Around 70 people gathered at an angel investor showcase, held at Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour last week. Four companies, hoping to raise money to fund their business ideas, made their pitch and answered tricky questions from the knowledgeable audience.
In what has become an annual Silicon Valley ritual, leading venture capitalists have made their predictions about which technologies will thrive and which will take a dive in the near future.
When you’ve got a bright technical idea that needs funding, “you don’t look for smart money, you want completely dumb money,” a successful innovator says.