Building Engineering & Design Co (BEDC) takes architectural plans and turns them into structural plans using a human-augmented, patented AI platform. In just 5 years the company has grown to over 450 people: a large design team in the Philippines and people in market in NZ, Australia, the US, Canada and the UK. Ben talks about successful market entry using a channel partner. His advice on how to scale fast: hire great people and retain them.

www.bedc.ai

Evnex makes charging solutions for electric vehicles. Ed talks about spending a year developing their first electric charger, then working out how to turn a technology into a company: better understanding the market, learning how to raise money and how to hire people. Now there are a lot of competitors & a slowdown in the market so he needs to think deeply about how to win. Ed's advice for success: play to win – narrow your focus to something at which you can be the best.

www.evnex.com

Worldwide fog disrupts 620M passengers & costs airlines billions in rescheduling fees every year. Emily started Pyper Vision to disperse fog at airports but then realised that the biggest problem is vague forecasting of fog leading to cancelling far more flights than necessary. Pyper Vision switched to fog forecasting using a deep learning model. They can now give a fog forecast for every minute of the next 4 hours. Their first airline customer goes live this month.

www.pypervision.com

Litmaps is a Literature Discovery Tool that helps researchers to find vital scientific papers they didn't know about and to tell a better research story. A Litmap is a picture that shows the relationship between a collection of scientific papers based on their citations, popularity and currency. Litmaps is now used by researchers, students and professionals across 150 countries. Axton talks about what he's learned in starting the business and in moving from CTO to CEO.

www.litmaps.com

This podcast celebrates a hero of the NZ tech sector: Ian founded Orion Health over 30 years ago - the first company in Auckland to have internet! Orion builds products that link healthcare systems together. It has spun off a number of products along the way. Orion - the 2 major products and most of the staff – is being sold for over $200M, while 3 younger products and 100 people are being spun off into McCrae Tech. Ian now calls himself Mr Odd Job Man.

www.orionhealth.com

Max & co-founder Sebastian Wieczorek started space tech company Zenno to solve the problem of running out of fuel in space. Their solution is to use superconducting magnets fuelled by solar power to provide fully autonomous positioning of satellites. After 7 years work, they have solved the problems of operating their technology in space. (And have now announced their first commercial partnerships.) When asked what part of this was hard, Max replies "all of it".

www.zenno.space

The Clinician offers a digital platform that redefines healthcare by shifting funding from service delivery to measurable outcomes. Founded by Ron, a former neurosurgeon, and Tam, with experience in pharma and business intelligence, the company blends medical, technical and commercial expertise. They've scaled the business to over 50 employees globally with clients in 7 countries, leading a transformation in healthcare funding and delivery.

www.theclinician.com

The Dodson Group is a precision manufacturer, #1 in the automotive niche of high horsepower transmission upgrades. It has diversified into other markets such as aerospace, agriculture, marine, & green energy by acquiring its largest local suppliers. David took over as CEO of Dodson five years ago and has grown the business from 17 to 75 people. David is a former automotive engineer and investment banker who wanted to build a business, and Dodson was a perfect fit.

www.dodsongroup.com

Kitea Health makes a device to help manage hydrocephalus: a condition where fluid accumulates in the brain, managed by inserting a shunt to drain the fluid. Kitea Health makes a tiny implantable device to measure pressure in the brain at home, letting you know if the shunt has failed and you need medical help. Simon brings an extensive background in developing medical devices to this new venture. His key advice: build the team!

www.kiteahealth.com

Hot Lime Labs is putting the green back in greenhouses – supplying yield-boosting CO2 from biomass for large glasshouses. With $9 million of angel funding they've scaled from the lab to a demo delivering CO2 into a 11 hectare glasshouse. It's now ready to take to the world – which will need lots more funding. Tijs talks about how the needs of the business change as you grow, with specialists replacing generalists, and how ready people are to help if you ask.

www.hotlimelabs.co.nz