CREATIVE HQ IS WHERE STARTUP IDEAS BECOME COMMERCIAL REALITY. INNOVATIVE THINKING, TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE MATCHED WITH BUSINESS NOUS AND A HIGH GROWTH PATH FROM WELLINGTON TO THE WORLD
Vital signs
18
Ventures currently in incubation
88
Total ventures through the incubator
21%
Alumni Average Growth in Revenue 2008 to 2012
37%
Alumni Exports as % of Total Revenue 2011-12
$140,219
Alumni Average Turnover per employee 2011-12
$59.2m
Alumni Economic Impact 2011-12
WHAT DOES IT TAKE?
It takes a lot to pull off a successful startup. Here's what we look for.
BE A BETTER STARTUP FOUNDER : last spots for Startup Sessions.
talk to us about it
Pitch an idea at Head2Head or visit us. Here's three startup founders with their take ...
science to success
Wrapping commercial expertise around research innovation takes time and resource. Creative HQ helps science-based ventures shape and prove technology into a marketable product... more
"Creative HQ is just what is needed …. Wellington has great potential as a centre of creativity and innovation, a sustainable basis for regional and national prosperity."
Sir Paul Callaghan - scientist, innovator, entrepreneur, visionary
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Startup Head2Head - Tues 10.30am, kick your startup idea around with us, open invite
Startup Weekend was Feb 16-18 ... and it was Awesome. Here's the report. Next one Aug 16-18.
The FT lists Wellington as a Tech Capital, showcasing 77 Pieces, alongside a collection of local startups. FT Online here.
Ritzling hits Dan Murphys and Woolworths in Australia and fills Hong Kong with Joiy... more
Gold + Silver + sheep = Aulana and NgaPure = Noble Bond ... more
"Ignore Silicon Valley. It's irrelevant to the rest of the world." Nelson Gray speaking to CHQ startups.
Durability is the rarest thing in technology. - Joe Kraus ... more
