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The ordinary rock we drive on holds a planet-saving secret

It’s used as cheap gravel on roads, but the unassuming rock olivine could also clean up factories and suck a greenhouse gas from the air.

Aspiring Materials: one of 13 chosen out of around 2,500 applicants

The Kiwi startup has won the backing of Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy programme, gaining a significant non-dilutive grant in the process.

Ninja Kiwi co-founder Chris Harris joins new VC firm

Chris Harris, co-founder of the Kiwi gaming success story Ninja Kiwi, has invested an undisclosed amount in new Auckland venture capital fund Motion Capital.

Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy backs Aspiring Materials

The founders of a Christchurch startup Aspiring Materials have been named as fellows of Breakthrough Energy, an initiative started by Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

Elon Musk spotlight on Christchurch carbon capture tech

A Christchurch startup is one of just 10 companies to be profiled as part of an ongoing global competition sponsored by Elon Musk to sequester carbon.

Motion Capital latest Kiwi VC firm to set up shop

Former investment principal Lachlan Nixon has struck out on his own after eight years with the firm to set up a new venture capital fund manager Motion Capital Management in Auckland.