Medtech founders say there’s a lack of investor funding for startups that are past early stage but are still pre-revenue.
The government agency still can’t say when it will complete national contracts and take over the medical device budget from Health New Zealand.
Main objector says ‘no-one should feel sorry’ for co-founders of DJ software firm.
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The deals come as the Christchurch startup tries to raise $10 million.
The startup pivoted last year to focus solely on employee benefits.
Industry advocates say tech is rightly relied on to boost the nation’s economic growth, but Govt isn’t doing enough to help.
The Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology said there was no point budgeting more money for science until the system is fixed.
Innovative use of fibre was a recurring theme among the award recipients.
Callaghan says the government-backed programme has created 35 deep tech ventures to date.