Rod Drury
From Xero to Hero – Rod Drury on entrepreneurship, global success and opportunities for New Zealand 

For this article, I had the pleasure of spending an hour with Rod Drury, founder of Aftermail and Xero for a chat about what he’s up to now and where he sees opportunities for New Zealand to lead on a range of important technologies that will improve the state of our planet.

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Showcasing world leading Kiwi cleantech innovation to Silicon Valley
Connecting Kiwi cleantech ventures with global opportunities

Estimated to be worth more than NZD$1 trillion annually by 2030, the global cleantech market is growing rapidly due to investment in clean energy technologies like solar and wind, and growing consumer demand for more sustainably produced materials.

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GovGPT pilot available publicly for testing and validation

GovGPT aims to provide accurate and referenceable information from a range of Government websites through natural language conversations, to help businesses access the information they need faster, and more easily than through a browser.

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Three innovative new companies join Sir Paul Callaghan 100 Report

Now in its second year, the report welcomes three additional companies that have achieved significant milestones and have demonstrated outstanding innovation, joining the 16 celebrated last year.

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Basis NZ: bringing electrical smart panels home

Introducing Basis NZ We’re all using more electricity than ever before.

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Fabrum: making green hydrogen a desirable choice

Introducing Fabrum Hydrogen is widely regarded as a key pillar in a future clean energy ecosystem.

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A decade of deep tech just the beginning for emerging innovators

The term Deep Tech refers to advanced technologies that are based on significant scientific or engineering innovation.

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Brandon Capital: Giving life science startups a place to thrive

Opportunity We need more cutting-edge medical breakthroughs to produce medical devices and treatments that can improve health outcomes for everyone.

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Foundry Lab + WNT Ventures: From backyard project to Series B capital raise

Opportunity Manufacturers need faster and more convenient ways to prototype products to increase innovation and speed to market.

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Bspkl + WNT Ventures: Sparking a green hydrogen revolution

Opportunity Green hydrogen can help decarbonise the global economy but technical barriers currently make it expensive and energy-intensive to produce.

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Avasa + Bridgewest Ventures: Helping a technical founder address an urgent medical need

Opportunity Surgeons all over the world face the challenge of tediously hand-sewing micro arteries to re-establish blood flow to transplanted tissues.

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Scentian Bio + Sprout Agritech: Sensing an opportunity in smell receptors

Opportunity The world needs more intelligent decision making and problem solving to detect disease, ensure our food and water is safe to consume, and our air is safe to breath.

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