Hatchery Gauntlet - New Zealand

HATCHERY NEW ZEALAND EVENT

This is an event in collaboration with New Zealand Trade and Enterprise with a focus on companies with founders of New Zealand origins or companies from New Zealand with sites on the U.S.  It is a showcase of interesting companies from New Zealand.  It is for the audience to learn about the technology arising out of these great people.

WHAT IS THE GAUNTLET?

The Gauntlet is a forum in which start-ups, investors and corporate America converge, and has been likened
to American Idol meets Venture Capital.
 
It is an interactive platform at which emerging start-ups and developing companies present their ideas and
themselves to a high-caliber audience and expert panel
 
Each Gauntlet is assigned a theme relevant to a particular industry vertical, such as mobile applications,
interactive advertising, financial services and the social web.
 
A team of Hatchery experts review submissions and applications from the pool of emerging start-ups and
early-stage companies, months prior to the events.
 
Three presenters are chosen in line with the respective Gauntlet theme to appear before the panel of experts
and general audience.
 
The expert panel participants are chosen for their level of experience and skill in each Gauntlet’s respective
theme/category.
 
General audience attendance is strictly invitation-only to ensure that the chosen theme is of relevance to the
audience.

ABOUT THE COMPANIES

Healthcare IT
Creates award winning, essential software used by thousands of scientists in over 50 countries for drug, disease and discovery research.  Has raised $2M.

Green Tech
Developed a gas fermentation technology that allows multiple, diverse and  available resources to be used for fuel production while reducing current atmospheric CO2 emissions.  Has raised $12M.
 
Graphics development tools
To create more realistic general purpose computer graphics at a lower cost than traditional techniques and commercialise these advantages.  New type of computer graphics technique dramatically reduces cost and increases realism.  Photorealistic capture and replay of real environments - first time in history.  Has raised $2M.