Without early stage funding for tech businesses Dunedin would be building ‘‘a beautiful bridge to nowhere,’’ Start-up Dunedin chairwoman Sarah Ramsay says.
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.
Without early stage funding for tech businesses Dunedin would be building ‘‘a beautiful bridge to nowhere,’’ Start-up Dunedin chairwoman Sarah Ramsay says.
