New Zealand startup Wipster gains huge backer in Microsoft

Wellington-based startup Wipster has garnered some lofty support from one of the biggest names in the world: Microsoft. Microsoft released a video in early July about Wipster, which was selected for Microsoft’s prestigious startup mentorship program BizSpark. The video sees Wipster CEO Rollo Wenlock explain the origins of the company, and was filmed at Microsoft’s San Francisco […]

New Zealand startup Wipster gains huge backer in Microsoft

by | Aug 2, 2014 | business

Wellington-based startup Wipster has garnered some lofty support from one of the biggest names in the world: Microsoft. Microsoft released a video in early July about Wipster, which was selected for Microsoft’s prestigious startup mentorship program BizSpark....

Young Kiwi businesses effective at creating jobs

by | Jul 15, 2014 | business, New Zealand

New businesses do more than their fair share of job creation in New Zealand, research by the OECD has found. In fact, their net impact on employment growth is greater than their share of employment overall. Young firms, those being five years old or less, employed...