Investment stories - Page 37
Changes ahead: Toyota & insurance partner make big investment in mobility app
Mon, 19th Jun 2017
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cartech
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personal computing devices
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byod
Toyota Financial Services and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Company have become significant investors in the Finnish growth company MaaS Global.
The $300m investment: New data center venture gets a kickstart
Wed, 7th Jun 2017
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hyperscale
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dc
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cisco
Princeton GV has a vision to create a new global telecommunications, media and technology infrastructure platform with a focus on data centers.
Salesforce announces US$50m fund to grow cloud consulting firms
Fri, 2nd Jun 2017
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data analytics
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martech
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cdp
Salesforce unveils a US$50m fund to bolster cloud consulting partners, spurring on the expansion of next-gen consulting firms.
Blockchain consortium R3 raises US$107m to fund financial distributed ledger infrastructure
Fri, 26th May 2017
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fintech
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blockchain
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investment
Investors include major banks worldwide such as Bank of America, Barclays, Nordea, BNP Paribas Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and Societe Generale.
Yes Veronica, Aussie business managers truly do understand the value of IT
Thu, 18th May 2017
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collaboration
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manageengine
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investment
Aussie business managers understand IT is a key part of the business according to a survey which shows companies are advanced in business-IT alignment.
Auckland becomes global support hub for enterprise cloud vendor Workday
Thu, 18th May 2017
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data analytics
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hcm
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bi
Enterprise cloud applications provider Workday has opened a global support centre in Auckland, bringing up to 140 jobs to the city.
NZ tech sector seeing strong growth and investments – MBIE report
Thu, 11th May 2017
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mbie
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investment
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investing
NZ’s rank at first in the world for ease of doing business by the World Bank Group is a huge drawcard for investors.
Chinese local government poised to invest in high tech startups – just move there
Wed, 10th May 2017
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risk & compliance
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investment
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fundertech
Free rent for the first three years, subsidies on intellectual property, and $10million angel investment funds – it’s almost too good to be true.
CompTIA outlines step by step guide to business transformation for the channel
Mon, 8th May 2017
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it training
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cloud services
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it services
Industry body CompTIA is calling on resellers to focus on their own transformation – even as they help customers on their transformation journeys.
Australian international payments fintech secures $13m in Series A funding
Wed, 3rd May 2017
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fintech
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martech
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commerce systems
Airwallex, an Aussie fintech, bags $13m to propel its global payment revolution, attracting heavyweights like Tencent and Mastercard.
120 Japanese leaders coming to town to invest in aspiring NZ businesses
Fri, 28th Apr 2017
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investment
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startups
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partners
An opportunity for Auckland and its ambitious businesses to forge closer economic ties with a major trading partners is soon coming to town.
New Bitcoin trading platform brings investment to 'everyday New Zealanders'
Wed, 29th Mar 2017
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cryptocurrency
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blockchain
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bitcoin
New Zealanders can now trade Bitcoin safely and easily on BitPrime, the country's first locally owned platform.
ChinaCache sells off 79% stake in Xin Run data center business
Wed, 8th Mar 2017
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partner programmes
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investment
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chinacache
ChinaCache is selling a 79% stake in its Xin Run data center business to three major Chinese players for a price tag of ¥221 million in cash.
100 new jobs as Cognizant Collaboratory brings IoT, AI to life
Tue, 21st Feb 2017
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iot
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cognizant
Cognizant's new Melbourne 'Collaboratory' expected to bring 100 new jobs while bringing IoT to life and applying AI to deliver new experiences.
Local tech company targets B2B data services market through Alibaba Cloud
Tue, 24th Jan 2017
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Alibaba Cloud partners with Remark Media to offer B2B data solution for Chinese businesses, including fraud detection.
Singapore, Hong Kong first in Colt's major Asia network investment
Wed, 18th Jan 2017
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Colt's investment surge powers Asian digital boom, as Singapore and Hong Kong lead network expansion for high-bandwidth delivery.
Got a good start-up or idea? The UK is looking for you
Mon, 16th Jan 2017
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entrepreneur
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investment
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uk expansion
The UK’s Department for International Trade is looking for Australian and New Zealand companies to participate in the Startup Games.
Hong Kong investor snaps up Hemisphere Technologies
Mon, 9th Jan 2017
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hemisphere technologies
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investment
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expansion
Hemisphere Technologies has been acquired in a deal the security distie says provides partners with increased market opportunities.
Trend Micro opens new ANZ HQ for 'incredibly important' market
Wed, 16th Nov 2016
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digital transformation
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trend micro
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investment
Trend Micro inaugurates new Sydney HQ, doubling their ANZ presence in response to rapid market growth and digital transformation.
Agri-tech innovator TracMap carves path to 'business transformation' with GPE investment
Mon, 14th Nov 2016
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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agritech
Dunedin-based agri-tech company TracMap has scored investment from Genesis Private Equity, which will help boost GPS tech development.