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☕ Middle of the week, but far from middle of the road! A bumper Daily Shot of startup news this Wednesday - here's what you should know about: 💰 LiveRem co-founder Kathleen Webber: how to do pay reviews 🫏 How Vanta scales compliance 🪙 Easy Crypto acquired by Swyftx 🎟️ Event: AI for Aotearoa with Ben Reid 💫 Ministry of Awesome CEO James W. Burnes: Making changes for startup support 👀 Govt panel looking at proposed changes to NZME board 🫣 Google acquires Wiz for $32b 🗑️ The man who accidentally threw away $1b in Bitcoin Details here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gqGXneaw A Caffeine subscription costs less than two coffees a month, and gets you a year's worth of startup news and insights. We think that's pretty good value 😉 Find out more 👉 https://lnkd.in/ge2xSgBS Auckland University of Technology

☕ Your Tuesday Daily Shot has brewed! Here's what you should know about in the startup world today: 💪 Productivity tool: Notebook LM 🚀 Rocket Lab's latest successful launch 💫 An introduction to investing in startups with Icehouse Ventures 💻 Why you should care about vibe coding 🎧 Pod pick: Diaspora.nz with Kathryn Zealand 🙊 The line between workplace gossip and sharing information Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/gqaJuK_b The startup world is a busy one, and it's good to keep up with everything that's happening. Let us keep you informed with a Daily Shot of curated startup news every morning 👉 https://lnkd.in/gdC9xFXy David Booth Skip

☕ Kick start your week with a strong Daily Shot - this is what you should know about in the startup world this Monday: 🔢 Polymath co-founder Sophie Silver on learning through play ✨ ListAssist acquired by US tech leader 🥝 NZ impacts of trade war 👀 Inside NVIDIA's big week 🎮 NZ gaming set to be a $1b industry 💪 Hinge Health files for IPO 🤖 Why we're not ready for AI It's all here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gY9s2R85 How do you keep on top of everything going on in the startup world? A Caffeine subscription gets you daily updates of all the important stuff. Find out more 👉https://lnkd.in/ggN6z-jh Chris McGoldrick NZGDA

☕ One more Daily Shot before the weekend - let's get straight into it. Here's what you should know about in the startup world today: ⚡ Dr Angela Lim: Startup mental health 🥼 Science New Zealand 2025 award winners 🏦 Open banking coming sooner than we thought? 🤔 What is the ‘Venture Capital Vibe Shift’? 🤖 Manus: The polarising follow up to DeepSeek 👩🚀 SpaceX calls off astronaut rescue ⛽ Weekend fuel: what to watch, listen to and read this weekend 👥 AI deepfake: The security company that almost hired a fake person Details here 👉 https://lnkd.in/g2XunGfY Know someone who would benefit from getting the latest startup news every day? You should gift them a Caffeine subscription 😉 More info 👉https://lnkd.in/ggu8XK-s Clearhead Grasslanz Technology AgResearch FinTechNZ

☕ Startup news continues to heat up, and because it's Thursday, we also take a look at a few global goings-on. Here's your Daily Shot of startup news: 🚀 More progress from Rocket Lab 📆 Join Icehouse Ventures and Humankind on Careers of the future featuring Sean Simpson Cassie McAdams Charlie Anderson Jessica Venning-Bryan Sophie Pinto-Raetz 🔬 Funding extended for parts of Callaghan Innovation 📦 What Hello Fresh charges may mean for subscription services 🎧 Pod Pick: Shock and Orr with NBR - National Business Review Simon Shepherd Jarrod Kerr Craig Renney Mike Taylor 🚗 Trump purchases Tesla on White House driveway 💫 Project Europe to fund founders 25 and under 🤔 Could Trump reverse computer chip funding? Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/g6dSp84g A massive thank you to our supporters, and anyone who's recommended us to friends or whanau. Appreciate you! Details on a Caffeine subscription here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gqnyqbYH Mynaric

☕ Some notable news from the startup front lines this morning - let's get straight into your Wednesday Daily Shot: 🤗 Quantifi Photonics acquired by Teradyne 📉 Trillions wiped off US stocks 🎁 A wrap from FinTechNZ Hui Taumata 👀 Meta tell-all alleges dark practices ✨ Māori entities almost double contribution to NZ GDP 🎙️ Podcast: Duncan G. unpacks where US politics is taking us The Spinoff Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/gzsVUmqq A Caffeine subscription costs less than two coffees a week, and gets you a year of news and exclusive insights for startups. When you support us, it helps us to support you 👉 https://lnkd.in/gPrJdEeD Punakaiki Fund UniServices K1W1 NZGCP Nuance VC Pacific Channel Simplicity

☕ No mucking around today, we're straight into it. Here's your Daily Shot of things to know about in the startup world: ⚡ Deep Research: Open AI's most impressive product? 🚀 GridAKL's 10 year, $424m contribution to Auckland 💁♀️ Money Sweetspot founder Sasha Lockley helping women tackle debt ✨ Chch event: Taking Action on AI in 2025 with Serge van Dam 👋 Thursday's Auckland SaaS & Tech community meetup with Ruby Kolesky 💥 Fund Female Founders Investment Showcase 🙌 Edition - Design & Technology Studio's $15k scholarships for female founders 🎧 Pod: Harry Uffindell on scaling Partly Details here 👉 https://lnkd.in/didpxjE9 A massive thank you to our subscribers for helping us to fuel the startup community. If you like what you see, why not consider signing up? 👉 https://lnkd.in/dP3BjAZG Business Canterbury Joyous Airtree Ministry of Awesome PledgeMe Jodie Kennedy Laura Nicol

☕ A new week is on, and your Daily Shot has brewed. Some great insight and updates to be aware of in the startup community today: 💸 Airwallex's Lowry Gladwell on the global payments industry 🎤 The Startup Theatre Podcast: Troy Hammond Serge van Dam Rowan Simpson (and us! 💁♂️) 🚀 Setback for SpaceX 🥝 NZ's investor visa to attract more capital 🏔️ Details for this week's NZ Investment Summit 🕳️ Study finds ozone hole is shrinking 🎧 Jamie Beaton on fixing education (👏 David Booth // Diaspora pod) 🐁 Scientists create woolly mouse - next, a woolly mammoth It's all here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gkTwz_Az A Caffeine subscription costs less than one day at a conference, and gets you a whole year of curated startup news. We'd love it if you could support us 👉 https://lnkd.in/gxrExrCc

☕ Happy Friday! Another week (almost) down calls for a free Daily Shot we reckon - take a look inside the paywall and see what's happening in the startup world today: 🫣 Why Finn Hogan's dreading AI development 🤔 Govt mulls response to Trump tariffs 💁♀️ Details for Fund Female Founders next week with Louise Giles Wendy Quach Rawinia Rimene Taslim Parsons (She/Her) Nimeesha Odedra, PhD Ellen K. Pao 👻 What to do when VCs ghost you 🍁 Canadian billionaire makes major play on New Zealand Media & Entertainment (NZME) board 🎧 Podcast: Clutch founder Annabel Hay on overnight success ⛽ Weekend Fuel: What to watch, listen to and read this weekend Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/gWc3_Avc If you haven't subscribed and you see the value in getting daily startup news and insights, please consider supporting us. And a massive thank you to those that do, as always. Find out more 👉 https://lnkd.in/gA_i-MyF Ministry of Awesome PledgeMe Blackbird

☕ Plenty happening in NZ and offshore, with Thursday's global Daily Shot! Here's what you should know about: 🚀 Rocket Lab prepping 'Lightning God' launch ⌨️ One of our favourite productivity tools: Granola 😲 Shock at Adrian Orr's resigntion 📰 The Canadian taking more ownership of NZ media ✨ Kumo Study's learning tool for ADHD students 🎙️ Podcast: Earnings season wrap up 🌍 Analysis of Trump's tariff blitz ⚡ Anthropic AI cracks $60b valuation 🔨 Judge blocks Musk's OpenAI intervention It's all here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gaMRfZ9u A massive thank you to all our subscribers for helping us do what we love - helping you! Find out more about a Caffeine sub here 👉https://lnkd.in/g85nDBkJ Alex Kerr Gabriela Mendelski 🦕 Jack Reichelt Simon Shepherd NBR - National Business Review