Beyond – NZ Entrepreneur Magazine
New Zealand has a vibrant technology startup ecosystem with many organizations working together to provide support, knowledge, funding and connections to New Zealand founders throughout their entrepreneurial journey. In this four-part series from NZ Growth Capital Partners, he meets technology start-ups across industries and the people who help them grow. Beyond this week.
About Beyond
At the forefront of virtual world creation, Beyond Create an environment that fosters connection, sociability and fun.
Since its inception in 2018, co-founders Jessica and Anton have combined technology and entertainment to create Beyond with a focus on multiplayer virtual reality (VR) games. This New Zealand startup creates comfortable and engaging virtual spaces and experiences. It expands from the traditional view of virtual reality games into new areas such as location-based games, metaverse environments, and worlds where everyone can belong.
Beyond is the first studio in the world to launch an 8-player free room game (Oddball) and was awarded the Spark 5G Starter Fund in 2020. Through a collaborative auction between New Zealand technology company Non-Fungible Labs and musician/rapper/actor Snoop Dogg, he won over $1 million for his mission to Auckland City.
Every New Zealander should help or build a startup. Startup founders take the world’s biggest problems seriously and solve them. One of the most serious problems in the western world today is the declining opportunities for genuine and fun social connections. Investing in startups like Beyond is a very tangible and rewarding way to help make the world a better place and generate financial, social and economic benefits.
Suse Reynolds – Executive Chair of Angel Association New Zealand
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Programs and Partners
Spark 5G Starter Fund: Winners 2020
NZTE：International strategy
callahan innovation: R&D grant
Territory 3: Founder Connections and Events
Unreal Engine: technical support
AWS: technical support
Investor
NZGCP, angel headquartersK1W1, 0TO60 Nominee Ltd
About NZ Growth Capital Partners
NZGCP is a government agency that exists to help New Zealand’s early stage businesses and investors become world class. We operate two funds:
our Aspire NZ Seed Fund Together with other like-minded investors, we invest directly in early-stage Kiwi technology start-ups.
our Boost NZ Venture Fund A fund of funds that invests in venture capital companies. It aims to fill the Series A and B capital gap of New Zealand’s high-growth technology companies.
check out what’s new Startup resource NZGCP website content to find support for founders and investors within the tech startup ecosystem
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