2. Callaghan Innovation, alongside the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, annually earmarks funding for the purpose of inspiring and assisting new businesses to emerge. Referred to as Accelerator Programmes*, these programmes are designed to immerse entrepreneurial founders in an environment supported by mentors and technical advisors, and designed to achieve significant business growth across a three-month residency. These programmes culminate with a Demo Day, or event where founders pitch for investment.
To date, Accelerator Programmes remain popular within New Zealand and globally, and have provided the platform for numerous globally successful ventures such as Uber and Dropbox. However, demographic detail of New Zealand programmes ( ) provided by MBIE suggests limited engagement (>1%) by Māori and Pasifika peoples; concerning due to the disproportion between participation and ethnicity representation in New Zealand.

3. Callaghan Innovation, alongside the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, annually earmarks funding for the purpose of inspiring and assisting new businesses to emerge. Referred to as Accelerator Programmes*, these programmes are designed to immerse entrepreneurial founders in an environment supported by mentors and technical advisors, and designed to achieve significant business growth across a three-month residency. These programmes culminate with a Demo Day, or event where founders pitch for investment.
To date, Accelerator Programmes remain popular within New Zealand and globally, and have provided the platform for numerous globally successful ventures such as Uber and Dropbox. However, demographic detail of New Zealand programmes ( ) provided by MBIE suggests limited engagement (>1%) by Māori and Pasifika peoples; concerning due to the disproportion between participation and ethnicity representation in New Zealand.

4. Callaghan Innovation, alongside the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, annually earmarks funding for the purpose of inspiring and assisting new businesses to emerge. Referred to as Accelerator Programmes*, these programmes are designed to immerse entrepreneurial founders in an environment supported by mentors and technical advisors, and designed to achieve significant business growth across a three-month residency. These programmes culminate with a Demo Day, or event where founders pitch for investment.
To date, Accelerator Programmes remain popular within New Zealand and globally, and have provided the platform for numerous globally successful ventures such as Uber and Dropbox. However, demographic detail of New Zealand programmes ( ) provided by MBIE suggests limited engagement (>1%) by Māori and Pasifika peoples; concerning due to the disproportion between participation and ethnicity representation in New Zealand.

5. Callaghan Innovation, alongside the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, annually earmarks funding for the purpose of inspiring and assisting new businesses to emerge. Referred to as Accelerator Programmes*, these programmes are designed to immerse entrepreneurial founders in an environment supported by mentors and technical advisors, and designed to achieve significant business growth across a three-month residency. These programmes culminate with a Demo Day, or event where founders pitch for investment.
To date, Accelerator Programmes remain popular within New Zealand and globally, and have provided the platform for numerous globally successful ventures such as Uber and Dropbox. However, demographic detail of New Zealand programmes ( ) provided by MBIE suggests limited engagement (>1%) by Māori and Pasifika peoples; concerning due to the disproportion between participation and ethnicity representation in New Zealand.