Canterbury Angels is becoming part of the broader Mainland Angel Investors (MAI) to help make it easier for founders in the lower South Island to raise early-stage capital.

Prominent Queenstown hospitality software business Loaded is launching its global campaign, following the raising of $3.25 million via a combination of equity and debt, with an initial entry into Australia planned for early 2023.

Raising capital for scaling startups in the lower South Island has traditionally been challenging, but with recent collaborative developments making headway in the region, the future is looking bright for entrepreneurs on their journey to growth.

At its 2022 summit in Queenstown today, Angel Association New Zealand announced the winners of the Puawaitanga Award –

Are you an angel in disguise?

Angels come in many forms — just ask Brad Hurndell.

Prue Halstead was recently named as Otago-Southland’s representative on the Institute of Directors’ 2022 Mentoring for Diversity programme. The proud Southlander talks to business editor Sally Rae about life in the South.

Peter Ramsay knows how hard it is to find investment for start-up businesses. In his new role as network manager for the Mainland Angel Investor Collective, he has set out to make it easier for businesses to find capital in the South.

In an early victory for the newly reformatted Startup Queenstown Lakes (SQL) an investment network with both Dunedin and Invercargill has been put in place to increase the chances of creating local Southern Lakes business success stories.

Angel investors in Dunedin, Queenstown and Invercargill are joining forces to make it easier for founders of new companies to get investment. Jacob McSweeny talks to Scott Mason, who launched Mainland Angel Investors, about the group’s roots and aspirations.