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Meet the Founders

Taiawa Wellington Tech Hub

Asa Cox
Ask Numa

Asa Cox

CEO

Helping SMBs grow profitably by automating tasks, unlocking data insights, and speeding up innovation with the Numa platform.

We all know someone who works too much in their business. They will love you when they get a free extended trial at asknuma.ai with the code TAIAWA.
Nilesh Kapoor
Blacklock Security

Nilesh Kapoor

Founder & CEO

Award-winning vulnerability scanning and Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS). We combine AI and human automation for security.

Connect for feedback and testing software security.
Ben Gleisner
Cogo

Ben Gleisner

Founder & CEO

Powering the shift to a low-carbon economy. We build products that enable individuals and businesses to measure and reduce their climate impact.

Check out the Cogo Home Electrification platform! If you like what you see: a) tell all your friends, and b) connect with me for a chance to invest.
Cynthia Hunefeld
Evithé Biotechnology

Cynthia Hunefeld

Founder & CEO

Developing novel, patented botanical prescription drugs. We harness plant compounds to treat inflammatory diseases.

Invest. Gauge interest for a future investment round.
Cole Hauptfuhrer
Find Fat Fish

Cole Hauptfuhrer

Chief Executive Fishmonger

We help wannabe retirees make their 9-to-5s unnecessary by stock picking as a hobby.

Dive into findfatfish.com – if you resonate with the success stories enough to trust The Word of Cod, connect me with evangelists & other power-Kiwis who can help elevate the standard of amateur investing across New Zealand & beyond.
Dr Alastair Dunne
Gestalt

Dr Alastair Dunne

Chief Executive Officer

AI-powered clinical reasoning practice for medical students. Students run realistic clinical consultations and get structured, evidence-informed feedback, guided by a clinical knowledge graph, anytime, anywhere. .

Keen to connect with institutions that train health professionals, and investors backing New Zealand health and education technology.
Kevin Gudmundson
HeyPenny

Kevin Gudmundson

Founder

A humanistic approach to supporting workplace wellbeing. We develop leaders, prioritise people, and improve productivity.

Connect to HR professionals to seek their leaders participation in a 6-month academic-led longitudinal study at no cost. Or, our investment round is open.
Mark Pascall
Hum.Community

Mark Pascall

Founder

Building open infrastructure for wellbeing economies. hum.community is a participatory funding platform that lets communities access and govern shared funds directly — no legal entity required.

Connect us with funders and community-sector organisations interested in trust-based, community-led grantmaking. We're running pilots across NZ, Australia and the UK and would love more local partners.
Axton Pitt
Litmaps

Axton Pitt

Co-Founder & CEO

Literature review made easy. A discovery tool that helps researchers find vital scientific papers and tell a better research story.

Connect with university leadership.
Tom Murphy
Lumini

Tom Murphy

Co-Founder

New Zealand's policy intelligence platform. Lumini monitors government activity, helping organisations see relevant change early, understand it clearly, and act while it still matters.

Know someone in government relations, policy, advocacy, legal, or corporate affairs? Share code TAIAWA for an introductory Lumini friends offer.
Xiao Zhang
Orion Group Limited

Xiao Zhang

Co-founder and Chief Growth Officer

Orion helps people practise the human skills needed in the AI era, because technology can accelerate change, but only people can lead it. These skills require practice, not training that finishes in a week. Guided by manaakitanga, our mission is to bring this capability to everyone in Aotearoa.

Try LeadershipOS free at leadership-os.app. We have grants if cost is a barrier, or you can sponsor a place for someone else. Connect with me about team and organisation plans.
John Campbell
Our Energy

John Campbell

Founder & CEO

Pioneering local energy market transformation - 'Localflex', NZ's first independent local flexibility market service, and 'Lemonade', energy sharing and granular time and location matching.

Invest in Our Energy, live on Catalist now and/or connect with John to help consolidate our strong NZ position and secure first Australian opportunities.
Alex Clark
PressPatron

Alex Clark

Founder & CEO

Powering the future of journalism. We turn media audiences into paying supporters via memberships and donations.

Do you want to support the future of independent journalism? Visit our website to explore our community of publishers.
Shane Bartle
Storbie

Shane Bartle

CEO

An easy-to-use website and ecommerce platform specifically for pharmacies and veterinary clinics.

Introductions to help Storbie deepen US partnerships and accelerate our US growth.
Glenn Campbell
Tourwriter

Glenn Campbell

Founder & CEO

A canvas for travel storytelling. The complete toolkit for tour operators to create, price, book, and sell itineraries.

Gauge interest for a future investment round.
Dascha Cooper
Taiawa Wellington Tech Hub

Dascha Cooper

Business Partner, Tech Sector & Entrepreneurship

Taiawa is a co-working space for Wellington tech companies with innovation at their core and global ambition in their sights.

We are a collaborative community located within VUW, designed to connect growing businesses with the best talent and research in the city.
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