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Updates to the Startup Dunedin board
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Young Enterprise Regional Finals 2025
Young Enterprise Regional Finals 2025

Last night the Otago Business School hosted the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) regional finals for 2025.

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Our Prizewinning Student Pitches for 2025
Our Prizewinning Student Pitches for 2025
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Upcoming Events
Build the Bike Product You Wish Existed
Apr 27
Build the Bike Product You Wish Existed

Grit Works is an 11-week, in-person accelerator in Queenstown for riders, mechanics, and makers building physical mountain bike products. Go from idea to trail-tested prototype — without giving up equity.

Starting a Business at 50+
May 11
Starting a Business at 50+

A free online startup course for entrepreneurs aged 50+ who are ready to test and launch a business idea.

Showcasing Diverse Game Development Pathways in Ōtepoti
May 20
Showcasing Diverse Game Development Pathways in Ōtepoti

Join Startup Dunedin and NZ CODE for a TechWeek 26 breakfast panel bringing together founders, developers, and industry experts from Dunedin's game development scene.

What $3 Billion in Fundraising Taught Me About Financial Models
May 20
What $3 Billion in Fundraising Taught Me About Financial Models

Join Trevor McIntyre for a free lunch-and-learn built specifically for pre-seed and seed-stage SaaS founders, practical, no fluff, and easy to fit into a lunch break.

AANZ Flight Meeting in Dunedin
May 21
AANZ Flight Meeting in Dunedin
Electrify Aotearoa Day One: Workshop Day
Jun 9
Electrify Aotearoa Day One: Workshop Day

Ministry of Awesome Presents: Electrify Aotearoa

Electrify Aotearoa is New Zealand’s leading high-impact conference for startup founders, investors, and supporters — built to supercharge the growth of women-led ventures and spark connections that last long after the event ends!

Electrify Aotearoa Day Two: Conference Day
Jun 10
Electrify Aotearoa Day Two: Conference Day

Ministry of Awesome Presents: Electrify Aotearoa

Electrify Aotearoa is New Zealand’s leading high-impact conference for startup founders, investors, and supporters — built to supercharge the growth of women-led ventures and spark connections that last long after the event ends!

Applications close: Funding Round with The Generator
Jun 30
Applications close: Funding Round with The Generator

The Generator, a project by MSD and Ka Puta Ka Ora Emerge Aotearoa, helps new start up business owners with seed funding, guidance, and expert coaching for financial advice, setup, and business planning. The team supports community service card holders in financial hardship to explore the feasibility of a business idea, learn business skills and scale up their enterprise.

Applications are now open for their current funding round. If you’re interested, read more here.

Angel 101 - AANZ Angel Investing Workshop [Second cycle]
Aug 6
Angel 101 - AANZ Angel Investing Workshop [Second cycle]

Understanding your motivation for becoming an angel investor and having an appreciation for the risk profile and mechanics of angel investment is all covered in this succinct 'awareness raising' course.

Angel 102 - AANZ Angel Investing Workshop [Second cycle]
Sep 3
Angel 102 - AANZ Angel Investing Workshop [Second cycle]

Angel 102 is focused on the investment activity an angel investor needs to undertake in order to manage their portfolio of investments and opportunities they are presented with regularly and give you some key tools and techniques in order to do this.

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