Grants stories
GSMA unveils global fund for green mobile innovation
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digital transformation
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iot
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supply chain
GSMA launches global Green Transition fund, offering GBP £100,000-£200,000 grants for mobile-led clean energy and circular device projects.
Cogo launches energy tool to help homes & cars cut costs
Fri, 8th Aug 2025
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cartech
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clean technologies
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westpac
Cogo launches a new tool in the UK, Australia and New Zealand to help homes and vehicles cut energy costs with personalised efficiency advice.
IWD 2024: Bridging the gender gap for women tech founders
Thu, 7th Mar 2024
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healthtech
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grants
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leadership
IWD 2024: Unconscious bias and stringent funding criteria hinder women tech founders, despite proven capability to disrupt industries and create million-dollar businesses.
Stablecoins: Clarifying myths and highlighting superpowers
Tue, 13th Feb 2024
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digital transformation
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crypto
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blockchain
Stablecoins, an innovative class of cryptocurrency, combine the advantages of digital security and rapid transactions, despite myths and misunderstandings.
Vector's PRISMED project receives inaugural Commerce Commission innovation grant
Thu, 21st Dec 2023
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network infrastructure
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power / energy
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vector
Vector's PRISMED project awarded inaugural Commerce Commission innovation grant, aimed at utilising smart meter data.
Qatar & Singapore reinforce ties with joint innovation challenge
Wed, 8th Nov 2023
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clean technologies
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sustainability
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grants
Qatar and Singapore boost bilateral relations with the launch of the Joint Innovation Challenge focusing on energy, sustainability and insurtech.
Equinix commits US$50 million to advance digital inclusion
Fri, 30th Sep 2022
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hyperscale
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dc
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partner programmes
Establishes the Equinix Foundation, an employee-driven charitable organisation, to advance digital inclusion through grants and strategic partnerships.
Microsoft NZ and TupuToa to boost diversity in cybersecurity sector
Fri, 27th May 2022
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supply chain
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cybersecurity
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microsoft
Microsoft NZ partners with TupuToa to create a cybersecurity employment programme, aiming to increase diversity in the industry in New Zealand.
Govt funds research into solar tsunamis, decolonising algorithms and more
Mon, 14th Sep 2020
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spacetech
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martech
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With $187 million in grants going to research across Aotearoa New Zealand, we look at a few of the tech-related projects that have been given funding.
Auckland Airport announces $100,000 grant
Tue, 8th May 2018
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grants
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auckland airport
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tourism
One grant of $100,000 will be awarded to support the development of a strategy that uses 'out of the ordinary' thinking to promote NZ.
Tauranga software development firm awarded Callaghan R&D grant
Thu, 3rd May 2018
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supply chain
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software development
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callaghan innovation
Radfords has been collaborating across the NZ kiwifruit industry to help it scale into the position it is in today.
New Zealand R&D investment driven by SMBs - Callaghan
Wed, 21st Mar 2018
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Small and medium businesses in New Zealand are driving a significant increase in research and development investment, according to Callaghan Innovation.
Callaghan Innovation awards R&D grant to AI startup
Wed, 7th Mar 2018
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uc
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martech
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ai
New Zealand conversational AI startup Ambit secures the Callaghan Innovation R&D Growth Grant, enabling acceleration of its cutting-edge research.
$12m invested into developing wireless charging for electric vehicles
Fri, 15th Sep 2017
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cartech
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aut
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grants
Nearly $12m boost for the University of Auckland's quest to create roadways that wirelessly charge electric vehicles on the move.
Te Papa's Mahuki accelerator secures $250,000 in funding from Callaghan
Thu, 29th Jun 2017
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callaghan innovation
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grants
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te papa museum
New Zealand's government agency, Callaghan Innovation, has injected $250k into the country's first museum-based innovation accelerator.
Schools invited to save the environment with digital tech
Thu, 8th Jun 2017
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clean technologies
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schools
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sustainability
New Zealand schools can win $5,000 worth of tech gear by showcasing their positive environmental and social impact.
New Zealand's hi-tech start-ups, going from strength to strength
Wed, 22nd Jul 2015
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callaghan innovation
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grants
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startups
It has been a successful year for Kiwi start-ups involved in Callaghan Innovation's Technology Incubator Programme.
Callaghan quizzed by MPs over 'failures,' grants to foreign companies
Thu, 12th Mar 2015
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government
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callaghan innovation
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grants
Callaghan Innovation, the government backed innovation hub, faced questions this week from opposition MPs about why it had funded companies that subse.
InternetNZ to give away $80,000 in research grants
Fri, 20th Feb 2015
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uc
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grants
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internetnz
InternetNZ will be giving away $80,000 to help fund individuals and organisations conducting research projects focused on internet topics and issues.
15 NZ hi-tech firms eligible to $13 million in Growth Grants
Fri, 12th Dec 2014
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callaghan innovation
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grants
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partners
Steven Joyce has announced 15 companies have met the eligibility criteria for the research and development Growth Grants from Callaghan Innovation.