The Mainland Angel Investors will host our first investment evening for 2026 on February 25th in Invercargill, Queenstown, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/feb_investment_evening_2026

Venues:

- Dunedin: Potentia, 469 Moray Place

- Invercargill: Coin South  - 25 Don Street

- Queenstown: Mountain Club - 85 Beach Street

- Christchurch: BNZ partners centre, 111 Cashel Street Christchurch Central City Christchurch, Christchurch Central City, Canterbury 8011

- Wanaka: Craigs Investment partners - 13 Sir Tim Wallis Drive

Join us to hear from three startups as they pitch their unique value propositions, growth potential, and financial projections. This is a fantastic opportunity to network with like-minded investors and entrepreneurs who are interested in supporting the next generation of successful startups.

Doors will open at 5 pm and formalities will kick off at 5.30 pm. Make the most of the 30-minute networking time at the beginning of the event.

Christchurch guests are also going out for dinner after at Midnight Shanghai. If you are interested in attending, please connect with Camille before hand for rsvps (limited seating, max 30 guests).

Event description

The Mainland Angel Investors will host the final investor evening for 2025 October 15th in Invercargill, Queenstown, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

Venues:

- Dunedin: TBC

- Invercargill: Coin South

- Queenstown: TBC

- Christchurch: Lane Neave, 141 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch

- Wanaka: TBC

Join us to hear from three startups as they pitch their unique value propositions, growth potential, and financial projections. This is a fantastic opportunity to network with like-minded investors and entrepreneurs who are interested in supporting the next generation of successful startups.

Doors will open at 5 pm and formalities will kick off at 5.30 pm. Make the most of the 30-minute networking time at the beginning of the event!

Tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/mainland-angel-investors-october-pitch-investment-evening-2025

D5 | Startup Pitching Session

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to hear from and connect with some of New Zealand’s most innovative aerospace entrepreneurs at our Start-Up Showcase.

Moderator: Graham Scown, Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Awesome

Panel includes Camille Hunt, Mainland Angel Investors

Join us as we present RIVIR & Tertiary Extracts Otautahi, two fantastic Christchurch companies that are later stage startup companies as they pitch for investment.

If you would like to attend, please email Camille@mainlandangels.nz for the link and we will also provide you the pitch deck to read ahead.

Agenda:

• 12-12.15 Tertiary Extracts Otautahi CEO Kim will present

• 12.15-12.25 Q&A with Tertiary Extracts Otautahi

• 12.25-12.40 RIVIR CEO Hamish Hutton presents

• 12.40-12.50 Q&A with RIVIR

Bios will come up on Catalist shortly.

Join us on MS teams for a follow up with the founders to ask some more questions, and have some ‘angel only’ time where we can discuss the companies without the founders present.

Format:

• 12-12.10pm Company 1 Q&A - Solarferm

• 12.10-12.20 Company 2 Q&A - Zuuka

• 12.20-12.30 Company 3 Q&A - BioOra

• 12.30-12.45 Angel only time

If you are interested in attending, please contact Camille for the link

camille@mainlandangels.nz

Event description

The Mainland Angel Investors will host a winter investment evening on August 27th in Invercargill, Queenstown, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

Venues:
- Dunedin: Crew Technology Recruitment - 469 Moray Place
- Invercargill: COIN South  - 25 Don Street
- Queenstown: Lane Neave - 2 Memorial Street
- Christchurch: Epic Innovation - 100 Manchester Street
- Wanaka: Craigs Investment Partners - 13 Sir Tim Wallis Drive

Join us to hear from three startups as they pitch their unique value propositions, growth potential, and financial projections. This is a fantastic opportunity to network with like-minded investors and entrepreneurs who are interested in supporting the next generation of successful startups.

Doors will open at 5 pm and formalities will kick off at 5.30 pm. Make the most of the 30-minute networking time at the beginning of the event!

Event description

The Mainland Angel Investors will host an investment evening on July 16th in Invercargill, Queenstown, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

Venues: Craigs investment partners

- Dunedin: Craigs Investment partners

- Invercargill: Craigs Investment partners

- Queenstown: Craigs Investment partners

- Christchurch: Craigs Investment partners

- Wanaka: Craigs Investment partners

Join us to hear from three startups as they pitch their unique value propositions, growth potential, and financial projections. This is a fantastic opportunity to network with like-minded investors and entrepreneurs who are interested in supporting the next generation of successful startups.

Doors will open at 5 pm and formalities will kick off at 5.30 pm. Make the most of the 30-minute networking time at the beginning of the event!

Tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/dinner-with-the-angels-mai-and-ahq

Some of the Angel HQ members are travelling down to Christchurch to visit portfolio companies and attend the Mainland Angel Investors May event. We would love to host dinner and show them some southern hospitality after the May investment evening while they are here. Feel free to invite other investors or entrepreneurs for a fun dinner. 

Event Details:

• Date: Wednesday 21st May 2025

• Time: 7:30pm - 9pm 

• Venue: Midnight Shanghai, Riverside Markets, 101/96 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City.

• Cost: Camille will order for the table, and we can divide by the number of guests. The menu is here. Sing out if you want a particular dish.
  

• Drinks: paid individually on consumption. 

If you cannot make it, please contact Camille so we can let the restaurant know for numbers - 027 470 7501

Looking forward to seeing you!

Event description

The Mainland Angel Investors will host our third investment evening for 2025 on May 21st in Invercargill, Queenstown, Christchurch, Wanaka and Dunedin.

Venues:

- Dunedin: Craigs Investment Partners - Level 4/229 Moray Place

- Invercargill: Coin South - 25 Don Street

- Christchurch: Health Technology Centre - 2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch Central City

- Wanaka: Craigs Investment Partners - 13 Sir Tim Wallis Drive

Join us to hear from three startups as they pitch their unique value propositions, growth potential, and financial projections. This is a fantastic opportunity to network with like-minded investors and entrepreneurs who are interested in supporting the next generation of successful startups.

Doors will open at 5 pm and formalities will kick off at 5.30 pm. Make the most of the 30-minute networking time at the beginning of the event!

Tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/mainland-angel-investors-may2025-pitch-investment-evening

Event description

The Mainland Angel Investors will host our second investment evening for 2025 on April 15th in Invercargill, Queenstown, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

Venues:

- Dunedin: Craigs investment Partners

- Invercargill: Coin South

- Queenstown: Mountain Club

- Christchurch: NZTE, BNZ Centre 101 Cashel Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011

- Wanaka: TBC

Join us to hear from three startups as they pitch their unique value propositions, growth potential, and financial projections. This is a fantastic opportunity to network with like-minded investors and entrepreneurs who are interested in supporting the next generation of successful startups.

Doors will open at 4.30 pm and formalities will kick off at 5 pm. Make the most of the 30-minute networking time at the beginning of the event!

Have you wanted to feel more confident becoming an angel investor, and understand what things to look at prior to writing a company a cheque? - Angel 101 and 102 are the courses for you.

Understanding your motivation for becoming an angel investor and having an appreciation for the risk profile and mechanics of angel investment is all covered in this in person course. It covers 'awareness raising' and the investment activity an angel investor needs to undertake in order to manage their portfolio of investments and opportunities they are presented with regularly and give you some key tools and techniques in order to do this.

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The course will cover:

• Rewards and challenges of being an angel,

• Legal requirements around eligibility and if you decide to become an investor director,

• Importance of building a portfolio and how to go about this,

• Importance of being involved

• The role of exits, and

• Where and how to access support

• Due Diligence – how to conduct DD on the team, assessment tools to use and how to assess what the information is telling you

• Structuring an investment – planning for follow on investment, syndication and investment runway

• Key investment terms – spend time focusing on what key terms mean, how they are calculated and what they look like in legal terms

• Portfolio management – rationalising your portfolio, allocating follow on investment

The workshop will be run by Ken Erskine who has extensive experience as an angel investor both from managing his own broad portfolio and leading the Ice Angels team for six years. Ken has developed and run the AANZ's Angel 101 and 102 workshops across New Zealand, receiving rave reviews for the content and his unique and fun delivery style.

This course will be run in person in Christchurch. It will be five hours long and is tailored to allow for lots of sharing, so that you will not only come away with a deeper understanding of how to invest effectively in high growth startups but also connect with angels from around your region.

Cost $40+ gst

Register here or email Camille (camille@mainlandangels.nz)

Join us in Christchurch on 12 March for the annual Angel Association Summit, the premier gathering of early stage investors, thought leaders, and industry experts in Aotearoa, New Zealand. This event will feature engaging discussions, networking opportunities, and insights into the latest trends and innovations in early-stage investing.

Stay tuned for updates as we finalise the lineup of distinguished speakers and session topics.

Don't miss this opportunity to connect with those in the early stage investing community.

• Member rate: $1,099 + GST (Mainland Angels get this rate)

• Non-Member rate: $1,999 + GST

The dinner ticket will still be an additional $100 + GST per person.

Looking for dinner plans the night before the AANZ Summit? Join Us for a Pre-AANZ Summit Dinner in Christchurch!

Mainland Angels and the Ministry of Awesome invite you to join us for a pre-AANZ Summit dinner.

This is a great opportunity to connect with AANZ Summit attendees, startup founders and the wider Christchurch startup ecosystem.

Event Details:

• Date: Tuesday, 11 March

• Time: 6:30pm - 8:15pm 

• Venue: King of Snake - Level 1/79 Cashel Street, Christchurch 8011

• Cost: $65 per attendee (set menu)

• Drinks: Purchased on consumption 

To RSVP, please purchase a ticket.

We look forward to welcoming you!

Mainland Angels and Ministry of Awesome

Purchase your tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/mainland-angels-and-ministry-of-awesome-pre-aanz-summit-dinner

Join us for our first Runway event of 2025, set to take place in Christchurch on March 11th. It promises a day brimming with invaluable insights, networking opportunities, and connections with both founders and investors. Geared towards early-stage startups and seasoned investors alike, Runway offers a unique chance to glean wisdom from those deeply entrenched in the startup ecosystem, sharing their firsthand experiences.

Delve into a number of immersive sessions designed to equip you with the knowledge needed to navigate the challenges of fundraising. Come prepared with your burning questions as our experts are ready to provide answers and guidance.

The day culminates in a dynamic speed dating event, affording every founder the chance to hone their elevator pitch and engage with each investor present. Amidst the buzz of conversations, this exercise proves immensely beneficial in refining your message. Following this, unwind and continue your discussions during networking drinks, offering a more relaxed environment to follow up on connections made during the speed dating sessions.

Amidst breaks, seize the chance to expand your network and forge new relationships with fellow investors and entrepreneurs. You'll find no shortage of engaging conversations and opportunities to connect. Past attendees have often lamented not joining sooner—don't miss out on what promises to be a transformative event!

VENUE AND DATE

Tuesday 11th March

9:00am – 6:00pm

Christchurch

Registration fee includes lunch as well as drinks and nibbles at the conclusion of the day. Doors open at 9:00am to grab a coffee before kick-off at 9:30am

The cost is $100 + GST for founders and investors. Non- member investors $250

The Mainland Angel Investors will host our first investment evening for 2025 on February 26th in Invercargill, Queenstown, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

Venues:

- Dunedin: Craig's Investment Partners - Level 4/229 Moray Place

- Invercargill: Coin South  - 25 Don Street

- Queenstown: Mountain Club - 85 Beach Street

- Christchurch: EY - Level 4, 93 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch

- Wanaka: TBC

Join us to hear from three startups as they pitch their unique value propositions, growth potential, and financial projections. This is a fantastic opportunity to network with like-minded investors and entrepreneurs who are interested in supporting the next generation of successful startups.

Doors will open at 4.30 pm and formalities will kick off at 5 pm. Make the most of the 30-minute networking time at the beginning of the event!

Save the date for our final investor evening of the year.

October 24, 2024

4.30-7.pm

We will host events in Queenstown, Invercargill, Dunedin & Christchurch.

Register for tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/mainland-angel-investors-oct-pitch-investment-evening

Canterbury Tech Summit 2024

Friday 27 September 2024
8.00am - 7.00pm
Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre, 188 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch

Celebrating 21 years of Tech Summit!

Connect | Grow | Inspire

Come and talk technology with the most active technology community in Aotearoa as we celebrate our 21st Annual Summit
What a great time for our Canterbury Tech community to come together, collaborate, share knowledge and discuss how we propose to expand  and thrive as a growth sector for Aotearoa, New Zealand.

We invite all techies, techpreneurs, disruptors and technology ecosystem leaders to join us in September for the Canterbury Tech Summit.

It's a full day in person event - not to be missed!
Tickets are strictly limited!

For all events details, the full days programme, speaker and sponsor information visit the Summit website here.

TICKETS INCLUDE

• Speakers & Panels

• 3 Streams: The Middleware Auditorium, Digital Futures Technical & Innovation Stage & the Crew Networking and Activation Stage with facilitated networking and discussions

• Exhibition Hall with 30+ Exhibitors

• Networking Opportunities

• Barista Coffee, Food & Drinks

Join us for our next Investment Evening on the 10th of April!

We will host events in Queenstown, Invercargill, Dunedin & Christchurch.

You can register HERE for more information about the event.

Join us for our next Investment Evening on the 10th of April!

We will host events in Wanaka, Queenstown, Invercargill, Dunedin & Christchurch.

You can register HERE for more information about the event.

MAI October pitch evening!

Email peter.ramsay@mainlandangels.nz to register

Venues TBC

MAI September pitch evening!

Email peter.ramsay@mainlandangels.nz to register

Venues TBC

MAI July pitch evening!

Email peter.ramsay@mainlandangels.nz to register

Venues TBC

Register HERE

MAI May pitch evening!

Venues:

- Dunedin: Gallaway Cook Allan - 123 Vogel Street

- Invercargill: McCulloch & Partners - 20 Don Street

- Queenstown: Anderson Lloyd - Level 2/13 Camp Street

- Wanaka: TBC

Register HERE

MAI April pitch evening!

Join us to hear from multiple startups as they pitch their unique value propositions, growth potential, and financial projections. This is a fantastic opportunity to network with like-minded investors and entrepreneurs who are interested in supporting the next generation of successful startups.

Venues:

- Dunedin: Gallaway Cook Allan - 123 Vogel Street

- Invercargill: McCulloch & Partners - 20 Don Street

- Queenstown: Mountain Club - 85 Beach Street

- Wanaka: b.social - 60 Anderson Road

Register HERE

MAI February pitch evening!

To register, please click HERE

Venues:

• Dunedin: TBC

• Invercargill: McCulloch and Partners, 20 Don Street

• Queenstown: Mountain Club, 85 Beach Street

• Wanaka: b.Social: 60 Anderson Road

Join up for our upcoming Investment Evening held at the following destinations:

- Invercargill: McCulloch & Partners - 20 Don Street, Invercargill
- Dunedin: Gallaway Cook Allan - 123 Vogel Street, Central Dunedin,
- Queenstown: Mountain House - 85 Beach Street, Queenstown
- Wanaka: b.social - 60 Anderson Road, Wānaka