Velocity graduate’s self-driving car solution receives $20 million investment

19 Nov, 2019

Wayve, a start-up dedicated to accelerating autonomous mobility through learning based approaches instead of hand-coded rules has received a $20M Series A funding round to launch a pilot fleet of autonomous vehicles in central London. The company was co-founded by University of Auckland alumnus Alex Kendall. Read More

Alumni profile: Caroline Hope

19 Nov, 2019

Caroline Hope is a recent Engineering graduate who is currently working at Beca as a Process Engineer and undertaking a number of leadership roles in both Beca and Engineers Without Borders. While studying at University, Caroline participated in programmes delivered by the Business School’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship which helped her further develop the skills and networks necessary to fast-track her career. Read More

Leading New Zealand into top ranked position for female founder graduates

10 Nov, 2019

A recent study has found that New Zealand has the highest percentage of female graduates who found start-ups, at 13.4%. Of these 13.4%, almost half are from the University of Auckland. Read More

Discover the imposter within

31 Oct, 2019

Trudi Gwillim is the Associate Director of the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. She has a background in senior leadership and has studied positive psychology with the Langley Group Institute. Earlier this year she was asked to speak on the topic of Imposter Syndrome at the University of Auckland’s professional staff conference ASPIRE. Read More

2019 Velocity $100k Challenge competition winners announced

24 Oct, 2019

New Zealand’s next generation of star innovators and entrepreneurs have been identified at this year’s Velocity $100k Challenge competition finals. Among the winners were an aquaculture technology venture set to revolutionise the mussel industry, a space technology venture solving power supply issues, a poi-based health and wellbeing venture, a glaucoma-detection tool and a social venture designed to aid the Pacific’s medical equipment donation systems. Read More

Nebula Data – the start-up bringing data to life before your eyes

22 Oct, 2019

Nebula is a data visualisation company that aims to transform how we understand the media landscape by visualising how topics are discussed in the news media. The venture was borne out of our Velocity programme as a collaboration between University of Auckland physicists. Read More

Teaching young New Zealanders to be financially Savy

11 Oct, 2019

Thousands of young New Zealanders have been taught basic financial literacy because of a charitable trust that began life at the Business School’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Read More

Innovators shine at the University of Auckland Blues Awards

10 Oct, 2019

In 2019 an Innovation category was introduced at the University of Auckland Blues Awards . Ultimate Bowls Championship co-founder Rebecca Jelley was the recipient of the overall Innovation category award. Read More

Velocity entrepreneurial mission: Part 1 – South Korea

23 Sep, 2019

Each year members of the Velocity student entrepreneurship programme organising committee have the opportunity to travel abroad on an exploration and discovery trip to an international business hub. In 2019 the Velocity missionary team had the opportunity to go on a 10 day trip to South Korea and Singapore. Read More

Student profile: Janna Tay

11 Sep, 2019

Janna Tay is currently studying towards a Bachelor of Arts and Laws at the University of Auckland. Though she has not yet graduated, Janna has already built an impressive array of experience. She is a published poet and playwrite who has performed in noted theatres and has also immersed herself in the more revolutionary corners of the worlds of law and business, inspired by her experiences with the Business School’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Read More