What’s at stake? Māori investors are being invited into frontier science through an $8.5m raise backing OpenStar’s fusion technology.
Background: Māui Toa’s roadshow builds a Māori investor base for OpenStar, which achieved first plasma last October and plans a global US$120m to US$150m round.
Main players: Māui Toa partners Guy Royal and Renata Hakiwai, OpenStar founder Dr Ratu Mataira, and NZTE Māori Exports head Jeremy Gardiner.
Māui Toa is pulling Māori investors into deep tech with a collective $8.5 million raise for OpenStar. The kaupapa is simple: Māori capital backing Māori innovation. The push lands as the Māori Clean Energy Summit opens in New Plymouth today, a key stop on Māui Toa’s national roadshow.
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Key points
What’s at stake? Māori investors are being invited into frontier science through an $8.5m raise backing OpenStar’s fusion technology.
Background: Māui Toa’s roadshow builds a Māori investor base for OpenStar, which achieved first plasma last October and plans a global US$120m to US$150m round.
Main players: Māui Toa partners Guy Royal and Renata Hakiwai, OpenStar founder Dr Ratu Mataira, and NZTE Māori Exports head Jeremy Gardiner.
