Karl Steward Gradon

WNT Ventures Management Ltd (WNT Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Steven Saunders in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Tauranga, New Zealand.

Marama Labs Ltd is a deep-tech sensor and data analytics company based in Kelburn Parade, New Zealand. The New Zealander company develops advanced spectroscopy sensors for analyzing the chemical composition of liquids, which are combined with proprietary data-analytics tools to provide value-adding solutions for food & beverage and liquid-processing industries. Marama Labs' current target market is winemaking, where their spectroscopy & data-analytics platform helps winemakers track the style of their wines throughout the production process, to meet and exceed consumer preferences and ultimately improve winery sales. The company was founded in 2019 by Matthias Meyer, Brendan Darby, Eric Le Ru, and Brendan Darby has been the CEO since 2019.

TDRI Ltd. is a New Zealander company founded in 2018 that helps roading project and asset managers to identify moisture issues, enhance their work activities, extend pavement life, and reduce maintenance costs. The company is based in Tauranga, New Zealand. The company has patented technology that advances time domain reflectometry and measures subsurface moisture rapidly at scale. TDRI is a curious, bold, and determined team on a mission to increase pavement life and reduce roading costs.

Sprout Agritech LP is a New Zealander company that was established in 2015 as the Sprout Accelerator, and has been working with agtech and foodtech entrepreneurs for over 7 years. The company is based in Papaioea, New Zealand. The company's mission is to transform food and agriculture on a large scale to feed more than 10 billion people sustainably by 2050. The company helps entrepreneurs build great teams and businesses, and offer investment opportunities to those who want to become co-founders.

Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) is a non-profit organization that provides underserved individuals, including women, people of color, veterans, and lower-wealth individuals, with access to critical resources such as responsible financial products and quality business and personal finance training. The American company offers over 400 workshops each year, financial planning services, and loans ranging from $1,000 to $350,000 for small and micro businesses. WWBIC also provides one-on-one small business coaching to all borrowers. The private company focuses on helping individuals who face barriers in accessing business financing and training support. WWBIC's many endeavors are made possible through the generous support of individuals, foundations, and corporations. The company also offers various training sessions and classes to increase knowledge and strengthen businesses.

AsureQuality Ltd. provides food safety and biosecurity services to the food and primary production sectors. Its services include certification, laboratory testing, diagnostics manufacturing, engineering, industry training, inspection, pest and disease management. The company was founded on October 1, 2007 and is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand.