Icehouse Ventures Raises $100M+ for Growth Fund II Supporting NZ Tech Companies

Plus your latest startup news from NZ, Founders in Five, and this week's hot tickets.

Welcome to Monday.

Who’s Wellington bound for Sunrise? Let us know. We’re an official partner and the coffee is on us ☕ Keep an eye out for our cart. Also looking forward to seeing the bold & the brave this evening willing to drink Espresso Martinis with us on a Monday. Our kind of people 🍸 There MAY [no promises] be a couple of last minute spots HERE if you’re lucky. Cocktails, canapes, and cool people, 5-7pm tonight, all on us and our mates at Airwallex. See you @ Library Bar.

Before we pour the shots tonight, here’s the line-up in today’s daily shot:

• Icehouse Ventures Raises $100M+ for Growth Fund II Supporting NZ Tech Companies

• Snowball Effect Expands to Offer Retail Investors Access to Institutional-Grade Assets

• Compostify Launches Compostable Bioplastic Across New Zealand

• OCR Preview: Reserve Bank Expected to Cut Interest Rates by 50 Basis Points

• Founders in Five with with Brandon van Blerk, Founder & CEO at Tether

• What’s your biggest business blindspot, let us know in today’s pulse check

4 working weeks left of the year! Let’s make them count.

Lauren & the CAFFEINE team