Ōtautahi Christchurch aims to become the home of health tech innovation in New Zealand with the HealthTech Supernode Challenge, opening Monday 29 June.

With a total prize pool across multiple categories valued at over $340,000, there are plenty of reasons to enter the HealthTech Supernode Challenge. This includes entry into a virtual pre-accelerator programme, the potential for startup investment, a Canterbury District Health Board validation contract, and an exclusive invitation to a further startup incubator programme.  

Most importantly, all Challenge finalists will receive extensive profile, new networks and exposure to one of NZ’s most prolific health innovation ecosystems.  

The nationwide challenge, sponsored by ChristchurchNZ, is open to anyone with a healthtech innovation or idea – from students and startups to researchers, and healthcare professionals. 

The aim of the Challenge is to identify and generate commercially viable solutions that address real healthcare problems focusing on the Aged Care sector and Rural New Zealand. There is also an Open category to ensure no innovation is left uncovered.

Applications open 29 June 2020, with finalists announced 19 August. Anyone in New Zealand can apply.  The url is www.healthtechchallenge.co.nz (this link will go live on Monday 29th).

Up to 20 finalists will embark on an intensive, six-week virtual pre-accelerator programme to support teams through a market validation process that will rigorously test their idea.

The top finalists emerging from the pre-accelerator will present to a panel of experts at a Demo Night, to be held on 22 October at Manawa, in the heart of Te Papa Hauora Christchurch Health Precinct. Judges include Microbiologist and Media Commentator, Dr. Siouxsie Wiles and Ian Town, New Zealand’s Chief Science Advisor at the Ministry of Health. 

The HealthTech Supernode Challenge is delivered by the Ministry of Awesome and the University of Canterbury’s Centre for Entrepreneurship with support from ChristchurchNZ, KiwiNet, and Ryman Healthcare. 

Healthtech is a growth sector for Christchurch and an area of existing strength, with the city looking for opportunities to continue to attract and grow talent, business and innovation.

Joanna Norris CEO ChristchurchNZ said there is no city better placed than Christchurch to host the Challenge.

“Ōtautahi Christchurch is home to Te Papa Hauora, a world-class Health Precinct which integrates research and innovation with education and community wellbeing, pair this with the talent coming out of the tertiaries and a thriving tech ecosystem and we’ve got the perfect testbed to challenge the status quo and find new ways to address the biggest health issues facing the globe.

I have no doubt we’ll see some very competitive submissions coming through with the potential to drive the city’s economic recovery and create new high-value jobs.’’

The ‘Smart Christchurch Hackathon’ at Te Ōhaka on Ara Institute of Canterbury’s Madras campus finished on Tuesday evening (7th June) with three teams competing in the final pitch. 

The ‘Smart Christchurch Hackathon’ is the collaborative effort of Ara Institute of Canterbury, Ministry of Awesome, Te Ōhaka and Christchurch City Council’s Smart Cities Programme, designed to attract the input of Ara EDI students who were challenged to come up with concepts, designs and prototypes for smart technology solutions to help solve issues that Christchurch city faces.

The students were given a few key themes to focus on including mobility, waste management, water management, civic participation and public health; and were given three weeks to pick their idea, talk to potential users, sketch out the prototypes and build their pitch. The process proved to be an absorbing one, with every participant expected to produce a feasible, high-quality concept. 

Student spokespeople commented that they learnt a great deal from the process, from effective team-work skill through writing code via a ‘tissue paper design’ process and creating captivating pitches. 

Although considered as part of their course work, the programme asked students to take on real-world challenges that cities face rather than just hypothetical problems. “We want to solve problems that real people face in their everyday lives. Knowing that our work may help advance the city and make a difference in people’s lives makes this project more meaningful”, said Matt Hall from winning team Smart Water Metering. 

The Smart Water Metering team came up with a ‘smart water’ metering system that allows residential households to track their water usage and reduce unnecessary waste.

Team Prescriptive, on the other hand, focused on public health and built a web app that helps pharmacies send push notifications to remind patients about their upcoming repeat prescriptions. The platform aims to help patients with memory loss to stay on top of their prescriptions and allow pharmacies to better serve their patients using an automated system. 

“Participating in a hackathon is a must-do for any IT student from Ara, especially with Te Ōhaka. Getting guided and given such a professional level of mentorship through the intensive process of ideating in a short time is an important experience as a student.”, said Farran R. the team lead of Prescriptive. 

The ‘Smart City’ Hackathon was undoubtedly a test case for the students’ ability to coordinate and produce as a team in a remote working environment – which is an essential skill in IT, especially after the lockdown. From a programme delivery standpoint, the Hackathon is also a testament to the teachers’ and mentors’ ability to teach remotely. 

“The judging panel was very impressed with the quality of the ideas produced during the demo night, given that the students were only given three weeks – not to mention the fact that they were all working remotely”, said Dr Glynnis Brook, Acting Head of Department – Health Practice. 

Insightful and enthusiastic mentorship from experts including Jacob Varghese (Ministry of Awesome’s programme manager), Amit Sakar (Ara senior lecturer within the Department of Computing) and supporters from organizations such as Smart City Programmes, Christchurch NZ, the Edmund Hillary Fellowship, Vxt, GHD, Komodo Monitr and Ara School of Nursing greatly assisted the success of the challenge. 

Jacob Varghese, Programme Lead for Smart Christchurch Hackathon and Startup Incubation Manager at Te Ōhaka, said that “I’m grateful to the Smart Cities Programme at Christchurch City Council for turning to Te Ōhaka for finding innovative solutions for Otautahi. Through the programme, Ara learners were able to apply their skill to solve a real issue with an original idea while developing key attributes such as innovation, enterprise, and teamwork.”

Previous Ara students who picked up internships and employment opportunities from startups at Te Ōhaka have something in common – the ability to initiate a project and take it to the finish line, which is a vital capability that the Hackathon was designed to enhance.

New Zealand startup YieldTec wants to introduce robots to fruit picking. Growers should be able to end seasonal labour shortages and save up to 60 per cent on costs with its technology. Big growers like Craigmore in New Zealand are very interested.

The technology will automate harvest management and logistics. YieldTec’s plan uses smart fruit bags that send an automated message to mobile bin robots when they are full. The system uses IoT connectivity and a technology platform to monitor fruit levels.

Mobile bin robot

The mobile bin robot will automatically move to the location of the picker when the ‘full’ message is sent. The picker can then empty his bag into the robot’s bin. After that the mobile bin robot transports the fruit to the preferred destination for sorting or packing.

YieldTec founder Khalid Salah says his PhD research in agricultural robotics gave him the idea for the new robotic system. “Agricultural labour shortage is a global issue”, he explains. “And agriculture is the number one export industry in New Zealand. We therefore explored the use of multiple robots to automate yield logistics in orchards.”

YieldTec founder Khalid Salah: “We found that there are some tasks that can be automated to minimise the dependency on labour.” – Photo YieldTec

Automation of fruit picking

Mr Salah first looked into the automation of fruit picking. “That proved to be very difficult”, he says. “In the last 70 years there have been hundreds of prototypes and all of them have failed to perform. My research showed that humans are still essential in the picking process. But we also found that there are some tasks that can be automated to minimise the dependency on labour.”

YieldTec’s is to automate the transport of yield to the sorting station. “Because that part of the process takes up a lot of time and causes fatigue”, Mr Salah says. “Then we need less pickers. And the pickers don’t have to do that much legwork, which will make them more productive.”

The Yield Tec System as it is planned to work. – Infographic: YieldTec

Yield mapping

The technology will be able to do yield mapping. “That way the grower will know how much fruit every tree, block or orchard produces”, says Mr Salah. “Our platform will also deliver growers a history of the performance of pickers and farm. That will make it easier to plan for next season.”

Shortage of fruit pickers

Mr Salah points out there is a widespread shortage of fruit pickers in New Zealand. “Every year the government issues 16,000 short term work visas for seasonal workers to work in kiwis, cherries, grapes and vegetables. And still there is an average shortage of 5,000 pickers every season in New Zealand.”

“Growers will save on supervisors. Their work will be automated. Growers also don’t need tractor drivers anymore”

Mr Salah expects the technology can save growers up to 60 per cent on their harvest costs. “Growers will save on supervisors. Their work will be automated. Growers also don’t need tractor drivers anymore. Based on my research simulation, the productivity of the pickers will increase by 20 per cent.”

Prototype of fruit picking robot

YieldTec is presently at the stage of market validation. The startup has produced a prototype, that will become a minimum viable product, to provide feedback for future product development. With this product the startup can attract investment. YieldTec works closely together with the Ministry of Awesome’s Te Ōhaka, a startup incubator at the Ara Institute of Canterbury in Christchurch which is funded by the Ministry of Primary Industry (MPI).

YieldTec is approaching medium and bigger size growers to attract interest in its technology. “We are getting a lot of interest already”, says Mr Salah. “Several companies, who deal with labour shortages, have reached out to us. Some big names like the light of Craigmore, who said they would like to cooperate with us.”

YieldTec wants to start testing the system as a minimum viable product in June this year. “That system will have a cloud based infrastructure”, Mr Salah explains. “We are looking to work with Craigmore for this stage.”

From left to right: Angus MacGregor (Co-Founder and CTO), Yousra Chalabi (Programmer), Khalid Salah (Founder and CEO) and Jacob Varghese (Ministry of Awesome Incubation Manager). – Photo: YieldTec

Fully autonomous fleet of mobile robots

In the first stage YieldTec will test the technology with a big static fixed fruit bin. In the second stage YieldTec will use a fully autonomous fleet of mobile electric robots. “It will be a lightweight robot or mobile bin as we call it”, Mr Salah says. “They will weigh 100 to 200 kilogram and have the capability to carry up to 400 kilogram. Currently growers are using heavy tractors of 2 ton. They tend to cause soil compaction, carbon emissions and damage. Our system works with multiple lightweight vehicles. Software and an algorithm will make sure the waiting time for the pickers is minimal.”

The second stage with the mobile robot trial will start in October this year, Mr Salah expects. This trial will take six months. Eventually YieldTec wants to introduce a subscription fee for the complete system with infrastructure. Smartbags and robots can be bought or leased.

Authored by René Groeneveld. Source: Future Farming

Understanding legality when running a company is important but often overlooked by founders. This is understandable, though, as laws and regulations are often complex and daunting… at least for those who did not go to law school.

To help you understand the fundamentals of commercial law, Charlene Sell and Phoebe Davis from Wynn Williams have put together a series of articles that uncovers different phases of business from a legal perspective, and discuss what founders need to keep in mind when their company moves through each stage of the business lifecycle.

Without further due, enter Wynn Williams…

Wynn Williams is the official legal partner of Te Ōhaka who provides legal support to high-growth startups at Te Ōhaka.

Navigating the legalities of owning and running a business can be tricky, especially as there are so many different aspects to consider. To assist with this, every couple of weeks over the course of 2020 we shall be producing articles to help guide business owners through the life cycle of a business. The areas we shall cover are:

1. Incorporating the Business
2. Trading Commences
3. Funding Options
4. Maturity of the Business
5. Successfully Exiting the Business

The aim is to provide business owners with easy to read bitesize information on a number of key areas that are likely to affect their business.

Chapter 1. Business Structure

An important question for founders to consider is the structure of the business. There are different ways to set up a business, each with different legal and financial obligations.

Businesses in New Zealand are generally sole traders, limited companies or partnerships. What does each one mean?

Sole Trader

A sole trader is a person who is the exclusive owner of a business. A sole trader may apply for a New Zealand Business Number, a unique identifier which helps speed up interactions with Government, suppliers and customers, and other businesses. Operating as a sole trader is simple – there is no need for legal documentation, nor to go through a legal process or register a business with a government agency and there are minimal ongoing administrative requirements. A sole trader has full control of the business. The major drawback is that the sole trader is liable for all business losses and has unlimited personal liability.

Limited Company

A limited company is incorporated under the Companies Act 1993. With a limited liability company, the liability of each shareholder is limited to any amount of unpaid share capital in respect of the shares they own. A company has a separate legal personality and is deemed to have all the rights and powers of a natural person. A company must have at least one director, and at least one director must be resident in New Zealand or Australia. Directors have an obligation to comply with the duties set out in the Companies Act 1993. A company must have at least one shareholder, but there is no limitation on the number of shareholders a company may have, and the shareholders do not need to be based in New Zealand.

A company may adopt a constitution, which is a document providing for variations to the default position provided by a number of provisions under the Companies Act 1993 and which can empower the company to do certain things which can only be done under a constitution.

If there is more than one shareholder, the shareholders should enter into a shareholders’ agreement, which is a contract between the shareholders governing the business. The shareholders’ agreement may specify each shareholder’s role in the company, how significant business decisions should be made, how a shareholder’s shares should be dealt with if that
shareholder exits the company, how funding will be obtained, how disputes will be resolved, how exits will be managed and obligations on shareholders where there is a potential sale of the entire company.

The main advantage of a limited company structure is that the legal liabilities of the business are separated from the shareholders’ personal assets. A company can be incorporated quickly and inexpensively online. The main disadvantage of a limited company structure is the ongoing reporting and record-keeping obligations.

Partnerships

Two or more people or companies may act as a general partnership, by carrying on business in common with a view to profit. Unincorporated partnerships are regulated by the Partnership Act 1908 and the common law. They are not required to have a written partnership agreement, there is no need to incorporate or register the arrangement with a third-party authority, and there are no specific administration requirements. They are not a separate legal entity, and each partner can be held liable for all of the liabilities of the partnership.

Limited partnerships are governed by the Limited Partnerships Act 2008 and must be registered with the Companies Office.
They are a separate legal entity and must consist of at least one general partner and one limited partner. The general partner manages the limited partnership and is liable for the debts and liabilities of the partnership (it is typical for a general partner to itself be a limited liability entity such as a company). Limited partners are restricted from participating in the management of the limited partnership and their liability is limited. A limited partnership must have a written partnership agreement, which is akin to a shareholders’ agreement.

Summary

While there are no great barriers in New Zealand to using any of these business structures, it is important to get it right as the structure you choose can impact your ability to grow or sell the business. In considering which structure, it is always key to obtain tax advice before proceeding.

We hope you find these articles useful if you have questions on any of the information provided, don’t hesitate to contact Charlene Sell or Phoebe Davies, details below.

About authors

Phoebe Davies
Partner
P: +64 3 353 0221
M: +64 27 414 9825
E: [email protected]

Phoebe advises on a wide range of corporate and commercial law, including overseas investments, mergers and acquisitions, corporate structuring, shareholders’ agreements, corporate governance and commercial contracts.

Phoebe acts for clients in a broad range of industry sectors with specialist knowledge in the agribusiness and consumer finance sectors. In addition to Phoebe’s New Zealand experience, she has worked for international firms in both London and Birmingham in the United Kingdom, and is qualified to practice law in both New Zealand and England & Wales.

Charlene Sell
Partner
P: +64 3 379 7622
M: +64 27 685 5653
E: [email protected]

Charlene advises business owners and managers on how to structure their businesses and how to resolve their day-to-day issues. Her expertise includes business acquisitions and sales, drafting and providing advice on commercial contracts and terms of trade, advising on export arrangements, dealing with employment matters and protecting clients’ brands.

Charlene also advises business owners with structuring their personal affairs, including establishing family trusts and advising on succession planning.

Myovolt, a wearable fittech startup, has been a part of the Te Ōhaka – Centre for Growth and Innovation for the last 6 months, alongside 24 other Christchurch based high-growth startups. We are excited to share that the Myovolt team has agreed on a sponsorship with Ironman Mike Phillips. Myovolt will help Mike with speeding up his recovery he can smash his goals at 2020 Ironman.

Enter Myovolt

Myovolt, the leading technology provider in wearable recovery has teamed up with Mike Philips, New Zealand based Ironman to support his bid for the world Ironman champs in 2020.

Mike Philips, who is coming back from injury which hampered his racing last year, is now hot on the heels of the podium leaders thanks to Myovolt helping him manage muscle recovery so he can train harder, recover faster and push himself further as a professional athlete.

The professional Ironman race circuit is one of the most grueling challenges for any athlete’s body but with support from Myovolt to keep soreness and stiffness at bay, Mike can keep on track with his training and perform at the peak of his ability every time. 

Myovolt founder, Dr Dianne Jones says “It’s fantastic to be working with a world-class athlete like Mike in a sport where muscle recovery is crucial for the marginal gains required to win at the top level. Myovolt harnesses cutting edge vibration tech to speed up recovery, giving you a much smarter way to support the physical demands of an intensive training schedule.”

The focus of Myovolt is on the importance of recovery as part of a daily exercise routine and be used by anyone, not just elite athletes. In Mike’s case, it is essential to include recovery as a key part of his intensive training schedule. This will be able to keep him on track for his personal goals as well as minimize the risk of injury from poor recovery.

“Myovolt is a world-leading recovery tech, and it’s great to be working with them. Being smarter about recovery after training and leading up to races is the key to success in Ironman and keeping me on the podium this year” says Mike Philips.

Myovolt will be a key feature in Mike’s recovery journey along his strenuous race circuit.

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About MYOVOLT® – wearable recovery

Myovolt is a wearable recovery technology that targets Vibration Therapy directly onto the body. Myovolt has been developed by experts in wearable technology who created electronic performance-enhancing garments for Olympic and elite athletes. Myovolt delivers focal vibration to relieve muscle soreness and stiffness. Additionally, by stimulating blood flow, Myovolt aids faster recovery of muscles and joints after physical activity helping an athlete recover up to 3x faster. The benefits of Myovolt have been tested, validated and published by experts in sports physiology and recovery medicine.

About Mike Philips- Professional IRONMAN

Mike is a professional triathlete based in Christchurch, New Zealand who has competed in 29 international Ironman/Challenge events, finishing on the podium in 23 of them.

Mike competed in his debut IRONMAN in 2017, finishing in the World’s Fastest debut time. This shifted Mike’s focus earlier than expected to the IRONMAN World Championships, where he secured qualification by winning IRONMAN New Zealand, with a new run course record.   

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We are stoked to officially announce EY as sponsor and partner of Te Ōhaka – Centre for Growth and Innovation. This partnership enables EY to supercharge the growth of startups at Te Ōhaka and also allows startups to get mentorship and support from one of the global leaders in SME consulting.

Since November last year, the EY New Zealand team has been sitting down 1:1 and helping founders with every facet of their business including tax, R&D, growth, strategy, planning, marketing, HR & operation, compliance and more. And founders are reaping the benefits from these conversations.

A Christchurch startup business has earned the opportunity to work alongside some of the biggest sporting bodies in the world.

Komodo Monitr is a software designed to help amateur athletes develop their skills and avoid injury.

The software, founded in 2018, is the brain child of three former University of Canterbury (UC) students: Matt Goodson, Jack Wood and Chris Bacon

Komodo Monitr’s software is used by strength and conditioning coaches in sport. Coaches can track an athlete’s workload and wellbeing to reduce injuries and maximise their performance.

Wood, the company’s business development director, said the software tracks things like stress levels, sleep quality, training intensity and duration, and then makes recommendations based on the data.

“One of the unique things about us is that we can work with any sport. Our background is in football, but we range from there to sports such as water polo and volleyball too.

“Its absolutely incredible that we’ve been given the opportunity to work with companies that are so specific to what we’re doing and are huge international brands – it’s a whole new experience for us.”

They recently beat 150 other startups to earn a place in the Taiwan-based Hype Spin sports accelerator, one of three high profile sports accelerators in the world.

After winning UC’s 85k entré competition, the software founders took their idea and business model to Te Ōhaka – a startup incubator created by Ara Institute of Canterbury and the Ministry of Awesome.

Ministry of Awesome chief executive Marian Johnson said the trio came with a strong idea and a platform, and left with a fully-fledged business model.

“What we’ve done since then is help validate their product by making sure it had a customer base and figuring out the right business model for that base,” she said.

At an angel investment summit last month, Minister of Economic Development Phil Twyford said innovation was the key to growing New Zealand’s economy, and New Zealand needed to harness such opportunities better.

Christchurch has churned out several exciting startups over recent years, enhancing the city’s reputation as an innovation hub.

Te Ōhaka is involved in another 19 startups, including Limpidity, which is trying to solve a $92 billion problem in the global aviation industry.

Last month, Stuff reported on a Christchurch startup that bypasses the voicemail system by transcribing voicemails into text messages. In 2015, Stuff reported on a startup expert who described the city as an “‘entrepreneur’s paradise“.

Komodo Monitr’s founders plan to expand into the Australian and Taiwanese markets in 2020, adding to their existing customers in New Zealand and Spain.

Source: Stuff.com

2019 was a massive year beginning with the launch of Te Ōhaka in late May with our awesome founding partner – Ara Institute of Canterbury. Since Ara and Ministry of Awesome laid the foundation, we’ve been joined by fellow partners Wynn Williams, EY New Zealand and – our newest partner – Bank of New Zealand.

Our first cohort of high growth startups is smashing it too. Since our launch, we are now hosting 20 high-growth and high impact startups many of whose stories you’ve read and many that you’re about to hear from. We’re so proud of these startup teams. It’s also been a pleasure to host some of the key events that support the Christchurch innovation ecosystem, including EY’s EOY launch, #FiresideChats, #StartupBreakfastClub, the C-Prize information evening, Aerospace Meetup and so many more.

Also huge thanks and recognition to all of the friends, partners, entrepreneurs, and fellow travellers at University of Canterbury , Blinc Innovation, Vodafone New Zealand and ChristchurchNZ.

Last but not least, for those who have engaged with activities at Te Ōhaka, thank you so much for being a part of our 2019. With your support, we hope to support more high calibre startups and host more events with high profile speakers in 2020. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

What’s C-Prize? 

C-Prize is a competition run by Callaghan Innovation that seeks to push the boundaries of what’s possible through technology.

This year’s C-Prize competition is challenging entrants to develop innovative tech-based solutions with the power to change environmental outcomes.

What’s in it? 

C-Prize 2019 teams will compete for exciting cash prize packages, access to expert R&D and business advice, and significant international market exposure.

Key benefits include: 

• Develop your big idea with extra support and reduced risk 

• Access resources to support Research & Development to a proof of concept or early product prototype 

• Connect with the innovation community nationally and internationally • Learn from industry experts to improve your chances of business success 

• Establish and grow your profile as an environmental innovator 

• Win a share of over $250k in prizes, including a first prize of $100k cash and services

The 2019 Game – Environmental Innovation Challenge

There are three entry categories for this year’s C-Prize: 

• Growing and Producing: How we grow and/or manufacture new or existing products and services in innovative ways (new materials, new processes, new systems, etc.) that will accelerate positive environmental outcomes 

• Using and Consuming: How we consume products in ways that preserve resources (reuse, recycle, reclaim, etc.) and reduce negative environmental impacts 

• Rejuvenating Natural Systems: The creation or innovative use of technologies that will not just reduce negative environmental impacts, but improve our natural environment (land, climate, soil, water, and nutrient systems)

When? 

C-Prize 2019 team entries opened on Monday 23 September 2019 and will close on 8th December; the finalists will be announced on the 20th December. 

What’s happening at the entrant information evenings @ Te Ōhaka?

The Callaghan team will fly from Auckland to Christchurch and host an evening information event at Te Ōhaka – Centre for Growth and Innovation on the 22 October 2019 5.30 – 7.30 PM.

At this information evening, you’ll hear from leading New Zealand environmental innovators, learn more about the challenge, hear how to complete a compelling entry and have the chance to network with other forward-thinking founders and entrepreneurs, scientists and engineers from New Zealand’s innovation ecosystem. 

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The Brothers Green, aka Brad Lake and Brendon McIntosh who have now been joined by Michael Burnett, won last year’s FoodStarter competition – a partnership between Ministry of Awesome (MoA) and Foodstuffs South Island.  MoA is based at Te Ōhaka – the Centre for Growth & Innovation at Ara Institute of Canterbury.

Click here to read about their award-winning products and how the Foodstarter competition helped them to get their ideas on supermarket shelves.

Ministry of Awesome and Te Ōhaka – Centre for Growth & Innovation are pleased to announce today that we have formally agreed to work with Wynn Williams as Te Ōhaka’s national legal sponsor.  This is an invaluable relationship for the 23 high growth startups who are working to grow and scale alongside the support of the Te Ōhaka startup community and advisors.

In their early stages, high growth startups are at their most vulnerable and surrounding themselves with excellent leadership, experience, and professional legal expertise will help them navigate what can be a confusing growth journey towards success.

Wynn WilliamsCorporate and CommercialPartners, Phoebe Davies and Charlene Sell,  shared their expertise with the startup teams on the subject of Business Structures and Capital Raising earlier this week as part of the Te Ōhaka Fireside Chat series.  The following day, they ran a 2 hour startup clinic which was fully booked by founders.

As part of our partnership, the Wynn Williams legal team will return quarterly for the themed Fireside Chat event and will run Startup Clinics every 2 weeks at Te Ōhaka in order to ensure the resident founders have access to the legal support they need to successfully navigate their way through the growth challenges ahead.