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Aroa Biosurgery Limited is a regenerative medicine company based in Auckland, New Zealand, established in 2008. The company specializes in developing and manufacturing medical devices aimed at enhancing wound and tissue repair. Aroa's product lineup includes Endoform Natural and Endoform Antimicrobia, designed for the treatment of acute and chronic wounds, as well as Myriad, which is used in soft tissue repair and complex wound management. Additionally, the company offers Reinforced Bioscaffolds, which are utilized in surgical ventral hernia repair. Aroa employs a proprietary extracellular matrix technology derived from ovine forestomach, which underpins its commitment to improving healing outcomes for patients. With a focus on accessibility and affordability, Aroa aims to change the standard of care in various medical fields, including chronic wounds, hernia repair, and reconstructive surgery.

Mohiomap is a developer of cloud data visualization tools that enables users to explore and organize their content stored in platforms such as Dropbox, Google Drive, and Evernote. By utilizing dynamic Mind Maps, Mohiomap allows users to visualize relationships within their data, facilitating valuable insights and a more efficient organization of their cloud information. The company's focus is on enhancing data analytics for both personal and enterprise-level users, making it easier to navigate and analyze documents stored in various cloud storage services.

Booktrack Ltd. operates a content creation and distribution platform designed to enhance the reading experience by transforming text into a movie-like format. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, with an additional office in Toronto, the company offers Booktrack Studio, a software tool that allows users to add a synchronized soundtrack—including music, ambient sounds, and sound effects—to e-books and other digital texts, with the audio tailored to individual reading speeds. This innovative approach utilizes artificial intelligence to enable users to automatically generate soundtracks for any text, creating a unique and immersive reading experience across various devices, including iPhones, iPads, PCs, Android tablets, and MAC systems.

Mish Guru Limited is a web-based marketing platform that specializes in providing tools for brands, agencies, and artists to post, track, and engage with audiences on Snapchat and Instagram Stories. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, the company offers a comprehensive storytelling suite that enhances a brand’s content capabilities. Mish Guru's services are available through a software as a service model and on a campaign basis, allowing marketers to utilize existing creation tools while transitioning content consumption from mobile to desktop. This approach enables the provision of robust analytics to demonstrate campaign return on investment, as well as deeper insights into content performance. By rebroadcasting crowd-sourced snaps during campaigns or live events, Mish Guru effectively drives engagement and fosters interaction with followers.

Kami is a digital learning platform that empowers everyone to #lovelearning. In or out of the classroom, Kami provides tools to support any learning style, drive engagement, and improve learning outcomes for all! Kami was founded in 2013 by four university friends and has evolved to become one of the fastest-growing EdTech companies in the world. Kami has millions of users across the globe, as well as Kami Heroes – a community of passionate teachers across the Americas, Europe, Australasia and Asia. Investors backing Kami include leading Australian venture capitalist firm Right Click Capital, CapitalPitch, New Zealand-based Flying Kiwi Angels, New Zealand Venture Investment Fund; and notable Silicon Valley investors, such as Sam Altman of Y Combinator and Scott Nolan of Founders Fund. As a Premier Google Partner, Kami works instantly through seamless integration with G Suite apps, like Google Drive and Google Classroom, as well other educational programs like Canvas, Schoology and Microsoft Teams. Our Team: We believe that having a dedicated, enthusiastic, and non-hierarchical team can achieve remarkable things – we’re well on track to proving it, too. Our company culture embraces diversity, ownership, and most importantly, collaboration. With these values, we're working to transform education so that teachers and students can achieve so much more together. It’s super important we maintain an encouraging environment where people can share ideas, generate solutions, and, of course, grow. Join us in building the future of education. Get in touch at careers@kamiapp.com, we’d love to hear from you!

Glassjar designs and develops software that enables its users to manage their flat's shared expenses. They offer a software product that enables its users to keep track of their flat's expenses, including their flat account, flatmates, and payments. They offer a dashboard that provides an overview of its flat accounts, such as how much is available to spend, each person’s ledger, and summaries of their previous spending.

Results.com is a Berlin-based SaaS comparison platform that focuses on enhancing transparency in the B2B software market. Established in 2019, the company provides a valuable resource for software buyers by offering expert reviews and comparisons of numerous SaaS solutions. Their platform enables businesses to make informed decisions by delivering unbiased recommendations tailored to their needs. Additionally, Results.com develops a business productivity and performance management platform that integrates real-time data with goals and key performance indicators. This functionality allows organizations to effectively measure employee efficiency and manage projects, ultimately promoting accountability and improved performance within teams.

Common Ledger Limited is a New Zealand-based company founded in 2013 that provides a web platform for the standardization of accounting data tailored for accountants and bookkeepers globally. Recognizing a gap in the market for unifying diverse Point of Sale data into a consistent format, the founding team, which includes experienced professionals in technology and finance, developed the platform to address the challenges faced by businesses and accountants in managing financial information. The platform enhances accessibility to client financial data while ensuring robust data security through encryption and network segregation. By offering an accounting software-agnostic solution, Common Ledger aims to streamline operations, reduce service costs, and boost productivity for its users, ultimately supporting them in achieving their business objectives.

Auror Limited is a crime prevention technology company that offers a platform designed to enhance incident reporting for businesses and law enforcement agencies. The platform allows for the electronic reporting of various incidents, including shoplifting and fraud, and consolidates information and evidence in a single location. This capability enables law enforcement to identify crime trends, connect patterns related to repeat offenders and organized crime, and respond to real-time intelligence to improve crime prevention strategies. Auror’s solution also provides real-time alerts to store managers and security personnel, facilitating informed decision-making and maximizing the return on investment for security measures. Founded in 2012 and based in Auckland, New Zealand, Auror has expanded its presence with offices in Denver and Melbourne to support a growing global retail clientele. The company was previously known as Eyedentify Limited until its rebranding in 2015.

APIMatic Ltd. is a developer experience platform based in Auckland, New Zealand, that specializes in providing tools for API development and integration. Founded in 2010, the company focuses on enhancing developer productivity through automatic code generation. APIMatic enables users to create, import, validate, and generate software development kits (SDKs) for REST APIs, streamlining the process of API consumption. Its platform supports multiple SDK environments, including Windows, Java, Android, Apple, and Go Language. Key features include an API editor, API transformer, and a code generation engine that produces error-free documentation and SDKs in minutes, significantly reducing the time and cost associated with API integration. Additionally, APIMatic offers beautifully designed developer experience portals that encapsulate API documentation, complete with dynamic screenshots and code snippets tailored to specific APIs. This comprehensive approach allows API providers to deliver high-quality resources to developers, facilitating rapid integration and usage of APIs.

QuiverVision Limited, founded in 2012 and based in Auckland, New Zealand, specializes in developing augmented reality applications aimed at enhancing educational experiences for children. The company's flagship app, Quiver, transforms traditional coloring activities into interactive learning experiences by utilizing augmented reality technology. Users can color pages that come to life in rich, personalized ways, fostering creativity and engagement. QuiverVision's offerings cater primarily to the educational sector, providing resources and lesson plans for children from Pre-K to Year 6 and beyond. The app not only makes learning enjoyable but also helps students develop skills and retain knowledge more effectively, making it a valuable tool for both classrooms and home learning environments.

Puteko was founded in 2012 as a spin-off company of the Human Interface Technology Laboratory New Zealand. We produce both branded content and the technology to transform that content into personalized, immersive experiences. With the colAR Mix app, users can download branded artwork, color it in, and then bring it to life via interactive, three-dimensional, personalized animations. The app is available for free on iTunes, the Apple App Store, and the Google Play store. For more information, go to http://www.colarmix.com.

Booktrack Ltd. operates a content creation and distribution platform designed to enhance the reading experience by transforming text into a movie-like format. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, with an additional office in Toronto, the company offers Booktrack Studio, a software tool that allows users to add a synchronized soundtrack—including music, ambient sounds, and sound effects—to e-books and other digital texts, with the audio tailored to individual reading speeds. This innovative approach utilizes artificial intelligence to enable users to automatically generate soundtracks for any text, creating a unique and immersive reading experience across various devices, including iPhones, iPads, PCs, Android tablets, and MAC systems.

Mobotech designs and manufactures robotic handling solutions for commercial applications. Its first product, Mobot, fills the gap between hand barrow and forklift. Due to health and safety constraints trucks doing deliveries of FMCG products are only running with 60% capacity. Its customers are large FMCG distributors/logistics companies. This disruptive technology gives logistics companies a ROI in less than 3 months. The Mobot is a patented small robotic forklift: offering more cost effective & safer distribution logistics for the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), light industry, container de-stuffing and military industries. They are a New Zealand registered (2519891) Limited Company exporting to Australia, North America and Europe.

Mohiomap is a developer of cloud data visualization tools that enables users to explore and organize their content stored in platforms such as Dropbox, Google Drive, and Evernote. By utilizing dynamic Mind Maps, Mohiomap allows users to visualize relationships within their data, facilitating valuable insights and a more efficient organization of their cloud information. The company's focus is on enhancing data analytics for both personal and enterprise-level users, making it easier to navigate and analyze documents stored in various cloud storage services.

Texus Fibre creates value for manufacturers by providing branded, high performance ingredient materials that harness the superb characteristics of natural wool.

Puteko was founded in 2012 as a spin-off company of the Human Interface Technology Laboratory New Zealand. We produce both branded content and the technology to transform that content into personalized, immersive experiences. With the colAR Mix app, users can download branded artwork, color it in, and then bring it to life via interactive, three-dimensional, personalized animations. The app is available for free on iTunes, the Apple App Store, and the Google Play store. For more information, go to http://www.colarmix.com.

Footfalls & Heartbeats Ltd. is a New Zealand-based company founded in 2010 by chemist Simon McMaster, specializing in the development and manufacturing of intelligent textiles that function as sensors. The company's innovative fabrics are designed to measure tensile and compressive forces, temperature, and have potential applications in diverse fields such as healthcare, sports, rehabilitation, aerospace, and automotive industries. Footfalls & Heartbeats offers customized solutions for advanced wound care, compression garments, and monitoring systems for infants, athletes, and high-risk personnel, enabling real-time tracking of health and physiological symptoms. The technology is also capable of monitoring mechanical stress in composite structures, providing valuable data for applications in satellites, aircraft, and high-performance vehicles. With a focus on creating durable, safe, and comfortable fabrics, Footfalls & Heartbeats aims to enhance individual monitoring and contribute to reducing healthcare costs, particularly for aging populations and those with chronic conditions. The company is led by Brent Ogilvie and supported by a team of experienced directors and investors.

Booktrack Ltd. operates a content creation and distribution platform designed to enhance the reading experience by transforming text into a movie-like format. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, with an additional office in Toronto, the company offers Booktrack Studio, a software tool that allows users to add a synchronized soundtrack—including music, ambient sounds, and sound effects—to e-books and other digital texts, with the audio tailored to individual reading speeds. This innovative approach utilizes artificial intelligence to enable users to automatically generate soundtracks for any text, creating a unique and immersive reading experience across various devices, including iPhones, iPads, PCs, Android tablets, and MAC systems.

HydrOxSys Limited, founded in June 2012 and based in Auckland, New Zealand, specializes in the development of advanced membrane technology for water extraction. The company focuses on creating durable membranes that can efficiently extract water from polluted sources, particularly in remote and harsh environments. HydrOxSys's membranes are designed to exclude harmful substances such as pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and endocrine disruptors, while maintaining a high water flux output. The increasing demand for innovative and scalable water purification solutions drives the company's mission to provide effective technologies that address the needs of global businesses and local governments facing challenging industrial process streams.

Mobotech designs and manufactures robotic handling solutions for commercial applications. Its first product, Mobot, fills the gap between hand barrow and forklift. Due to health and safety constraints trucks doing deliveries of FMCG products are only running with 60% capacity. Its customers are large FMCG distributors/logistics companies. This disruptive technology gives logistics companies a ROI in less than 3 months. The Mobot is a patented small robotic forklift: offering more cost effective & safer distribution logistics for the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), light industry, container de-stuffing and military industries. They are a New Zealand registered (2519891) Limited Company exporting to Australia, North America and Europe.

Mohiomap is a developer of cloud data visualization tools that enables users to explore and organize their content stored in platforms such as Dropbox, Google Drive, and Evernote. By utilizing dynamic Mind Maps, Mohiomap allows users to visualize relationships within their data, facilitating valuable insights and a more efficient organization of their cloud information. The company's focus is on enhancing data analytics for both personal and enterprise-level users, making it easier to navigate and analyze documents stored in various cloud storage services.

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GreenButton is a global software company specializing in high-performance cloud computing. Headquartered in New Zealand, with offices in Palo Alto and Seattle, it provides a cloud platform enabling independent software vendors (ISVs) to transition to the cloud and users to access cloud resources directly from their desktop applications. The company's intelligent interface, GreenButton API, facilitates on-demand access to cloud capacity without requiring recoding of existing software. Recognized as Microsoft Corp’s 2011 Windows Azure ISV Partner of the Year, GreenButton operates in a rapidly growing market projected to exceed $160 billion.

Aroa Biosurgery Limited is a regenerative medicine company based in Auckland, New Zealand, established in 2008. The company specializes in developing and manufacturing medical devices aimed at enhancing wound and tissue repair. Aroa's product lineup includes Endoform Natural and Endoform Antimicrobia, designed for the treatment of acute and chronic wounds, as well as Myriad, which is used in soft tissue repair and complex wound management. Additionally, the company offers Reinforced Bioscaffolds, which are utilized in surgical ventral hernia repair. Aroa employs a proprietary extracellular matrix technology derived from ovine forestomach, which underpins its commitment to improving healing outcomes for patients. With a focus on accessibility and affordability, Aroa aims to change the standard of care in various medical fields, including chronic wounds, hernia repair, and reconstructive surgery.

Sharesight Limited is a fintech company that offers a cloud-based platform for online share portfolio management, headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand, with an additional office in Sydney, Australia. Established in 2007, Sharesight provides a secure online portfolio tracker and performance reporting tool that caters to over 300,000 individual investors and finance professionals across more than 100 countries. The platform allows users to automatically sync with brokers to track trades, dividends, and corporate actions, while also providing comprehensive reports on portfolio performance, taxable income, and investment diversity. Users can view detailed information on individual holdings and share their portfolios securely with others. The service is designed to facilitate the management of investment data necessary for tax returns, including foreign investment calculations, and is particularly beneficial for accountants, bookkeepers, and financial planners.

Big Noise Games is a mobile game development studio specializing in creating educational music games for children.

HydrOxSys Limited, founded in June 2012 and based in Auckland, New Zealand, specializes in the development of advanced membrane technology for water extraction. The company focuses on creating durable membranes that can efficiently extract water from polluted sources, particularly in remote and harsh environments. HydrOxSys's membranes are designed to exclude harmful substances such as pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and endocrine disruptors, while maintaining a high water flux output. The increasing demand for innovative and scalable water purification solutions drives the company's mission to provide effective technologies that address the needs of global businesses and local governments facing challenging industrial process streams.

HydrOxSys Limited, founded in June 2012 and based in Auckland, New Zealand, specializes in the development of advanced membrane technology for water extraction. The company focuses on creating durable membranes that can efficiently extract water from polluted sources, particularly in remote and harsh environments. HydrOxSys's membranes are designed to exclude harmful substances such as pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and endocrine disruptors, while maintaining a high water flux output. The increasing demand for innovative and scalable water purification solutions drives the company's mission to provide effective technologies that address the needs of global businesses and local governments facing challenging industrial process streams.