX's SuperLife may end up controlling unprofitable, cash-strapped Energy Mad
Wed, 11th Feb 2015
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energy mad
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superlife
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banking
SuperLife, the funds management firm acquired by NZX in December, may end up with a controlling stake in unprofitable lightbulb maker Energy Mad af.
Weirdly: First stop New Zealand, next stop the world
Tue, 10th Feb 2015
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cloud services
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websites
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recruitment
Weirdly, a cutting-edge recruitment platform focusing on cultural fit and core values, launches officially after rapid growth, eyeing global expansion.
Jade Software's Thinkubator encouraging bright ideas
Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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jade software
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employees
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founders
Jade Software's Thinkubator, the two week long initiative designed to encourage innovative ideas, is coming to a close.
Weirdly is helping recruiters find their own brand of weird
Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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apps
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recruitment
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weirdly
Weirdly is a Kiwi recruitment app that aims to help employers find the person who is the right fit and make the employment process easier.
Cooks Foods widens 1H loss, as it buys Canadian franchise, chases ME, China sales
Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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shares
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growth
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founders
Cooks Global Foods widened its first-half loss after buying the Canadian franchise rights to Esquires Coffee Houses, completing its ownership of th.
Serko widens 1H loss, boosts sales and staff
Thu, 20th Nov 2014
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serko
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sap
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resellers
Serko, the online travel booking business, widened its first-half loss in line with its May prospectus as it hired more staff to chase sales growth.
$10 million US acquisition for Xero
Fri, 7th Nov 2014
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fintech
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hcm
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financial systems
Xero is spending $10 million to acquire a small Seattle-based online payroll company, Monchilla, in order to accelerate its US expansion.
TechEd LIVE: Startups must think smart, and write it down...
Fri, 12th Sep 2014
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risk & compliance
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cloud services
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strategy
At TechEd, experts urge startups to document ideas early; launching Back of a Napkin app to prevent legal pitfalls.
Experienced tech founder to join board of award-winning NZ start-up
Fri, 12th Sep 2014
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the full suite
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provoke solutions
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private equity
Serial entrepreneur Brett Campbell has been appointed to the board of The Full Suite, a provider of cloud-based workflow solutions.
New Zealand's largest domains & hosting company sold
Mon, 8th Sep 2014
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web drive
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digiweb
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founders
Web Drive, New Zealand's largest domain registration company, has been sold to Digiweb Holdings, effective today.
Is the crowd missing from vast majority of crowd funding?
Sat, 23rd Aug 2014
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crowdfunding
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analyst report
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founders
What do you envision of when you think of a Crowd? I think of a place with the bustling energy of people moving to and fro in a flurry of activity.
Gartner asks… What’s your company’s “Personality Type”?
Mon, 14th Jul 2014
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analyst report
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hiring
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founders
Gartner explores the notion that just as individuals have personality types, so too may companies. What traits define your organisation?.
Future technology in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Wed, 25th Jun 2014
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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activision blizzard
Activision has released a new video talking about some of the future technology we will see in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
Kiwi start-ups receive $3m investment boost
Wed, 18th Jun 2014
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lightning lab
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creative hq
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accelerator
Nine Kiwi startups have secured offers of seed investment totalling NZD $3 million from the Lightning Lab Demo Day, New Zealand's prime pitch event.
Social Networking for the Antisocial - Cloak
Mon, 9th Jun 2014
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social media
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cloak
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founders
Cloak app launches as the antisocial network, using location data to help users avoid unwanted run-ins with friends.