See Tomorrow First

May 27 2024 8
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We’ve invited some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most inspiring tech founders, leaders and creators, to chat about taking their tech to the world, and the challenges and triumphs they’ve experienced along the way. From a gothic fishing game that's become a global hit, to a world leading medtech solution for gastric dysfunction; from beautiful brand tracking software, to a sustainable nanocellulose hydrogel derived from seaweed, and more... Join us as we discover how New Zealand technology is building a better tomorrow.

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See Tomorrow First | Toby Littin, CEO and Co-Founder of Parkable

May 27 2024 29 mins  
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 compan

See Tomorrow First | Dr Brian Ward, founder and CEO of Aroa Biosurgery

Apr 23 2024 28 mins  
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) tech

See Tomorrow First | Maru Nihoniho, founder and MD of Metia Interactive

Apr 09 2024 29 mins  
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’

See Tomorrow First | Ben Gleisner, founder & global CEO of Cogo

Mar 26 2024 16 mins  
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 individua

See Tomorrow First | Jessica Manins, co-founder and co-CEO of Beyond

Mar 12 2024 25 mins  
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 so

See Tomorrow First | David Leach, CEO of Cin7

Feb 27 2024 21 mins  
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 cr

See Tomorrow First | Hanie Yee, Chief Operating Officer of Alimetry

Feb 12 2024 19 mins  
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 Alimetr

See Tomorrow First | Clare Bradley, CEO of Agrisea

Jan 29 2024 21 mins  
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 th

See Tomorrow First | Nadia Thorne, co-founder of Black Salt Games

Jan 29 2024 15 mins  
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 firs

See Tomorrow First | Matthew Herbert, co-founder of Tracksuit

Jan 29 2024 26 mins  
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 au