Israel, New Zealand partner for a new ecosystem mapping tool

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AUCKLAND, New Zealand and TEL AVIV, Israel – Scaling NZ, a free online platform connecting New Zealand companies to lenders, incubators, multinationals and other collaborators, was launched in Auckland on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, attended by more than 200 business executives and innovators.

The platform is developed by Start-Up Nation Central (SNC), an Israeli NGO that builds global bridges to Israeli innovation. SNC joined the project with the New Zealand office Callaghan Innovation.

Erica Lloyd, General Manager of Markets and Sectors at Callaghan Innovation, hopes the Scale-Up NZ program will strengthen New Zealand's emerging innovation ecosystem. "Research has shown that highly connected and collaborative innovation ecosystems generate more intellectual property, commercialize more science and attract more capital," Lloyd said.

Information from the crowd provided by the companies themselves and supported by a team of Callaghan Innovation data badysts who will verify the data on the platform, Scaling NZ likely to foster much closer collaboration in the New Zealand economy. Scale-Up NZ, as Search nation start, brings together companies with similar innovations based on an advanced marking system. With My Collections, registered users can track and badyze businesses, investors, hubs and multinationals in a simple to manage interface. Users can request mediated introductions, which can also help job seekers get in touch with potential employers.

"We have worked with more than 2,800 companies over the last year, but we continue to find that many of them are struggling to locate partners or funders that could help them move up to the next level." said the general manager of Callaghan Innovation, Vic. Old woman.

Scale-Up NZ companies will be able to present their innovations so that potential investors and collaborators in New Zealand and around the world can more easily discover and communicate with them. "Scale-Up NZ will make a big difference," added Crone.

The platform is based on success Search nation start, which provides information on more than 6,200 active businesses making up Israel's innovation ecosystem. Millions of people around the world use the Start-Up Nation Finder to find and connect with young Israeli companies, partners and investors. Israel's technological ecosystem is one of the most powerful in the world and consistently produces innovative businesses – one for every 1,500 citizens, the highest ratio in the world.

Crone highlighted the ability of the Start-Up Nation Finder to harness and badyze data on the Israeli ecosystem as a way forward for New Zealand. "We know from Israeli data that there is more than 500 Agritech companies in the Israeli innovation ecosystem. We know that 50% of these have started in recent years. Today, we can not tell you this information about New Zealand. We can not keep up with the growth of the Agritech ecosystem, which is a huge area of ​​work towards which our traditional agricultural industry has to turn. "

Crone said that at the moment, New Zealand's ecosystem data is scattered all over the place, whether in people's minds, in private networks or on different websites. "Using Scale-Up NZ based on the same basic platform as Start-Up Nation Finder," said Crone, "Over time, we will be able to compare ourselves to Israel, Ireland and other small advanced economies belonging to this platform or a similar platform, and learn from this experience.

Eugene Kandel, CEO of Start-Up Nation Central, said SNC is working with Callaghan Innovation to share best practices, enable connectivity and create opportunities for multilateral collaboration between Israel and New Zealand.

"We think there are many similarities between the two countries and we can learn a lot from each other. It is important to have a partner who understands the challenges of a small and somewhat isolated economy. I believe that our collaboration around innovation can increase our common impact on the world, "said Professor Kandel.

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AUCKLAND, New Zealand and TEL AVIV, Israel – Scale-Up NZ, a free online platform connecting New Zealand companies to funders, incubators, multinationals and other collaborators launched in Auckland Tuesday, April 16, 2019 with more than 200 business leaders and innovators meanwhile.

The platform is developed by Start-Up Nation Central (SNC), an Israeli NGO that builds global bridges to Israeli innovation. SNC has joined the project with Callaghan Innovation of New Zealand.

Erica Lloyd, General Manager of Markets and Sectors at Callaghan Innovation, hopes the Scale-Up NZ program will strengthen New Zealand's emerging innovation ecosystem. "Research has shown that highly connected and collaborative innovation ecosystems generate more intellectual property, commercialize more science and attract more capital," Lloyd said.

Thanks to a team of Callaghan Innovation data badysts who will verify the data on the platform, Scale-Up NZ could foster greater collaboration in the New Zealand economy. Scale-Up NZ, like the Start-Up Nation Finder, brings together companies in similar innovation fields based on an advanced tagging system. With My Collections, registered users can track and badyze businesses, investors, hubs and multinationals in a simple to manage interface. Users can request mediated introductions, which can also help job seekers get in touch with potential employers.

"We have worked with more than 2,800 companies over the last year, but we continue to find that many of them are struggling to locate partners or funders that could help them move up to the next level." said the general manager of Callaghan Innovation, Vic. Old woman.

Scale-Up NZ companies will be able to present their innovations so that potential investors and collaborators in New Zealand and around the world can more easily discover and communicate with them. "Scale-Up NZ will make a big difference," added Crone.

This platform builds on the success of the Nation Finder start-up, which provides information on more than 6,200 companies active in the Israeli innovation ecosystem. Millions of people around the world use the Start-Up Nation Finder to find and connect with young Israeli companies, partners and investors. Israel's technological ecosystem is one of the most powerful in the world and consistently produces innovative businesses – one for every 1,500 citizens, the highest ratio in the world.

Crone highlighted the ability of the Start-Up Nation Finder to harness and badyze data on the Israeli ecosystem as a way forward for New Zealand. "According to Israeli data, there are more than 500 Agritech companies in the innovation ecosystem in Israel. We know that 50% of these have started in recent years. Today, we can not tell you this information about New Zealand. We can not keep up with the growth of the Agritech ecosystem, which is a huge area of ​​work towards which our traditional agricultural industry has to turn. "

Crone said that at the moment, New Zealand's ecosystem data is scattered all over the place, whether in people's minds, in private networks or on different websites. "By using Scale-Up NZ based on the same basic platform as Start-Up Nation Finder," said Crone, "over time, we will be able to compete with Israel, Ireland, and Canada." Other small advanced economies and learn from them. are on this platform or similar platforms.

Eugene Kandel, CEO of Start-Up Nation Central, said SNC is working with Callaghan Innovation to share best practices, enable connectivity and create opportunities for multilateral collaboration between Israel and New Zealand.

"We think there are many similarities between the two countries and we can learn a lot from each other. It is important to have a partner who understands the challenges of a small and somewhat isolated economy. I believe that our collaboration around innovation can increase our common impact on the world, "said Professor Kandel.