October, November & December 2020
New Zealand tech news
The Q4 2020 collection of New Zealand’s tech news, below, provides a brief, one-page listing of NZ tech news headlines reported online in October, November and December of 2020. NZ tech news items featured were drawn from Startup News Asia’s monthly New Zealand tech news coverage, itself drawn from our daily tech news feeds.
New Zealand tech news headlines listed below are, just like Startup News Asia’s monthly summaries, directly linked to the articles behind each NZ tech news headline – but with no middle-man platforms in the way, and no misappropriation of ownership. This provides NZ tech observers and enthusiasts with instant access to the platforms and journalists behind each item in a quick-reference quarterly format.
October 2020 | November 2020 | December 2020
December 2020
November 2020
- Thundre videochat marketplace launches, building a platform providing one-on-one advice and assistance
- November 2020 edition of Startup Investment magazine now available to download in pdf, via PwC
- Digital Technology Industry Transformation Plan info website now live, outlining industry / gov’t collaboration to grow the digital technologies sector
- LIC agtech cooperative makes investment in TrackBack blockchain startup to boost product traceability and supply chain transparency
- New Zealand’s 2Up Games studio gains $2.8M investment from Finland’s Supercell with co-operative mobile games approach
- Women In AI Awards 2021 Aus-NZ now open for applications, closing December 14th
October 2020
- Partly raises $1.7M, connecting auto parts businesses’ offline inventory with buyers around the globe
- A brief look at YY Nation, making shoes from ocean waste and renewable resources and currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter
- US Dept of Homeland Security R&D branch awards MATTR Limited blockchain startup $200K to aid development digitally issued essential worker licences
- Spark telco turned on 5G in Auckland, partnering with Auckland Transport to showcase a range of IoT implementations
- A look at the finalists selected for the inaugural Spark 5G Starter Fund, working in VR, healthcare and more
- CERT NZ issues warning to citizens over increase in volume and sophistication of financially-motivated cyber-attacks in the last 6 months
- Privacy commissioner launches NotifyUs tool to aid NZ organizations determine whether a data breach should be reported
- Storbie e-commerce enabler for community pharmacies raises $1.4M with sights on expansion to Australia
- An intro to the 7 startups taking part in the Tourism Design Accelerator, working on apps, VR and more
- Winely gains $2M with IoT-sensors, AI and cloud-based software focused on automating portions of the wine production process
- New Zealand’s Spark telco and Australia’s National Narrowband Network Co LoRaWAN network operator partner for trans-Tasman IoT network access
Asia’s tech news, today
All-day technology news looking at 17 primary locations in South & Southeast Asia, Australia & New Zealand:
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