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Latest news, events and updates from Enterprise Angels, our partners and portfolio companies.
FY2021: The year that was virtually unique and uniquely virtual
The end of the financial year is a good time to take stock and consider how far we have come. I reflected on my last annual wrap-up at the end of 2019 and had a laugh about the title ‘Goodbye 2019, here’s to an awesome 2020’. To be fair, it was awesome for a lot...
Focus on New Zealand Start-Ups
Enterprise Angels third investment fund, EA Fund 3, raised $3m and commenced investing in August 2019. So far it has deployed $680k into a range of innovative, high-growth New Zealand start-ups covering everything from AI Edtech to Healthtech to Nanotech to Consumer...
The human piece of the celestial investment landscape
So many screens and faces but how much human connection is really going on? When New Zealand moved into lock down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, like many other organisations we held our events and meetings online and continued to do this until there was minimal risk...
Growing strongly and widening scope to impact investing
Enterprise Angels has been a key component of the Bay of Plenty’s entrepreneurial ecosystem since its launch in 2008. The brainchild of Bill Murphy, Enterprise Angels has continued to expand to over 200 members, three well-supported early stage funds, and now -...
Of Course You Can Do It!
What we want to invest in and what kind of returns we want are changing. There’s many things causing this shift (way too many to go into in this blog) but I’ll bet you are nodding your head in agreement. Yes, we definitely want our capital back and yes, we definitely...
What Now Meets Now What!
We’ve been asked many times over the years what happened to Angel Investing during the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Everyone (Angels, entrepreneurs, market commentators, the man on the street) expected the answer to be that Angel investors held their breath, pinched...
Impact Coffee Club with Isabel Pasch
Thank you to those who attended the inaugural virtual impact coffee club, for those who missed it, we welcome you to watch the recording above. Grab your coffee and settle in for a very informative and insightful look into New Zealand food systems. Feedback is really...
Goodbye 2019, here’s to an awesome 2020!
With 2019 coming to an end, I wanted to reflect on what an action-packed year it’s been with positive changes in Enterprise Angels and the angel and venture capital industry in New Zealand. Our team has changed a bit to support our growing role in providing admin and...
Enterprise Angels waves wand for third fund
Fund 3 has achieved a first close of more than $2 million, giving the green light for investment. NBR spoke with Nina Le Lievre, Enterprise Angels CEO, about the Fund, female representation within the industry and the highs and lows of investing. Sign up/log in to NBR...
Impact Showcase
Enterprise Angels held their inaugural Impact Showcase in early September 2019 with a great turn out and level of participation from all involved. The event showed that the investment community has a very positive response to our New Zealand and Pacific Island social...