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Investment stories - Page 35

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Fintech startup helps Kiwis invest $7m for retirement
Fri, 25th Aug 2017
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New Zealand fintech Ilumony guides Kiwis to savvy $7m investment, boosting retirement funds with zero-fee advice.
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Startup Sharesies hits milestone $1million invested through its app
Thu, 17th Aug 2017
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Investment app Sharesies has a minimum buy-in of $5 and encourages New Zealanders to invest amounts they can afford, on a regular basis.
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Savvy business investments see Datacom revenue and profit continue to soar
Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
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Datacom's shrewd investments fuel a 10% revenue surge and 60% profit leap in its IT services, spotlighting a year of strong growth.
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Seven key areas for your cybersecurity investments
Tue, 1st Aug 2017
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accenture
As cyberattacks continue to proliferate prioritising where to focus resources to adequately protect your company is a challenge.
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Singapore data center company plans $500m investment in India, wider APAC next
Wed, 19th Jul 2017
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colocation
Bridge Data Centers to invest $300-400m in India's data center market over the next two years, with plans for further investments in Asia Pacific.
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Shareholders of Yota call out company for ‘urgent action and changes’
Thu, 13th Jul 2017
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The group are ‘deeply concerned’ that China Baoli has mismanaged Yota and that there are huge changes needed for the smartphone company.
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Disrupting the industry: Kiwi startup raises $1 million for digital expansion
Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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Goodnest, an Auckland-based home services platform, has secured $1 million in funding to expand its mobile and web platform and scale its services.
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Palo Alto Networks forms $20m venture fund for budding security vendors
Tue, 20th Jun 2017
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network infrastructure
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network security
Palo Alto Networks has announced the formation of a $20 million security venture fund for seed, early and growth-stage security companies.
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Changes ahead: Toyota & insurance partner make big investment in mobility app
Mon, 19th Jun 2017
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cartech
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personal computing devices
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Toyota Financial Services and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Company have become significant investors in the Finnish growth company MaaS Global.
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The $300m investment: New data center venture gets a kickstart
Wed, 7th Jun 2017
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Princeton GV has a vision to create a new global telecommunications, media and technology infrastructure platform with a focus on data centers.
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Salesforce announces US$50m fund to grow cloud consulting firms
Fri, 2nd Jun 2017
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Salesforce unveils a US$50m fund to bolster cloud consulting partners, spurring on the expansion of next-gen consulting firms.
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Blockchain consortium R3 raises US$107m to fund financial distributed ledger infrastructure
Fri, 26th May 2017
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Investors include major banks worldwide such as Bank of America, Barclays, Nordea, BNP Paribas Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and Societe Generale.
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Yes Veronica, Aussie business managers truly do understand the value of IT
Thu, 18th May 2017
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Aussie business managers understand IT is a key part of the business according to a survey which shows companies are advanced in business-IT alignment.
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Auckland becomes global support hub for enterprise cloud vendor Workday
Thu, 18th May 2017
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data analytics
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Enterprise cloud applications provider Workday has opened a global support centre in Auckland, bringing up to 140 jobs to the city.
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NZ tech sector seeing strong growth and investments – MBIE report
Thu, 11th May 2017
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NZ’s rank at first in the world for ease of doing business by the World Bank Group is a huge drawcard for investors.
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Chinese local government poised to invest in high tech startups – just move there
Wed, 10th May 2017
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fundertech
Free rent for the first three years, subsidies on intellectual property, and $10million angel investment funds – it’s almost too good to be true.
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CompTIA outlines step by step guide to business transformation for the channel
Mon, 8th May 2017
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cloud services
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it services
Industry body CompTIA is calling on resellers to focus on their own transformation – even as they help customers on their transformation journeys.
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Australian international payments fintech secures $13m in Series A funding
Wed, 3rd May 2017
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commerce systems
Airwallex, an Aussie fintech, bags $13m to propel its global payment revolution, attracting heavyweights like Tencent and Mastercard.
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120 Japanese leaders coming to town to invest in aspiring NZ businesses
Fri, 28th Apr 2017
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partners
An opportunity for Auckland and its ambitious businesses to forge closer economic ties with a major trading partners is soon coming to town.
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New Bitcoin trading platform brings investment to 'everyday New Zealanders'
Wed, 29th Mar 2017
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cryptocurrency
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blockchain
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bitcoin
New Zealanders can now trade Bitcoin safely and easily on BitPrime, the country's first locally owned platform.