<description>&lt;p&gt;Host &lt;a href="https://www.paulspain.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Paul Spain&lt;/a&gt; sits down with venture capitalist &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lancewiggs/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Lance Wiggs&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="https://punakaikifund.co.nz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Punakaiki Fund&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://climatevcfund.com/about/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Climate VC Fund&lt;/a&gt;), as they delve into the evolving landscape of venture capital in New Zealand and its critical role in nurturing Kiwi tech startups. Together they explore the history, challenges, and successes of venture capital, innovative climate investments and current NZ tech startups. Listen in and gain insights into the impact of economic challenges and successes within the New Zealand tech investment arena.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thank you to our show partners &lt;a href="https://one.nz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;One NZ&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://spark/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Spark&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href="https://www.hp.com/nz-en/home.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; HP&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.2degrees.nz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;2degrees&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://gorillatechnology.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Gorilla Technology&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

NZ Tech Podcast

Paul Spain

Investing in and growing Kiwi Tech and Startups

NOV 19, 202448 MIN
NZ Tech Podcast

Investing in and growing Kiwi Tech and Startups

NOV 19, 202448 MIN

Description

Host Paul Spain sits down with venture capitalist Lance Wiggs (Punakaiki Fund, Climate VC Fund), as they delve into the evolving landscape of venture capital in New Zealand and its critical role in nurturing Kiwi tech startups. Together they explore the history, challenges, and successes of venture capital, innovative climate investments and current NZ tech startups. Listen in and gain insights into the impact of economic challenges and successes within the New Zealand tech investment arena.

Thank you to our show partners One NZ, Spark, HP, 2degrees and Gorilla Technology.