KiwiNet

For commercialisation professionals

KiwiNet facilitates access to investment, training tools, networks and connections, plus market and technical experts. We're a focal point for research commercialisation collaboration, encouraging organisations to seek out and exploit areas of common interest and opportunity.

For researchers

KiwiNet helps transform your discoveries to innovative products and services with PreSeed funding from MBIE. We provide commercialisation expertise, training, and can connect you with businesses, investors, and collaborators. We love celebrating your success.

For businesses

KiwiNet is a front door making it easier for you to identify technologies and engage with scientific expertise in research organisations from across the country. We can help solve your business challenges.

For investors and entrepreneurs

KiwiNet is a portal providing greater visibility of technologies being developed in research organisations. We enable early identification and engagement with potential investment and start-up opportunities.

Government PreSeed Investment transforming the way Kiwi Science gets to market

KiwiNet News

Have a look at the recent activities and events that the KiwiNet crew have been working on or subscribe to quarterly updates.

KiwiNet Investment Committee Meeting, May, Chch

KiwiNet welcomes Government's increased support for PreSeed Accelerator Fund

Our Partners & Shareholders

KiwiNet Annual Reports

KiwiNet has rapidly moved beyond its establishment phase as the consortium expands and evolves. The support from the Ministry and public research organisations that is so critical to KiwiNet's success continues to grow as evidence of the benefits of collaborative model accumulates.

Corporate Partners

Seamless partnerships and alignment with industry ensure Cawthron’s aquaculture, food safety and environmental research has line-of-sight to market. Not only is this good business, it’s also very satisfying to see science we’ve worked on for years in a lab, making a positive difference to New Zealand’s economy and in the wider world.

Professor Charles Eason, Chief Executive, Cawthron Institute

Empowering People who Commercialise Research.