| Date | Title | Description |
| 25.03.2025 | The 2025 Sales & Marketing Chapter
Meet Serge
The line-up:
Past events: |
The Sales & Marketing Chapter is led by Movac Operating Partner, Serge van Dam. Serge spent 10 years in mobile banking and payments, principally as Chief Marketing Officer of M-Com, the world’s leading provider of mobile banking platfo... |
| 07.02.2025 | The Hidden Costs of Software Purchases: A Cautionary Tale for Businesses | In the fast-paced world of technology, businesses are often caught in a whirlwind of software options. The allure of shiny new tools can be intoxicating. But as recent research reveals, many companies are left with a bitter aftertaste. More... |
| 05.02.2025 | POS System vs Cash Register: Key Differences Explained | Choosing between a POS system and a cash register is a big decision for business owners. While both help you process sales, they cater to very different needs. A cash register may work well for a small shop with simple operations but a POS ... |
| 26.06.2024 | The 2024 Engineering Chapter
The Engineering Chapter
Meet Ben
The line-up | Throughout 2024, we at Movac will be hosting the Movac Operating Chapters. These programs have been designed to help Kiwi companies become global leaders by exposing them to world-class functional experts and international best practices.
T... |
| 22.09.2023 | Investment notes - LawVu | We are excited to announce Movac Growth Fund 6’s first investment – LawVu.
Movac is leading the company’s Series A extension round via a NZ$15m investment. LawVu raised a Series A from Insight Partners (USA) a ... |
| 08.03.2023 | Introducing...the Engineering Chapter
The Engineering Chapter
Meet Ben
The line-up | Throughout 2023, we at Movac will be hosting the Movac Operating Chapters. These programs have been designed to help Kiwi companies become global leaders by exposing them to world-class functional experts and international best practice.
T... |
| 08.03.2023 | Introducing...the Engineering Chapter
| Throughout 2023, we at Movac will be hosting the Movac Operating Chapters. These programs have been designed to help Kiwi companies become global leaders by exposing them to world-class functional experts and international best practice.
Th... |
| 14.02.2023 | The 2023 Sales & Marketing Chapter
Meet Serge
The line-up: | Throughout 2023, we at Movac will be hosting the Movac Operating Chapters. These programs have been designed to help Kiwi companies become global leaders by exposing them to world-class functional experts and international best practice.
T... |
| 14.02.2023 | The 2023 Sales & Marketing Chapter
| Throughout 2023, we at Movac will be hosting the Movac Operating Chapters. These programs have been designed to help Kiwi companies become global leaders by exposing them to world-class functional experts and international best practice.
Th... |
| 13.07.2022 | Introducing...the Sales & Marketing Chapter
| Throughout 2023, we at Movac will be hosting the Movac Operating Chapters. These programs have been designed to help Kiwi companies become global leaders by exposing them to world-class functional experts and international best practice.
Th... |
| 20.12.2021 | The Upside-Down Year | 2020 was pretty exceptional. We were confronted by a global pandemic that we were unprepared for. After an initial setback, our companies that were part of the digital economy experienced exponential growth and were barely holding it togeth... |
| 27.07.2021 | Exit Notes - Vend | Shortly after the first iPad came out, Vaughan Fergusson recognised the opportunity to leverage the hardware as a Point of Sale (POS) solution. Vaughan was bold in his ambition and quickly seized the opportunity to launch cloud POS software... |
| 07.04.2021 | Investment Notes #6 - Tradify | We are excited to announce Movac Fund 5’s sixth investment – Tradify. Movac is leading the $10m Series B alongside existing investors K1W1 and IceHouse Ventures, with the deal being a Growth-stage investment allocation.
Tradify is... |
| 07.04.2021 | LOOP INSIGHTS INC.
Loop Insights Finalizes API Integration with Vend POS, Vend to Launch Full Sales & Marketing Program to Its Global Retail Client List | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Loop Insights Inc. (MTRX:TSXV RACMF:OTCQB) (the “Company” or “Loop”), a provider of contactless solutions and artificial intelligence (“AI”) to drive real-time insights and enh... |
| 07.02.2021 | Digital.com Names Best Retail Management Software of 2021 | SEATTLE (PRWEB) February 07, 2021
Digital.com, a leading independent review website for small business online tools, products, and services, has announced the best retail management software (RMS) of 2021. Research experts identified the to... |
| 14.12.2020 | Digital.com Names Best Point of Sales Systems For Year 2021 | SEATTLE, WA (PRWEB) December 14, 2020
Digital.com, a leading independent review website for small business online tools, products, and services, has announced the best point of sales (POS) systems of 2021. The top solutions were evaluated b... |
| 04.12.2020 | Exit Notes - Unleashed | Exit Notes – Unleashed
Our journey with Gareth and Unleashed began some years before we invested. At the time, we were investing out of Movac Fund 2 and then Fund 3. The first few times we interacted with Unleashed on investment t... |
| 04.11.2020 | Loop Insights : Successfully Completes Your CBD Store 20 Location Pilot and Now Set to Rollout All 550 Retail Locations as Well the Company Announces Completion of Shopify Point of Sale Integration | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Loop Insights Inc. (MTRX:TSXV) (RACMF:OTCQB) (the "Company" or "Loop"), a provider of contactless solutions and artificial intelligence ("AI") to d... |
| 04.11.2020 | LOOP INSIGHTS INC.
Loop Insights : Successfully Completes Your CBD Store 20 Location Pilot and Now Set to Rollout All 550 Retail Locations as Well the Company Announces Completion of Shopify Point of... | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Loop Insights Inc. (MTRX:TSXV) (RACMF:OTCQB) (the "Company" or "Loop"), a provider of contactless solutions and artificial intelligence ("AI") to d... |
| 22.09.2020 | Elevate invests into $200m Movac Fund 5 | |
| 11.09.2020 | Weekly Wrap #19: BVP Bares All, Results are Slack and Banks... Innovate? | Welcome to our Weekly Wrap, where we cut through the noise to bring you our favourite insights from the technology and startup world.
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| 10.08.2020 | LOOP INSIGHTS INC.
Loop Insights : Announces Reseller Partnership And First Sale With Vend, A Global POS Company Used In 25,000 Stores Across 140 Countries | First Implementation with Wild Bird Centers of America Inc. Franchise
VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 10, 2020 /CNW/ - Loop Insights Inc. (TSXV: MTRX) (the "Company" or "Loop"), a provider of contactless solutions and artificial int... |
| 19.06.2020 | Weekly Wrap #7: Another Day, Another Virus | Welcome to our Weekly Wrap, where we cut through the noise to bring you our favourite insights from the technology and startup world.
While in the throes of writing this week's wrap on Friday morning, Prime Minister Scott Morrison appeared ... |
| 19.05.2020 | Building Back, Bigger and Better | This week we start our contribution to the rebuild of the Aotearoa New Zealand economy. Movac’s part is to accelerate the launch of our fifth technology investment fund, Fund 5. There is much work to do and we’re incredibly motivated to pla... |
| 19.05.2020 | Building Back, Bigger and Better | This week we start our contribution to the rebuild of the Aotearoa New Zealand economy. Movac’s part is to accelerate the launch of our fifth technology investment fund, Fund 5. There is much work to do and we’re incredibly motivated to pla... |
| 15.04.2020 | Humbled and Inspired | Like many, I have been truly humbled and inspired by the way that New Zealanders, across the country, have pulled together to tackle the double whammy dealt out by Covid-19 – human trauma and economic carnage.
My direct experience is from ... |
| 15.04.2020 | Humbled and Inspired | Like many, I have been truly humbled and inspired by the way that New Zealanders, across the country, have pulled together to tackle the double whammy dealt out by Covid-19 – human trauma and economic carnage.
My direct experience... |
| 08.04.2020 | Movac invests in Revolution Fibres to scale global growth | 8th April 2020
Pictured: Chair Andrew Turnbull
Auckland-based Revolution Fibres has raised $6m in a Series A funding round led by Movac, New Zealand’s most experienced technology investment firm.
Founded in 2009 by Iain Hosie, Simon Feas .... |
| 18.09.2019 | The Most Well-Funded Fintech Startups in APAC by Country in 2019 | Global fintech investment witnessed a massive surge in 2018 with most of that amount going towards companies in Asia Pacific (APAC).
Out of the US$55.3 billion raised by fintech companies last year, 54% of that was raised by APAC companies,... |
| 27.08.2019 | When is your business ready for Series A funding? | Movac Investment Director – Jason Graham
30 August 2019
Series A is the lingo we use to describe capital financing one step up from seed funding. Movac is a series A and beyond tech investor so let me explain what we look for if you come ... |
| 27.08.2019 | When is your business ready for Series A funding? | Movac Investment Director – Jason Graham
30 August 2019
Series A is the lingo we use to describe capital financing one step up from seed funding. Movac is a series A and beyond tech investor so let me explain what we look for if y... |
| 29.07.2019 | The Business Owner’s Guide to Mobile Payment Processing | Interested in mobile payment processing? You’ve come to the right place! Mobile payment processing can revolutionize how your business accepts and processes payments, among other things.
Modern POS systems are full of extra features to help... |
| 29.06.2019 | People in Joburg shop more, but spend less than in Cape Town, a new report into independent stores found | (Instagram, @visitjoburg)
A new report found that Johannesburg independently operated stores recorded more transactions than in Cape Town.
Cape Town stores, however, saw higher values for transactions than Johannesburg.
South Africa retaile... |
| 27.06.2019 | A room piled high with cash: How managing stock differently can unlock cashflow | During my time in commercial lending, I’d get a call every week from a panicked customer needing an urgent overdraft increase because there wasn’t enough cash to make payroll. That stress was usually caused by large purchases that left them... |
| 25.06.2019 | Australia’s independent retailers outperforming the rest of the world | Australian shoe shops have the best-performing monthly revenues; each store earns an average of $40,601 per month, 47 per cent higher than the global average ($27,595)
Australia’s fashion and accessory stores outperform global competition: ... |
| 29.04.2019 | Star Micronics demonstrates range of POS, mobile and Cloud-based POS innovations with 6 Software and Payment Partners at RetailEXPO 2019 | High Wycombe, UK, 29 April 2019 At RetailEXPO 2019 (1 - 2 May, Olympia London), international POS printer manufacturer Star Micronics will be demonstrating how its latest POS, mobile and Cloud-based POS innovations have been successfully in... |
| 22.10.2018 | 10 fintech apps to help you better manage your startup’s finances | Your startup’s on fire! Now get the best fintech apps to help manage your company’s finance.
Navigating the complexities of startup finances can be tough. In the beginning when there is little or no money, it’s not all that hard to do. But ... |
| 22.10.2018 | 10 fintech apps to help you better manage your startup’s finances | Your startup’s on fire! Now get the best fintech apps to help manage your company’s finance.
Navigating the complexities of startup finances can be tough. In the beginning when there is little or no money, it’s not all that hard to do. But... |
| 01.05.2018 | Retail Management Software Provider Vend joins Star Micronics at RBTE 2018 | High Wycombe, UK, 1 May 2018 International POS printer manufacturer Star Micronics announces today that world-leading retail management software provider Vend will be demonstrating its advanced ePOS and inventory management system with Star... |
| 26.04.2018 | Star Micronics demonstrates latest POS and mobile POS innovations with 18 Software and Hardware partners at RBTE 2018 | Star Partners at RBTE 2018
High Wycombe, UK, 26 April 2018 At RBTE 2018 (2 - 3 May, Olympia, London), international POS printer manufacturer Star Micronics announces that it will be demonstrating its latest POS and mobile POS innovations wi... |
| 31.12.2017 | 2017, a break-out year | As I reflect on the close to 2017 it’s certainly been a big year for Movac, our investors and the early stage investment scene in New Zealand. The sector took a big step up this year and we’re seeing the proof coming through of what a great... |
| 31.12.2017 | 2017, a break-out year | As I reflect on the close to 2017 it’s certainly been a big year for Movac, our investors and the early stage investment scene in New Zealand. The sector took a big step up this year and we’re seeing the proof coming through of what a great... |
| 29.08.2017 | Fintech in New Zealand Grows Despite Lack of Clear Strategy from Government | Despite the several initiatives introduced to encourage fintech development, New Zealand is still falling behind other countries such as the UK, the US and China in the support it provides to boost the sector, according to industry observer... |
| 23.01.2017 | Fund 4 - 7 things we're looking for |
Late ... |
| 23.01.2017 | Fund 4 - 7 things we're looking for | Late last year we announced that we had completed a first close on Movac Fund 4 with $105m in committed funds. The final close is at the end of March 2017, so if you’re interested in investing then please get in touch.
Movac Fund 4 is the ... |
| 23.12.2016 | Term Sheet — Friday, December 23 | OPEN MIC, FEELINGS EDITION
Optimism. More than any other word, that’s how Term Sheet readers say they feel about the next four years. After that, it’s a grab-bag of emotions, assessments, predictions, and observations.
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| 25.09.2016 | Punakaiki Fund 2016 AGM and September Roadshow | We held our Annual General Meeting for Punakaiki Fund on Thursday last week, with over 70 people attending and chaired by Mike Bennetts.
The group saw presentations from founders or senior staff from Weirdly, Vibe Communications, Vend, Onc... |
| 29.08.2016 | Square extends platform further with TouchBistro and Vend point-of-sale integrations | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Square is extending its platform further into the... |
| 29.08.2016 | Square brings payment and capital offerings to TouchBistro and Vend customers | Square is turning point-of-sale companies that at one time could’ve been considered enemies into allies, with two new partnerships with Vend and TouchBistro. Square will now offer Vend and TouchBistro‘s restaurant, retail and other business... |
| 19.08.2016 | How Solid Inventory Management Systems Help Startups Succeed | Startups often operate with razor thin margins, which makes it imperative for them to avoid wasting money. This is the primary reason that new businesses typically have a barebones staff and keep a minimal amount of inventory on hand. Howev... |
| 05.05.2016 | Cloud-based Retail Management Software provider Vend demonstrates complete mPOS solution with Star Micronics mPOP™ at The Vaper Expo 2016 | High Wycombe, UK, 5 May 2016
At the Vaper Expo 2016 (6 - 8 May, NEC, Birmingham), leading cloud-based retail management software company Vend will demonstrate a complete mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) solution that incorporates its unique soft... |
| 17.01.2016 | 5 Ways to Alter the Customer Shopping Experience | New technology can really alter the way your business works and also its bottom line. So, in 2016, why not consider some of these fantastic options to make more of your workplace and in doing so, change your customer shopping experience and... |
| 17.01.2016 | 5 Ways to Alter the Customer Shopping Experience | New technology can really alter the way your business works and also its bottom line. So, in 2016, why not consider some of these fantastic options to make more of your workplace and in doing so, change your customer shopping experience and... |
| 11.12.2015 | 5 Retail Tech Trends in 2016 | The proliferation of technology in the retail space is happening at an impressively swift rate. What was hot last month could easily be obsolete in a few weeks, and the trends that worked yesterday may prove ineffective today. That’s just t... |
| 21.01.2015 | Vend and iZettle team up to cut queues and simplify payments for European retailers | Ground-breaking retail technology company Vend and Europe’s number one payments provider iZettle come together to offer retailers truly mobile integrated payments. The partnership launches with a case study of the integration in action for ... |
| 11.01.2015 | 5 Strong Ecommerce Trends Set to Drive Profits for Retailers in 2015 | 2015 will offer more opportunities for ecommerce and will present trends that every online marketer, seller, and buyer needs to be aware of to remain viable. Predicting industry trends is a crucial step in your struggle to get a head of the... |
| 26.11.2014 | Jordan King, APAC business development director for Vend: My Best Tech | Jordan King is APAC business development director for point of sales system company Vend.
One of the main reasons email accounts are hacked is because passwords are too simple. Online security experts recommend that adding length with multi... |
| 28.05.2014 | Bindo Raises $1.8M To Help Small Brick-And-Mortar Stores Go Online | The growth of e-commerce behemoths like Amazon and the convenience they offer to shoppers have been especially hard on local brick-and-mortar stores. A startup called Bindo wants to reverse that trend. Headquartered in New York City with of... |
| 26.03.2014 | Startup Vend takes on international markets with $22 million cash injection | Vend, the world’s first HTML5 point-of-sale (POS) software provider, has raised AUD$22 million (USD$20 million) of investment capital in their latest round, which was co-led by PayPal co-founder and investor in Facebook, Peter Thiel of Vala... |
| 25.03.2014 | Cloud POS Startup Vend Raises $20M From Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures And Square Peg Capital | Since being launched just a few years ago, New Zealand-based cloud point-of-sale startup Vend has grown incredibly fast. But it expects that growth to accelerate, thanks to acute interest among customers into the cloud and an increased focu... |
| 25.03.2014 | Vend brings in $20M to simplify in-store sales | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Cloud-based point-of-sale startup Vend has a lot ... |
| 25.03.2014 | Vend Closes $20M in Series B |
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, Online point-of-sale (POS) software provider, today announced an additional US $20 million (NZ $25 million) of new capital.
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| 25.03.2014 | Vend Raises $20M | Vend, an Auckland, New Zealand- and San Francisco, CA-based provider of online point-of-sale (POS) software, raised an additional US$20m (NZ $25 million) of new capital.
The round was co-led by Peter Thiel of Valar Ventures (US) and Melbour... |
| 24.03.2014 | German angels arrive in the Valley: Say hello to Point Nine Capital | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
German angels have landed in San Francisco.
Angel... |
| 17.12.2013 | Four ways to get your business in front of mobile customers | Savvy sole traders, start-ups and small retailers are putting a mobile presence on top of their priority list for 2014. With Australians among the highest owners of smartphones in the world, more consumers are using their mobiles to researc... |
| 09.10.2013 | Former Mint And Intuit Exec Anton Commissaris Joins Vend To Run US Operations | New Zealand-based point-of-sale startup Vend is looking to expand quickly in the U.S., and it’s made a big hire to lead that charge. Anton Commissaris, who had served as an executive at Mint.com and later Intuit has joined the company as it... |
| 16.05.2013 | Vend Raises $8M in Funding | According to the company’s blog (read here), Vend, an Auckland, New Zealand-based provider of a web-based point-of-sale software, raised $8m in funding.
Backers included Craig Winkler, MYOB founder, Paul Bassett and Matt Rockman, co-founder... |
| 15.05.2013 | NZ start-up Vend snags $6.6 million from Aussie and foreign investors | New Zealand start-up Vend has raised $6.6 million in its third round of funding, with a third of the funds coming from new Australian investors including the founders of MYOB and Seek.
Vend, which launched in late 2010, provides cloud-based... |
| 15.05.2013 | Vend raises $6.5M for dongle-free point-of-sale solution | Dongles may be leading the point-of-sale revolution, but software plays a role as well. Vend, a company that makes point-of-sale software, has raised $6.5 million to expand operations and develop the product.
Vend’s technology integrates wi... |
| 15.05.2013 | Vend raises $6.5M for dongle-free point-of-sale solution | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Dongles may be leading the point-of-sale revoluti... |
| 25.05.2012 | PayPal Rolls Out To 15 More National Retailers, Announces Deals With 6 Top POS Software & Terminal Makers | PayPal is expanding its in-store payments technology to 15 new national retailers, following its initial brick-and-mortar rollout with Home Depot earlier this year. At a press conference held yesterday at PayPal’s San Jose HQ, the company c... |
| 12.08.2011 | Vend Raises Funding | Vend, a New Zealand-based online pos software start-up, has raised a “significant” amount of funding.
The round was led by Point Nine Capital, with participation from European investors.
The company intends to use the funds to accelerate it... |
| 29.04.2011 | Strike A Pose, 'Cause Online Point Of Sale Systems Are The New Vogue | If you’ve ever worked in retail or the food services industry, you’re probably familiar with the Point of Sale (POS) system. It’s the software/hardware combination that most people would probably call a cash register, though there’s more to... |
