See Tomorrow First

In this episode, our guest is Max Ferguson, founder and CEO of Lumin; a software leader, providing accessible, safe and intuitive tech products that enable seamless collaboration in the workplace. Max was an engineering student in Christchurch, New Zealand, working on the city’s post-earthquake rebuild. He saw a mismatch between old and new workflows: on construction sites he’d draw on paper bluep...

In this episode, we talked to Simon Malpas, founder and CEO of Kitea Health — a medtech start-up that’s created the world’s most accurate implantable sensor for heart failure and hydrocephalus. The device is roughly the size of a few grains of rice and is capable of remotely monitoring changes to pressure and sending real-time, accurate information straight to the healthcare professional and patie...

Next we’re joined by Mary Vance, founder and Executive Director of Cemplicity — a global SaaS platform for the healthcare industry. Cemplicity provides real-time patient feedback to improve clinical outcomes. It’s about using software for improvement, not just measurement. Mary founded the company alongside Nick MacDonald in 2011, and it’s now serving customers in 8 countries in more than 3000 hea...

In the next episode of the STF podcast, we sat down with Dave Rouse, CEO and Co-founder of CarbonClick.  CarbonClick is a climatetech SaaS platform that empowers businesses to integrate carbon offsetting in a simple, meaningful and transparent way, designed as a tool to support companies on their decarbonisation journey. Their vision is to inspire 1 billion clicks for a cooler planet.  In this con...

We were delighted to have Alliv Samson, Co-Founder and CGO (Chief Growth Officer) join us to share Kami’s journey. Kami is a New Zealand edtech company that is transforming the way students and teachers engage and collaborate with learning resources. Alongside her three co-founders, Alliv’s has grown Kami’s user base to more than 40 million people across 180 countries. In this inspiring conversati...

At the launch of Techweek24, CEO of NZ Story David Downs sat down with 2 leaders in the NZ space sector to talk about how NZ ingenuity is shaping humanity's future in space. Our panellists were: Morgan Connaughton, Director of Comms, Rocket Lab Stefan Powell, CEO and CTO, Dawn Aerospace Aotearoa is home to space tech innovation that’s rapidly putting us on the international space map, in fact,...

At the launch of Techweek24, CEO of NZ Story David Downs sat down with 3 leaders in the NZ gaming sector to talk about how they're taking NZ creativity global. Our panellists were: Sam Ramlu, CEO and Co-Founder of Method, Mighty Eyes and Mad Carnival Mario Wynands, CEO and Co-Founder of PikPok Antony Blackett, BDM of Synty Studios New Zealand’s gaming sector is booming, in fact it’s poised to...

It was excellent to kick-off Season 2 of the podcast by sitting down with Toby Littin, Co-Founder and CEO of Parkable . Parkable is a marketplace and SaaS solution that aims to make parking painless and profitable. Toby was one of 3 founders who came together in 2015, united in the knowledge that parking is a universally terrible experience, with an ambitious goal to build a company that would mak...

Join us as we talk to Doctor Brian Ward, founder and CEO of Aroa; a soft-tissue regeneration BioTech company that develops, manufactures and distributes medical and surgical products to improve healing in complex wounds and soft tissue reconstruction. Brian steps us through Aroa’s beginnings, from investigating and developing a ruminant forestomach extracellular matrix (ECM) technology, through to...

Join us as we talk to Maru Nihoniho, founder of Auckland-based interactive game design and development studio, Metia Interactive. Metia’s foundational project and labour of love is Guardian Maia; a hybrid historical, science-fiction story inspired by Maru’s whakapapa and Māori culture in Aotearoa. Maru’s foray into gaming development began more than two decades ago – it’s a story of perseverance,...

Join us as we talk to Ben Gleisner, founder and Global CEO of Cogo; a sustainable FinTech company that has been working to combat climate change by understanding and positively influencing consumer spending.  Ben talks about Cogo’s origins as a New Zealand based start-up with a mission to find a smarter way to take action on climate change, empowering consumers to at an individual level. He takes...

Join us as we talk to Jessica Manins, co-CEO and co-founder of Beyond; a social gaming and VR studio that is pushing the boundaries of entertainment and technology to bring joyful, immersive, gaming experiences to the masses.    Jessica talks about Beyond’s evolution working with emerging tech and their mission to create games that everyone can play. She shares her thoughts on social gaming as an...

Join us as we talk to David Leach, Chief Executive Officer of Cin7; world-leading, fully integrated, cloud-based inventory management platform that handles around $50 billion in transactions each year. It’s global success is a big reason why Cin7 won Company of the Year at the 2023 NZ Hi-Tech Awards. Cin7 helps businesses by visualising data, tracking events and automating the critical steps that...

Join us as we talk to Hanie Yee, Chief Operating Officer of Alimetry, an award-winning MedTech company that has developed a world-first, non-invasive test to diagnose gastric dysfunctions - suffered by as many as 1 in 10 people globally.  Hanie talks about Alimetry’s non-linear journey to commercialise an idea based on more than a decade of research, and how their Gastric Alimetry System enables t...

Join us as Clare Bradley, CEO of Agrisea, discusses the company's global success commercialising new technologies that create value from waste - including a sustainable nanocellulose hydrogel the provides a green alternative to petroleum-based polymers. This 25-year-old Paeroa based innovation company, and winner of Kamupene Māori o te Tau at the 2022 NZ Hi-Tech Awards, has the core intention...

Nadia Thorne, co-founder of Black Salt Games discusses the origins of their first game  Dredge  and how they managed its global success. She also shares her thoughts on the gaming sector and the opportunity it presents Aotearoa New Zealand as a high value, weightless export. Black Salt Games is a nimble, independent four-person gaming company based in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Its first project, the...

In our first episode Matthew Herbert co-founder of revolutionary brand tracker Tracksuit (and the only Kiwi to make B&T's  30 Under 30 list)  discusses Tracksuit’s unique approach to entering new markets and the ups and downs of rapid growth. Founded less than three years ago, Tracksuit is currently valued at $45 million, having grown impressively, cementing itself as an authority in tech-...