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Hosted by Anna Guenther and Matt Stevens · 🇺🇸 US · EN-NZ · 16 episodes
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Kia ora and welcome everyone to THE FUNDING FILES, where we explore the highs, lows and cashflows of funding a business in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Anna Guenther and Matt Stevens hosts The Funding Files, a business show with 16 episodes published.
In this episode of the Funding Files, Anna interviews Joe Emans from Three Sisters Brewery about their funding journey and current equity crowdfunding campaign. Three Sisters Brewery has been almost entirely funded throu
In this episode of the Funding Files, we interview Rowan Simpson, a key figure in Aotearoa New Zealand's tech scene. He recounts his founding and funding journey, starting with Flat Hunt, which was acquihired by Trade Me
In this episode of The Funding Files we interview Peter Russell, founder of Reterniti, a company creating stones from cremated ashes so no pet or person is ever forgotten. Russell shares that the idea came from a deeply
On this episode of the Funding Files we’re interviewing Sasha McLeod who recently raised $20k in three hours to fund the first production run of her re-usable liquid medicine syringe. Sasha, a mother and digital marketin
In this episode of the Funding Files, Simone Woodland from Circle Living shares her journey from architecture and social entrepreneurship in the UK to founding a co-housing community in Golden Bay, New Zealand. After sec
In this episode of the Funding Files, Jessica Manins, co-founder of Beyond Studios, shares the rollercoaster journey of her gaming business 🎢 From COVID shutting down her interactive VR arcade game weeks after it launch
In this episode of the Funding Files we interview Jamie Cashmore from twiice. Jamie and his family started twiice to address environmental concerns around single-use cups, creating tasty edible cups. They've sold 350,000
In this pod, we interview Joerg from Broken Heart Spirits, a multi-award-winning spirits manufacturer based in Queenstown. Joerg shares his journey from being an electronic engineer and airline pilot to becoming a master
In this episode of the Funding Files, we interview Wills Cameron, a third-generation spirit seller who has re-launched his family's cream liqueur business. Wills shares how he transformed his father's and grandfather's p
This podcast is all about the funding journey of Kami, a digital classroom platform used by 90% of US K-12 schools. The conversation is between Anna Guenther, co-host of The Funding Files and co-founder of PledgeMe, and
In this episode of the Funding Files we interview Greg Shanahan, founder of Veriphi, about Veriphi’s innovative solution to prevent medication errors using laser technology, AI, and cloud computing, and his big goal to c
In this pod, we learn about Laura from Safestack's journey in building her company, from its inception as a cybersecurity consultancy to its evolution into a VC-backed platform with over 25,000 security learners in 80 co
In this episode of The Funding Files, Anna and Matt interview Lani Evans, the first CEO of Thankyou Payroll, a New Zealand-based payroll intermediary with a social enterprise model. Lani shares her journey helping scale
In this episode of The Funding Files, co-host Anna Guenther chats with Matt Stevens, co-host and co-founder of Parrotdog, about his funding journey raising capital to launch and grow a craft brewery in Wellington, way ba
Tim, Lou and Nige, former pastors and youthworkers, started Morningcider in 2015. What started off as just a name to do with their favourite suburb, Morningside in Auckland, has now grown into a nationwide cider brand th
Back in 2011, Anna needed a topic for her masters thesis, and fell in love with the idea of crowdfunding. Her background was grants administration and she thought there must be a better way to fund things. She met a guy
Joe Emans
Three Sisters Brewery
1 appearance on this show
Peter Russell
Reterniti
1 appearance on this show
Simone Woodland
Circle Living
1 appearance on this show
Jessica Manins
Beyond Studios
1 appearance on this show
Jamie Cashmore
twiice
1 appearance on this show
Joerg Henkenhaf
Broken Heart Spirits
1 appearance on this show
Alliv Samson
Kami
1 appearance on this show
Greg Shanahan
Veriphi
1 appearance on this show
Laura Bell Main
SafeStack
1 appearance on this show
Lani Evans
Thankyou Payroll
1 appearance on this show
Matt Stevens
Parrotdog
1 appearance on this show
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