Founders stories - Page 28

Ten years ago, I co-founded LinkedIn in my living room with the mission of connecting the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful.

The online point of sale software company raises new capital, with half of the funds committed from new investors across the region.

Auckland software company Serko plans to list on the New Zealand and Australian Stock Exchanges before September this year.

Wellington-based ICT company says deal will allow leverage of NetSuite capability into the New Zealand market.

Telco ramps up its data centre and cloud offer with conditional agreement to acquire privately-owned Kiwi IT company.

Vivid Solutions names Miles Smith as interim CEO following Simon Hayden's departure, setting the stage for new management era.

Although many believe the Wii U to be a generation of console all on its own, the events of the past week might change a few minds.

Long-term MYOB partner Enprise Solutions awarded the annual MYOB Enterprise Solutions Partner Excellence in Business Development New Zealand 2012 award.

Andy Rubin steps down as the head of the Android team, with Chrome chief Sundar Pichai taking over the reigns.

At five years old with two billion views per day and counting, we take a look at the videos which made YouTube history.

Early Facebook investor Jim Breyer has offloaded USD $81 million in stock, selling over 3.5 million shares amidst the company's recent 19% stock price rise.

Facebook's stock soared 19%, enhancing founders Zuckerberg and Moskovitz's wallets by $2.3 billion after stellar third-quarter results.

Trade Me's Sam Morgan voices regret over calling Wheedle a joke as the rival aims to disrupt the Kiwi online market.

NZ’s first digital accelerator Lightning Lab will back the best startup teams from the ground up with cash, muscle and entrepreneur-driven momentum.

Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of Steve Jobs, inherits $11bn, becoming Silicon Valley's wealthiest woman and 28th globally on Forbes Rich List.

Kim Dotcom link suspected in Auckland airport strip-search of musician's girlfriend, raising questions about customs' practices.

Megaupload founder secures the use of seized funds to pay current and future legal bills after Auckland High Court clears the way.

Google acquires Kiwi social media firm Wildfire for USD $250m (NZD $310m); co-founder Victoria Ransom joins Google to enhance their digital media marketing.

Startup Weekend: Beyond a trend, shaping the future of entrepreneurship through community and collaborative innovation.

Auckland incubator The Icehouse has appointed five new board members to spearhead its mission to create 3000 globally competitive Kiwi businesses by 2020.