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Good morning startup land,

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Here’s what else is brewing in your daily shot today:

• AI startup Homely takes aim at mortgage industry middlemen

• E Tipu 2025: New Zealand’s flagship food and fibre summit returns this May

• EdTechNZ assembles top investors and founders for capital raising webinar

• AI-powered pasture tool launches for dairy farmers after major accuracy breakthrough

• Extraordinary founder Steven Zinsli on building a category of one

• Biotech minds and craft beers collide in Wellington on 17 April

• Built a $30 million startup at 17. Still got ghosted by Stanford

I’m stepping back from the daily for a while to focus on a new startup project. Finn will be leading the charge and introducing you to some brilliant new voices in the weeks ahead.

Keep your stories, subs and updates coming. We love what you’re building.

Lauren and the Caffeine team