Guardian Angel Security was one of five New Zealand businesses selected by 500 women (SheEO Activators) who contributed $1100 each.

Tā Koha will support Māori business and social ventures that wish to use ‘crowd power’ or whanau supporters to fund the kaupapa they care about most.

“If our goal is to make equity crowdfunding equitable, we need to focus on companies and their founders, and also the wider investor community."

The rising investment in the New Zealand technology sector is supposedly a reflection of its strong performance globally.

The LightCam easily twists into any light socket with no wires, batteries, or mandatory monthly fees.

Ethique was published for only 90 minutes to the public before it hit the maximum goal.

Ethique is expecting to raise a minimum of $350,000, and up to $500,000.

Noted hit their maximum goal of its private equity crowdfunding campaign $500,000 in less than two weeks after launching its campaign.

PledgeMe has received a spot in the HotDesQ programme run by the Queensland government and will be setting up in Brisbane.

Entrants with an ability to make some real impact on waste, transport, or energy were the ones who stood out.

Auckland-based social enterprise The Module Project have made major inroads with their long-lasting and upgradeable mobile wireless speaker, Decibel.

Husband and wife team Alyssa O’Connor and Nate Ball have raised $13,000 towards the $25,000 they need to get the cafe off the ground.

The magpie service includes an app and a free GPS device that is one of the smallest and smartest on the market.

MyCarYourRental is hoping to raise up to $800,000 to market and grow their car-sharing community.

“I truly believe their model is the future of business.”

“In this world, consumerism is king…it’s not that different from our world today. That’s what we wanted to make fun of.”

“Generous support on our crowdfunding page would help us to take our much needed programme to lots more young people."

The New Zealand government has been an early mover in enabling regulation for equity-based alternative finance activities.

“There are some excellent investment opportunities in New Zealand’s SME market. The problem is many Chinese investors are unaware of them."

"What these companies need as much as the capital is exposure and support – the expertise and connections that the capital can help deliver."

I’d argue that it’s also a more competitive market – with so many projects to choose from, the more persuasive ones are the ones that will survive."

Some of the most innovative ideas come from crowdfunded platforms & Thought-Wired's mission to commercialise their thought-sensing software is strong.

A researcher from The Open Polytechnic released a statement saying that NZ's Technology Valley will need to depend on crowdfunding for future growth.

Crowdfunding for wholesale investors opens up as VentureCrowd sets out to offer its services through Australian blue chip corporate bonds.