Dairy-alternative company Little Island Coconut Creamery is building its range with a new yoghurt.

Job numbers sharply fell by a record 37,500 last month - a reminder of the impact Covid-19 and the lockdown has had on businesses in New Zealand.

Our current capital raise via Snowball Effect will allow us to react more quickly to these developing trends to expand our current range, while also acquiring a plant based yoghurt business to round out our offering.

Little Island, a plant-based alternative company co-founded by two Hawke's Bay locals, plans to acquire a coconut yogurt business, in spite of economic pressures of Covid-19

Homegrown card game entrepreneur Legend Story Studios is taking on the world category leader.

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Little Island Coconut Creamery defers $2m crowdfunding offer.

The investment network supporting New Zealand start-up and growth companies is pulling together to help fledging companies survive the Covid-19 crisis.

Stuff has announced the 10 shortlisted entries for its inaugural The Paper Planes print advertising competition

International figures reflect growth in rewards-based crowdfunding.

Online investment marketplace Snowball Effect, has launched Snowball Debt, a range of bespoke debt solutions to support SMEs and high growth businesses impacted by COVID-19.

How hard is it for SMEs to raise capital in a Covid-19 world?

Despite the economic pressures of the COVID-19 crisis, Kiwi plant-based food manufacturer, Little Island, has confirmed plans to acquire a plant-based yoghurt business to widen its product offering.

Despite the economic pressures of the COVID-19 crisis, Kiwi plant-based food manufacturer, Little Island has confirmed plans to acquire a plant-based yoghurt business to widen its product offering. It has launched a public capital raise of up to NZ$2m to support this acquisition and drive further growth, via online investment platform Snowball Effect.

The crowdfunding platform Snowball Effect sees a new opportunity.

Offering a range of vegan food and beverage options, Little Island is a pioneer of Aotearoa’s plant-based movement.

Page 30 - Simeon runs us through the complex and time-consuming process of raising capital.

It’s been five years since New Zealand equity crowdfunding company Snowball Effect got the go ahead from the Financial Markets Authority to bring Kiwi founders and investors a new way to raise and invest capital in ambitious New Zealand business ventures.

For the past five years, New Zealand has had the option of equity crowdfunding as a legal form of capital raising. As Simeon Burnett reports, there have been plenty of export businesses that have raised capital over this period, and like any fledgling market, and indeed asset class, there have been both successes and failures.

Emerging industries with the potential scale of the cannabis market provide significant opportunities for early investors, however, the chance to be at the forefront of a growing market comes with substantial risks.

Simeon Burnett explains what a growth business needs to have in order before it can begin the process of raising equity investment.

Ossis, which designs and markets patient-specific pelvic implants, will next month make an application to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for market access.

Medicinal cannabis company Cannasouth has had a soft sharemarket debut.

The Hawkes Bay-based cidery looks to raise additional capital to fuel its three-year growth strategy.

Technology has promised much to communities historically underserved by capital markets but, in terms of borrower access, has delivered relatively little to date.

Organic drinks maker Karma Cola has raised $3.2 million in a private offer to wholesale investors.

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Organic drinks company Karma Cola has signed a distribution deal and created a soft drink for popular UK restaurant chain Wagamama.

At its peak, it even had a USD$10 billion valuation, and over USD$700m was invested in the vision of its charismatic (now disgraced) young founder and former CEO, Elizabeth Holmes. Theranos eventually dissolved in September 2018, with Holmes now in court facing up to 20 years in jail for fraud after a web of lies revealed the product's actual capabilities, along with numerous reports of a hell-like work culture.

Electric scooters have been all the rage in parts of New Zealand over the past six months, with Lime scooters clogging up both footpaths and media headlines. But we could soon be seeing more electric moped bikes on our streets too, if Kiwi startup UBCO has its way.