New Zealand’s tech industry is growing, already contributing billions of dollars to the national economy and employing thousands of workers. While the sector is producing new technology and customer products, it’s also uplifting other sectors of the economy by “enhancing business solutions” and growing “digital skills capabilities of the workforce,” according to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Here’s our list of the top tech companies in New Zealand you should know.
New Zealand Tech Companies to Know
- ServiceNow
- Halter
- Chainlink Labs
- Cin7
- Xero
- Orion Health
- Laybuy
- CricHQ
Top Tech Companies in New Zealand
Fisher & Paykel Appliances is headquartered in Auckland and has expanded to operate in 50 countries since its inception in 1934. The company designs, manufactures and markets a range of household appliances, along with indoor and outdoor cooking products. It aims to focus its production on environmental awareness, user-friendliness and technology.
Laybuy is a New Zealand-based buy-now-pay-later, or BNPL, service. Through its platform, shoppers can spread out their purchases into six payments without being charged interest or fees. Laybuy’s platform also features a digital card for in-store purchases and a “boost” feature where users can spend over their credit limit by making a larger first payment.
CricHQ is a digital cricket platform used by countless sports organizations, fans and clubs. The platform provides real-time score tracking and collects data that’s then used to predict match outcomes using a machine learning engine.
Chainlink Labs supports Web3 gaming through its development of the decentralized Chainlink computing platform. Chainlink has a number of blockchain gaming use cases, including an expanded design space for NFTs and randomized gaming parameters to make gameplay less predictable and more exciting. This innovation aims to transform the gaming industry by introducing new possibilities and fairness through decentralization. The fully remote company hires in New Zealand.
Meridian generates electricity from completely renewable sources of wind and water, in an effort to supply clean, reliable and affordable energy. It supplies energy to over 270,000 farm, commercial and residential customers under its brands Meridian and Powershop. The company has its New Zealand headquarters in Wellington Central.
Halter is an ag-tech company that uses virtual fencing technology (similar to the kind suburban homeowners use for their dogs) along with solar powered smart collars for cows. The combination of these technologies allows farmers to move fence lines remotely in order to optimize land use, rotate pastures and monitor the health and safety of their herds.
Orion Health’s platform is a digital solution reimagining healthcare. The platform consolidates patient data across care providers and also shares the collected data with patients and doctors. Orion Health also uses its platform for data insights, which help medical professionals improve clinical outcomes.
ServiceNow makes a cloud-based workflow platform used by enterprise clients to manage business processes across their departments. Its platform offers workflows for tech, employees and customer interactions, which are integrated with each other in order to cohesively manage everything a client company needs to do from a single operations dashboard.
Xero is a cloud-based financial ecosystem servicing small businesses. Its platform features a number of tools and integrations. It can also process payroll, pay bills, expense claims and more. Although headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Xero operates offices in all corners of the globe, including New Zealand.
Cin7 operates an inventory platform that helps retailers and wholesalers create business efficiencies. Its product, the Connected Inventory Performance 101, provides accounting, e-commerce and automation services, helping clients gain granular data into their product inventory and unlock actionable insights. The company is headquartered in Auckland but operates all over the world.
