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Movac submission to the “Policy Statement on the Venture Capital Fund Act 2019”
Read MoreBelow is our submission to MBIE on the “Policy Statement on the Venture Capital Fund Act”. We elected not to submit on the Bill but focus our response on the implementation details covered in the Policy Statement. Overall, we see the new VCF as a positive development for entrepreneurial sector and the early stage capital […]
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TechWeek'17 Event: Demystifying the Series A & B Investment Decision
Read MoreHave you ever wondered how venture and growth capital investors come to the decision on whether to invest or not? Why do they get hung up on certain data and metrics? Why do they always want to meet the team? Why does it sometimes seem to take an eternity for them to make a decision? […]
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Make it rain – spending your VC money
Read MoreIntroduction This post is the second of three where Movac Fund 4 Operating Partner, Ed Robinson, discusses how VC works, what should you spend VC money on, and if, and how, you should, and can, move your company to the Valley. If there are topics you’d be interesting in hearing more about, let us know […]
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How VC Works – An Operating Partner's Perspective
Read MoreIntroduction Over the last couple months, we’ve been meeting with early stage entrepreneurs and companies as part of the Movac Q&A Sessions held at the BizDojo Wellington and GRIDAKL. The point of these sessions was for us to meet some interesting companies that, whilst may be too early today for Movac Fund 4, would be […]
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Ask Me Anything
Read MorePhil recently took part in an Ask Me Anything for the NBR. You can see the questions posed, and Phil’s radio interview where he answers the questions, here.
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Movac Q&A Sessions with BizDojo & GridAKL
Read MoreWhile we are committed to being Series A (and beyond) investors, we often find that our best investments are ones that we’ve tracked for a while. We love meeting innovative young Kiwi companies, following their progress, helping (if we can) along the way, and then hopefully being in a position to invest when they are […]
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New look
Read MoreWelcome to the new Movac website! After a ‘rebrand by stealth’ last year, we thought it was time we updated our online presence. The new site provides more information about what we’re about, what we look for in the companies we invest in and the investments we’ve made. Like always, we’re keen to hear from you with […]
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2015 – That's a wrap
Read MoreThe ramblings of an over active investor and frustrated entrepreneur. 2015 has been a roller coaster year, but ending on the way up rather than the way down! That’s important. First, the tough stuff. The tough stuff has been the human stuff. The lowlight, was the passing of our very dear friend and partner in […]
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Merry Christmas
Read MoreOh no he didn’t! Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, a restful break and a prosperous 2014. The MOVAC team will be back on deck from mid-Jan 2014.
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St Thomas of Canterbury College win MOVAC High Growth Award
Read MoreI recently had the pleasure of sharing a table with the winners of the Young Enterprise Trust (“YET”) High Growth Award along with MOVAC Partners Sharon Weaver and Mark Vivian. MOVAC has been a proud sponsor of the programme for the past 5 years. YET run an outstanding programme in secondary schools throughout New Zealand […]
