Sponsors

The Kiwi Landing Pad is a non-profit organisation, made possible with the generous and continued support of our sponsors. Learn more about a few of the prominent entrepreneurs supporting the Kiwi Landing Pad:

 

Sam Morgan

Sam began his career as an IT consultant for Deloitte before leaving in 1999 to start Trade Me. When Trade Me sold in 2006 to Fairfax for $750 million, the site was the second most visited after Google. Sam is on the board of Fairfax Media in Sydney and is now back on the board at Trade Me after a successful IPO in early 2012.

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Phil McCaw

Phil was one of the first investors in New Zealand success story TradeMe, since then he has continued to invest in promising local start-ups. In particular, through MOVAC, which has set up two funds and invested in more than 20 companies to date.

Read more about Phil’s investment career.

Peter Thiel

Peter Thiel is a technology entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist. He first gained attention for innovations in banking and startup finance. Peter works to accelerate innovation by identifying and funding promising technology ideas and by guiding successful companies to scale and dominate their industries.

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