New Zealand has a sprawling tech industry and is working to strengthen its startup ecosystem with the Startup Advisors Council. This panel will collaborate with tech companies and the Ministers for Economic Development to foster more robust local industry and fuel economic growth. Below, are some of New Zealand’s top startups already contributing to the local tech ecosystem.
Top Startup Companies in New Zealand to Know
- Chainlink Labs
- Cin7
- Carepatron
- UneeQ
- Ubco
- Laybuy
Top Startup Companies in New Zealand
Cin7 is a tech company helping businesses create efficiencies with its Cin7 Core and Cin7 Omni products. The company’s solutions provide inventory intelligence and help clients visualize their sales systems, marketplaces and global regions. Since launching out of Auckland, Cin7 has strategically scaled into other countries.
Ubco develops electric motorbikes capable of traversing rugged terrain. Its motorbikes can haul up to 150 kilograms of payload and reach a maximum range of 120 kilometers on a single charge, making them ideal for camping or outdoor trips.
Laybuy is a fintech startup offering buy-now-pay-later, or BNPL, services. The company’s products enable customers to split their large digital purchases into six fragment payments without incurring interest or fees. Laybuy also offers a digital card customers can use for in-store purchases.
Carepatron is a seed-stage startup developing CRM, or customer relationship management, software for the healthcare industry. Its software enables healthcare practices to offer telehealth services, automate workflows, process payments and more. Since launching, the company has gained the admiration of many clinics and healthcare professionals through its encompassing features.
Web3 services company Chainlink Labs aims to use its blockchain-based solutions to enhance the reliability of digital transactions across a wide range of industries. With a headquarters in San Francisco, Chainlink embraces a remote-first approach, empowering its globally dispersed workforce with a work-from-anywhere policy. The company hires in New Zealand, reflecting its commitment to a global talent pool.
Halter provides farmers with solar-powered wearable technology to track their cows’ health and behavior. Farmers can control the tech through a mobile app that allows them to manage fencing, feeding and grazing virtually. The company aims to build more advanced and sustainable farming practices.
UneeQ is an innovative artificial intelligence startup. Using gen-AI, the company creates realistic avatar animations capable of processing marketing, sales or customer service requests. Though UneeQ is a relatively new tech company, it has already worked with clients like AWS, T-Mobile and Dell.
