PHOTOS: SUPPLIEDThe organisation that helps get new businesses off the ground has about $100,000 to give away. Interest in the programmes and services, run by Startup Dunedin, has grown steadily over the past few years, so much so that demand was now beginning to outstrip supply, Startup Dunedin said. Leanne RossFollowing this, those government entities decided to extend and increase funding towards Startup Dunedin for the 2020-21 financial year. Programme sponsors Deloitte and Gallaway Cook Allan have extended their commitment and increased their prize contribution with Firebrand coming on board as a new sponsor, bringing the total prize pool to $100,000. Startup Dunedin has also recently appointed Gallaway Cook Allan senior solicitor Wade Pearson, Petridish co-founder Jason Lindsey and Otago Polytechnic director of marketing Leanne Ross to its board.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 05, 2021 15:22 UTC