Founders stories - Page 11

New Zealand’s startup industry received almost $60 million worth of investment from 66 deals in the first half of 2021.

Since 2014, Google has been churning out Nest products left, right and centre. We take a look at the Nest Doorbell and the 2nd generation indoor wired Nest Cam.

Styra and Kong have partnered to secure cloud-native applications with dynamic, policy-enabled traffic control for microservices.

We spoke to Blacklock's Nilesh Kapoor about Blacklock, a startup that is making waves in the penetration testing as a service space.

While the US market accounts for 60% of the company’s revenue, the company says it is established and growing its operations in Asia Pacific.

Psychonauts 2 delivers old-school platforming with a polished aesthetic and unique art style. It's a highly enjoyable game.

Google announces second cohort of Women Founders Academy 2021, bringing together 10 founders from Asia Pacific to expand their skills and business leadership.

Australia's largest listed cybersecurity company, Tesserent, expands to New Zealand, creating a new entity and appointing new senior leadership in the region.

Dovetail raises AU$5m to expand its customer research platform. It has gained over 1,000 customers, including IBM and Harvard University.

Culture Amp, an Australian tech company focused on employee engagement, has reached a valuation of over $1.5bn following a $100m funding round.

Imprivata acquires Xton Technologies, enhancing its digital identity solutions with privileged access management capabilities.

Singapore-based eCommerce logistics integrator, Locad, has raised $4.9m in a funding round led by Sequoia Capital India's Surge.

AI specialist HIVERY has secured undisclosed debt financing from the 1V Venture Credit Fund ahead of its next funding round to support its growth.

Opsera has launched native CI/CD release automation for Salesforce, addressing the lack of DevOps capabilities in the platform.

ExtraHop, a leading player in network detection and response, is set to be acquired by Bain Capital and Crosspoint Capital in a $900m deal.

US company EverCommerce has acquired Dunedin-based software firm Timely, which provides booking software for spas and salons.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched the AWS Clean Energy Accelerator to support startups addressing global energy challenges.

New Zealand startup investment has grown and matured despite the challenges of COVID-19, according to a report from PwC and the Angel Association.

Epson to power all global sites with renewable energy by 2023, reducing CO2 emissions by 36,000 tonnes annually.

Little Ones, a provider of programmes for better sleep and nutrition for babies, has launched a new 'digital employee' to provide automated advice.