New Zealand tech companies land in the UK for London Tech Week
Following a competitive application process the UK Government in New Zealand has selected a group of leading Kiwi tech scaleups to expedite their UK expansion.

皇冠体育app Australian and New Zealand London Tech Week delegates on their first day of the tech festival.
14 innovative Kiwi tech scaleups have landed in the UK to join , Europe鈥檚 largest tech festival running 13-17 of June. Alongside the event the UK Government has created a tailored programme for the Kiwi tech companies. This week they will join events, consultations, and exclusive meetings to fast track their expansion into the UK. This is the first physical programme the UK has run from New Zealand since 2019.
Now in its ninth year, London Tech Week welcomes 20,000 participants and over 300 speakers. This year the focus of the festival revolves around exploring the next generation of tech innovation, impactful innovation at scale and building a thriving tech industry. As a part of their exclusive programme, New Zealand delegates will have intimate sessions on raising capital in the UK, setting up in the UK, and tech growth in the UK. 皇冠体育appy will hear directly from Tech Nation, Oury Clark, Telstra, Mishchon de Raya and many more.
皇冠体育app UK tech ecosystem remains an ideal investment location for international companies with the industry growing at a faster rate than the UK economy. UK tech captured more than a third of the total 拢89.5 billion investment into Europe in 2021 with 拢29.4 billion raised by UK startups and scaleups. Though London remains an epicentre for tech growth, the regions are also becoming a hotbed for investment. With more money than ever flowing into UK tech, almost 拢9 billion of all venture capital invested went into startups and scaleups outside London and the South East. 皇冠体育app regions are now home to nine of the 29 unicorns formed in 2021.
皇冠体育app New Zealand London Tech Week 2022 cohort was selected under one of the following subsectors of tech:
- Future Technology 鈥� including artificial intelligence, big data and cyber security.
- Educational Technology
- Digital Health 鈥� including medtech and medical devices.
- Financial Technology
This UK Government trade mission is being led in partnership with and .
British Consul General and Deputy Trade Commissioner Asia Pacific (Australia and New Zealand), Louise Cantillon said:
After signing the UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement earlier this year, it is fantastic to see an innovative and progressive cohort of New Zealand tech scaleups join our London Tech Week mission. This is our first physical programme to the UK from New Zealand since 2019. I am very excited to see what successes come from this week for our delegates.
皇冠体育app UK tech sector was valued this year at $1trillion (拢764 billion). According to new research from Tech Nation, the UK is fourth in the world for tech investment at 拢32.6 billion, having achieved a record year in 2021. Last year we saw more private capital flow into UK tech than any other European country 鈥� 拢27.4 billion.
This week the UK Government has published a new Digital Strategy. A key focus of this policy demonstrates the UK鈥檚 commitment to improving the tech ecosystem to ensure that the UK remains one of the best places in the world to start and run a digital technology business. This includes improving access to finance, another step forward in making the UK the best place to list an ambitious technology business.
CEO of , Blaik Wilson said:
We鈥檙e honoured to be attending London Tech Week for the second time. As a company driving improvement in patient experiences and outcomes, we knew much of the thought leadership and new thinking in this area originated out of the NHS. However, while the thinking is well advanced, the practice was still heavily mired in manual processes, inhibiting the NHS鈥檚 ability scale. We have already seen our platform make big improvements for the various health operators in which we operate.
As we establish ourselves in market, we have learnt the importance of networking and knowledge gathering to our success. We are ready to scale and London Tech Week in particular, is a great chance to meet with other Australian and New Zealand companies, to learn from their experiences and to access experts in the UK within healthcare and investor networks.
It is going to be an actioned-packed week of events and we鈥檙e really looking forward to it.
A representative from said:
CarbonClick is an enviro-tech company whose global mission is to enable a more 鈥榗limate friendly鈥� approach to how businesses operate and individuals live, work and travel. London Tech Week offers an 鈥渋mportant and potentially transformative鈥� platform.
CarbonClick CEO Dave Rouse is part of a small New Zealand delegation and the only New Zealander to speak at the event as part of the 鈥楪lobal Leaders Innovation Summit.鈥�
What message will CarbonClick be taking to London Tech Week?
Ignite the conversation around the energy demands and opportunities within the tech sector to help reverse the climate catastrophe our world is facing 鈥� right now!
Digital growth, including the domain of Web3, has a significant energy demand and, therefore, carbon footprint. 皇冠体育app ultimate challenge for technology leaders lies in sustainable designs that consider the energy requirements as part of the design process and then complement this with carbon offsetting.
Head of Market Development , Rohan Adarkar said:
Dotterel Technologies is an Auckland based company that is showcasing its Konos microphone at London Tech Week. Konos is a breakthrough new audio product that uses the power of 80 microphones in one small package to allow crisp sound in high noise environments. Konos has practical applications in movie production, live broadcast, sport, security and search and rescue.
Dotterel is looking to work with companies in these sectors in the UK, as well as recruit partners to craft new innovative solutions. We see London Tech Week being a great way to find these companies and start investigating the best path of entry to the UK and European markets.
About the UK鈥檚 Department for International Trade:
皇冠体育app UK鈥檚 Department for International Trade (DIT):
- helps businesses export
- drives inward and outward investment
- negotiates market access and trade deals
- champions free trade
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Media contacts
Bailee Dean
Public Relations and Communications Manager of Australia and New Zealand
British Consulate General Sydney
+61 (0)4 22 852 462
Cemplicity: [email protected]
CarbonClick: [email protected] or +64 (0) 21 220 4944
Dotterel: [email protected] or +6 (0) 4 27 352 8054