The Mainland Angel Investors will host our first investment evening for 2025 on February 26th in Invercargill, Queenstown, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

Venues:

- Dunedin: Craig's Investment Partners - Level 4/229 Moray Place

- Invercargill: Coin South  - 25 Don Street

- Queenstown: Mountain Club - 85 Beach Street

- Christchurch: EY - Level 4, 93 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch

- Wanaka: TBC

Join us to hear from three startups as they pitch their unique value propositions, growth potential, and financial projections. This is a fantastic opportunity to network with like-minded investors and entrepreneurs who are interested in supporting the next generation of successful startups.

Doors will open at 4.30 pm and formalities will kick off at 5 pm. Make the most of the 30-minute networking time at the beginning of the event!

Join us for our first Runway event of 2025, set to take place in Christchurch on March 11th. It promises a day brimming with invaluable insights, networking opportunities, and connections with both founders and investors. Geared towards early-stage startups and seasoned investors alike, Runway offers a unique chance to glean wisdom from those deeply entrenched in the startup ecosystem, sharing their firsthand experiences.

Delve into a number of immersive sessions designed to equip you with the knowledge needed to navigate the challenges of fundraising. Come prepared with your burning questions as our experts are ready to provide answers and guidance.

The day culminates in a dynamic speed dating event, affording every founder the chance to hone their elevator pitch and engage with each investor present. Amidst the buzz of conversations, this exercise proves immensely beneficial in refining your message. Following this, unwind and continue your discussions during networking drinks, offering a more relaxed environment to follow up on connections made during the speed dating sessions.

Amidst breaks, seize the chance to expand your network and forge new relationships with fellow investors and entrepreneurs. You'll find no shortage of engaging conversations and opportunities to connect. Past attendees have often lamented not joining sooner—don't miss out on what promises to be a transformative event!

VENUE AND DATE

Tuesday 11th March

9:00am – 6:00pm

Christchurch

Registration fee includes lunch as well as drinks and nibbles at the conclusion of the day. Doors open at 9:00am to grab a coffee before kick-off at 9:30am

The cost is $100 + GST for founders and investors. Non- member investors $250

Mainland Angels and Ministry of Awesome are hosting the official dinner, starting 6.30pm with tickets on sale soon.

Join us in Christchurch on 12 March for the annual Angel Association Summit, the premier gathering of early stage investors, thought leaders, and industry experts in Aotearoa, New Zealand. This event will feature engaging discussions, networking opportunities, and insights into the latest trends and innovations in early-stage investing.

Stay tuned for updates as we finalise the lineup of distinguished speakers and session topics.

Don't miss this opportunity to connect with those in the early stage investing community.

• Member rate: $1,099 + GST (Mainland Angels get this rate)

• Non-Member rate: $1,999 + GST

In addition - Mainland Angels first timer Summit attendees have been given a special price of $799/ticket (only two available). Please email Camille@mainlandangels.nz to order.

The dinner ticket will still be an additional $100 + GST per person.

Have you wanted to feel more confident becoming an angel investor, and understand what things to look at prior to writing a company a cheque? - Angel 101 and 102 are the courses for you.

Understanding your motivation for becoming an angel investor and having an appreciation for the risk profile and mechanics of angel investment is all covered in this in person course. It covers 'awareness raising' and the investment activity an angel investor needs to undertake in order to manage their portfolio of investments and opportunities they are presented with regularly and give you some key tools and techniques in order to do this.

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The course will cover:

• Rewards and challenges of being an angel,

• Legal requirements around eligibility and if you decide to become an investor director,

• Importance of building a portfolio and how to go about this,

• Importance of being involved

• The role of exits, and

• Where and how to access support

• Due Diligence – how to conduct DD on the team, assessment tools to use and how to assess what the information is telling you

• Structuring an investment – planning for follow on investment, syndication and investment runway

• Key investment terms – spend time focusing on what key terms mean, how they are calculated and what they look like in legal terms

• Portfolio management – rationalising your portfolio, allocating follow on investment

The workshop will be run by Ken Erskine who has extensive experience as an angel investor both from managing his own broad portfolio and leading the Ice Angels team for six years. Ken has developed and run the AANZ's Angel 101 and 102 workshops across New Zealand, receiving rave reviews for the content and his unique and fun delivery style.

This course will be run in person in Christchurch. It will be five hours long and is tailored to allow for lots of sharing, so that you will not only come away with a deeper understanding of how to invest effectively in high growth startups but also connect with angels from around your region.

Cost $40+ gst

Register here or email Camille (camille@mainlandangels.nz)

Event description

The Mainland Angel Investors will host our second investment evening for 2025 on April 9th in Invercargill, Queenstown, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

Venues:

- Dunedin: TBC

- Invercargill: TBC

- Queenstown: TBC

- Christchurch: TBC

- Wanaka: TBC

Join us to hear from three startups as they pitch their unique value propositions, growth potential, and financial projections. This is a fantastic opportunity to network with like-minded investors and entrepreneurs who are interested in supporting the next generation of successful startups.

Doors will open at 4.30 pm and formalities will kick off at 5 pm. Make the most of the 30-minute networking time at the beginning of the event!

Event description

The Mainland Angel Investors will host our third investment evening for 2025 on May 21st in Invercargill, Queenstown, Christchurch, Wanaka and Dunedin.

Venues:

- Dunedin: TBC

- Invercargill: TBC

- Queenstown: TBC

- Christchurch: TBC

- Wanaka: TBC

Join us to hear from three startups as they pitch their unique value propositions, growth potential, and financial projections. This is a fantastic opportunity to network with like-minded investors and entrepreneurs who are interested in supporting the next generation of successful startups.

Doors will open at 4.30 pm and formalities will kick off at 5 pm. Make the most of the 30-minute networking time at the beginning of the event!