Velocity

/ Sponsorships / 24 Mar 2023 / Katie Hickmer

Giving momentum to great ideas.

Velocity is the University of Auckland’s student-led, globally renowned entrepreneurship development programme.

Velocity involves a year-long schedule of talks, workshops, events and challenges. Throughout the programme, participants receive mentorship from industry-leaders and are given the inspiration and knowledge needed to launch their own business concepts.

The culmination of the year is the Velocity $100k challenge competition with the opportunity to win a share of a prize pool valued at over $100,000!

Check out more on our support HERE

Velocity

Student entrepreneurship programme

We are proud to be Silver sponsors of this programme, helping to encourage student entrepreneurship and building the pipeline for founders of technology start-ups in Aotearoa.

Sponsorship support established in 2020.

Many founders/companies that have gone through the Velocity programme have gone on to receive funding from our Aspire fund ....

Tectonus

Construction-tech

After the Christchurch earthquakes, the question had to be asked 'Is there a better way to protect people and places from this type of damage?'. And there is, university spin-out Tectonus have created unique technology that helps buildings withstand multiple earthquake events with minimal disruption to owners and occupants.

Kami

Software

Kami is a leading digital classroom application built to transform an existing document of any kind into an interactive and more collaborative learning experience. The idea came from humble beginnings as a way for Kami's co-founders to be able to collaborate on their own university study notes, and after taking their company through the Velocity programme, they've gone from strength to strength.

Auror

Software

Auror empowers the retail community to prevent crime, reduce loss, and make stores safer. Auror's purpose-built technology platform has everything you need to create safer and more profitable stores.

Cropsy

Agri-tech

If we're going to feed 10 billion people by 2050, we need to get better at using our land more productively and sustainably. Cropsy's real-time AI technology is a complete vineyard management system that is doing just that! This technology collates data and insights that were previously impossible, allowing growers to unlock the full potential of their land without any disruption to their daily operations.