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Want to build a career at a high-growth Kiwi startup? 🚀

We asked operators from @halterhq, @partlyrepair, and @gotracksuit at Careers of the Future during Auckland Startup Week.

Their advice: embrace the unpredictability, act like a founder, and get comfortable moving forward with imperfect information.

Find your next role on our Jobs Board, link in bio. taken in Auckland, New Zealand by @icehouseventures

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Precision Chroma have raised a US$7.3m seed round to commercialise a world-first approach to pharmaceutical purification.

Founded by Sean Feast in 2022, Precision Chroma have developed 3D-printed chromatography technology that replaces multiple slow, expensive filtration steps in drug manufacturing with a single, faster process. 🧪🥽

When pharmaceutical companies make biopharmaceutical drugs, they need to extract therapeutic proteins from a complex bioreactor harvest containing cells and cellular debris. Before traditional chromatography can begin, that material must first go through costly clarification steps. Precision Chroma’s 3D-printed columns are designed to handle unclarified material directly, combining clarification and purification into a single, simplified workflow.

The team are running validation trials with AstraZeneca and have received funding from the US Government’s Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). The raise will fund a manufacturing plant in Christchurch and grow the team from six to ~17. by @icehouseventures

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Some of the most ambitious companies in the world are being built by Kiwi founders, and they are hiring.

214 startups have 500+ open roles right now, spanning engineering, marketing, operations, product, and more, across experience levels and time zones. 🌏

Check them out via our Jobs Board (link in bio). by @icehouseventures

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Meet the 2026 cohort of The Fellowship! 👏

Six high school students from across Aotearoa have been selected by @icehouseventures and @crimsonglobalacademy as our inaugural fellows.

We assessed each applicant much like we assess early-stage founders. Each fellow stood out for a different reason:

🎓 @realthomasgu - for pairing deep technical ambition with a talent for bringing people together around a shared interest

🎓 Aamena Mangera - for her sharp instinct to spot opportunities and act on them, guided by strong personal values

🎓 @nishkavanal_ - for her bold ambition and curiosity across medicine, technology, and entrepreneurship

🎓 Harper Lazelle - for her natural storytelling, distinctly creative perspective, and gift for communicating ideas

🎓 James Wang - for his practical engineering, experimental mindset, and willingness to share what he knows with his community

🎓 @peter__ishere - for his willingness to talk to users early, listen closely, and use what he learns to build better products

Over the next year, each fellow will receive $10,000 in funding to start and grow a business, take part in a programme with Icehouse Ventures (including mentorship, engagement with investors, and attendance at events), learn from founders, and have the opportunity to study at Crimson Global Academy.

Welcome to The Fellowship, Peter, Harper, Aamena, Thomas, Nishka, and James. We cannot wait to see what you create! by @icehouseventures

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Close your laptop, pause the prompts, and come meet the people building Aotearoa's startup ecosystem. ✨

@ministryofawesome_nz are bringing their Founder & Friends Hui to Auckland, in collaboration with Icehouse Ventures.

An informal evening for startup founders, operators, advisors, customers, and policymakers, whether you are meeting someone for the first time or catching up with old friends.

▪️ Wednesday 28 October, 6pm - 8pm
▪️ IV Space, 125 St Georges Bay Road, Parnell, Auckland
▪️Free to attend, drinks and nibbles provided

See you there!

RSVP via the link in bio. by @icehouseventures

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Careers of the Future is heading to Auckland Startup Week, with a morning alongside @partlyrepair, @halterhq, and @gotracksuit.

Three leaders will share candid insights on building a career in a scaling startup, growing great teams, and navigating rapid growth:

▪️ Ana Wight, Chief Financial Officer at Partly
▪️ Zane Williams, Senior Product Manager at Halter
▪️ Jess Stowers, Talent Manager at Tracksuit

Whether you already work in startups, are considering your next move, or are curious about a career in tech, come along for practical advice and a closer look at life inside three of Aotearoa's scaling companies.

Over breakfast and coffee, you can meet the speakers, connect with Auckland's startup community, and learn more about opportunities at Partly, Halter, and Tracksuit. Together, they have more than 300 open roles on the IV Jobs Board.

📆 Thursday 15 October, 7:30am to 9:00am
📍 The Annex, 10 Madden Street, Wynyard Quarter
🎟️ Free to attend, breakfast and coffee provided

Register via the link in our bio. by @icehouseventures

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We had a major cow theme for the FW climate week NYC special.

@jackrangooni stepped up and took some amazing photos for the September NYC Flat White! Absolute content weapon!

@mikaele_ymker from @halterhq spoke about sustainability and fenceless farms. The work they do helps grass grow back more efficiently and cows are grazing in places not previously possible 🐄 🐮

Dr Tom Williams joined us from @number8bio who are reducing methane emissions from cows by 90%. They’re in commercial trials in Australia and going through FDA in the US. It’s a long road but this epic team is in it for the long haul 💊 🐄

@mason.bleakley is the newly minted US/NYC local for our friends at @icehouseventures. This legend has invested in some of NZs best startups and shared his own hustle story to pry open the door at 19! They’re looking to invest in the kiwi diaspora now too! With on the ground support for GTM motions into the states. Early 🚀 🇺🇸 🥝

This was the first morning we transformed @jewettfarms into a near functioning cafe with proper flat whites and pastries! Thanks to @icehouseventures and @jewettfarms for your love, support, (and patience). And @keanewzealand for always connecting. taken in New York, New York by @icehouseventures

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Kiwi founders expanding to the US now have a local connection on the ground in New York, with Principal Mason Bleakley relocating to work alongside them. 🗽

For many New Zealand founders, the US is the next chapter. It is the epicentre for venture capital and technology, and arriving with the right relationships already in place can make a real difference.

“The objective is that a Kiwi founder landing in the US is not starting from zero.” - Mason Bleakley, Principal, Icehouse Ventures

Based in New York, with frequent trips to San Francisco, Mason will focus on building a community of Kiwi founders, investors, and operators in both cities, and on giving portfolio companies hands-on support with fundraising, hiring, and go-to-market.

If you are a Kiwi founder building in the US, or heading there, Mason would love to connect.

Link in bio to read more. by @icehouseventures

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Want to work in a high performance, high care environment? And wear a tracksuit to work?

We recently went behind the scenes at @gotracksuit’s HQ and heard from their team about what it is like working at one of New Zealand’s fastest-growing martech companies. The common thread? Exceptional people with unique perspectives, doing work they are proud of.

Tracksuit are hiring for over 25 roles across their Auckland, Sydney, New York, and London offices.

Check them out via our Jobs Board.

Link in bio. 💜💻 by @icehouseventures

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Community yoga is now a monthly fixture at the Icehouse Ventures space, starting this week. 🧘

Roll out the mat and start your day with us. An hour of yoga, followed by coffee and a light breakfast (feat. @bowler_bowler_).

Open to Aotearoa’s startup community, beginners and seasoned yogis alike.

🗓️ Wednesday 23 September, then monthly
🕗 6:30am-7:30am yoga, light breakfast to follow
📍 IV Space, Parnell, Auckland

Free to attend, mats provided or BYO. Spots are limited.

RSVP via link in bio. taken in Icehouse Ventures by @icehouseventures

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Huge congratulations to @jamiebeaton_phd and @sarahkennedy9845 on being named category winners at the @ey_newzealand Entrepreneur Of The Year New Zealand 2026 awards! 🎉

Jamie founded @crimsoneducation 10 years ago and has since grown it from an admissions consultancy helping Kiwi students get into the world's top universities into a global ecosystem of online education products that help students accelerate their studies. He won the Tech and Emerging Industries category.

Sarah, Founder and CEO of @calocurb, has taken New Zealand science and built an appetite management product now selling internationally, including leading the business to triple its revenue last year. She won the Product Entrepreneur category.

Two very different companies, both started here, and growing offshore.

A well deserved result for Jamie, Sarah and their teams, and for the rest of this year's winners: Patrick Moynahan (Echo Tech), Peter Shenoda (@bargainchemistnz), Lindsay Faithfull (McKay) and Pic Picot (@picspeanutbutter )! by @icehouseventures

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