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Blog Posts
Board Spotlight Series: Angela Davis
Board Spotlight Series: Angela Davis

Our newest Startup Dunedin board member, Angela Davis, officially joined us earlier this year - and she brings to the role a unique (and super valuable) founder’s perspective, with a career journey that spans everything from soju to consulting to higher education.

We’re stoked to welcome her on board and grateful to have her contributions to Startup Dunedin’s mission!

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Spotlight on Customer Personas
Spotlight on Customer Personas

This blog was originally published in the Otago Daily Times.

By McKenzie Dowson Chamberlain

Things can get pretty quiet this time of year, especially if you’re running a startup or small business.

If you’re looking for new customers, now is a great time to reflect on your strategy for customer acquisition. In particular, you can look at revisiting customer personas.

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Start with the problem, not the solution
Start with the problem, not the solution

Let’s say you have an idea for a new business, or a new product or service. If you try to tackle the whole "business plan" all at once it can be overwhelming. But if you’re going to focus on one thing at a time, where do you start?

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Upcoming Events
DINZ Virtual Coffee Chat Series 2025
Oct 7
DINZ Virtual Coffee Chat Series 2025

Looking for ways to connect into the digital identity ecosystem? Join these informal monthly drop in/coffee chats for the Digital Identity NZ community. Each session is designed to help you connect, share stories and spark discussion, and runs for 45 minutes to allow more time for discussion and ideas exchange. Read More.

🔥 Pitch Night: Student Pitch Competition
Oct 7
🔥 Pitch Night: Student Pitch Competition

See what this year’s cohort of Otago tertiary students have been working on, and watch them pitch their startups for $5,000!

After weeks of shaping ideas and putting pitches through their paces, Dunedin students will present and share their startups, side hustles, research projects, and not-for-profits. Our Pitch Night gives you the opportunity to see what our student entrepreneurs have been building and to get behind the next wave of student startups right here in Ōtepoti.

Read more & RSVP here.

Mainland Angel Investors - October Pitch Night
Oct 15
Mainland Angel Investors - October Pitch Night

The Mainland Angel Investors will host our sixth investment evening for 2025 on October 15th in Invercargill, Queenstown, Christchurch, Wanaka and Dunedin. Join in to hear from three startups as they pitch their unique value propositions, growth potential, and financial projections. This is a fantastic opportunity to network with like-minded investors and entrepreneurs who are interested in supporting the next generation of successful startups. RSVP Here.

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.

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