Our Tenants
We are a diverse, collaborative community
EPIC’s collaborative ecosystem is comprised of organisations whom between themselves host a wide variety of industry experience and unique skill sets. From enterprise e-commerce technologies, training and video games, to next generation web development, innovative hardware solutions and virtual realities.
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts, so let us know if you’re looking to join this uniquely growing business community.
Brush
Connected Product Design for Innovators
CerebralFix
New Zealand Game, VR and App Developers
Circuband
The ultimate Fitness Tool
Concentrate
Want more sales leads, more qualified, more often?
Corvecto
Powerful Virtual Reality training solutions for complex & hazardous scenarios
Digital Confectioners
High quality service based games for PC and console
Eagle Protect
Eagle Protect is a leading global supplier of disposable gloves and clothing
Effectus
New Zealand Business and IT Consultants
Fraame
Flexibility and professionalism are the cornerstone of our services
GBJ Innovation
Launch, Grow, and Raise Investment
GymMaster
GymMaster member management software
Lentune
Developing smarter business and accounting automation software.
Meta Digital
Bespoke Web Design and Development
OnSide
OnSide is a Canterbury-based agritech startup attempting to build the worlds most advanced biosecurity system.
Skilitics
Corporate training platforms, tools and innovation
SLI Systems
Enterprise E-commerce Solutions
SMTP2GO
SMTP2GO is a cloud-based solution that ensures your emails get delivered
Treshna
Expert software programmers and consultants
Latest Tenant Articles
Marketing updates for Kiwi tech companies.
Read Concentrate’s February newsletter for the latest on marketing bots and other cool MarTech, how Kiwi tech companies compare to US tech companies when it comes to lead generation, and more. https://hubs.ly/H0gyMhs0
Event submissions are now open for Techweek19!
Our new website is now live and event submissions are open for Techweek19! Techweek19 will be running from 20-26 May this year, and is the world’s only nationwide festival of innovation — showcasing New Zealand as a place where leading solutions to some of the biggest global challenges are born. Techweek events vary from major conferences…
Summer Sprint @Ara: Demo Evening
Ministry of Awesome’s Summer Sprint @Ara is a week-long startup accelerator programme for Ara Institute of Canterbury’s student entrepreneurs. The programme will assist students in developing their business concept through to market readiness. In this hands-on and interactive programme, student entrepreneurs will be surrounded by the best and brightest minds from the business world and the…
New Zealand’s tech community picks their top trends to look out for in 2019
By IDEALOG, 01 Feb 2019 As part of Idealog spotlight on the year ahead, they reached out to a few key players in the tech industry, such as Paymark, The Icehouse, Callaghan Innovation, Soul Machines, Fintech NZ and Method, to see what trends and categories they think will be dominating the tech sector in 2019 and why. Here are their…
The Tahi Rua Toru Tech Challenge is now open
Sign in to see how your for school, kura and code club can get involved. Most students participate in the 123Tech Challenge as a classroom activity, however you can also enter through your local Code Club (check out codeclub.nz for more information). How to get involved
Applications open now for Lightning Lab Tourism
This year the nationwide business accelerator will be run right here – out of Christchurch International Airport. Up to 10 ventures will be accepted onto the programme to help build a sustainable tourism industry in New Zealand. For more information, or to apply for Lightning Lab Tourism visit: www.lightninglab.co.nz/tourism/ Lightning Lab Lightning Lab is New…
GGJNext – The Jam – early March 2019!
Find out how you can become involved https://ggjnext.org/jam
Global Game Jam® – Christchurch 2019 January 25 @ 8:00 AM – January 27 @ 5:00 PM
The Global Game Jam® (GGJ) is the world’s largest game jam event (game creation) taking place around the world at physical locations. Think of it as a hackathon focused on game development. It is the growth of an idea that in today’s heavily connected world, we could come together, be creative, share experiences and express ourselves…
Startup Breakfast Club: Financial Health
Ministry of Awesome’s Startup Breakfast Club is your monthly morning caffeine hit where you’ll find valuable social networks, gain business insight, and find the critical support to power your venture forward. At this month’s Breakfast Club, we’re going to talk about business models, financial goals and metrics, key accounting principles, and the phases of business growth relative to…
What lies inside Rocket Lab’s secret US military contracts?
Author Ollie Neas | Guest writer- The Spinoff Rocket Lab is a celebrated New Zealand success story, with a stated mission to open access to space and improve life on Earth. Yet many of its key contracts are with the US military and their suppliers. Ollie Neas reports on the dark side of a local business hero….
Winners of Future City Activators Hackathon Secure Funding from Christchurch City Council
Wai Watch were the winners of our recent Future City Activator hackathon with their solution to curb Christchurch’s extraordinarily high residential water usage. After many months of working closely with Christchurch City Council’s Innovation and Sustainability Committee, we are so pleased to be able to congratulate the Wai Watch team for securing funding for their first pilot…
AWS Startup Day coming soon!
DATE AND TIME Wed 12 December 2018 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM LOCATION Ministry of Awesome, Kahukura Building, Ara Institute Campus, Madras Street, Christchurch 8011 View Map Come and learn from the Amazon Web Services NZ team about how Startups thrive and grow on AWS. They’ll be in town on Wednesday, 12 December and hosted by Canterbury…
Astrolab launches $20million runway for tech startups
Astrolab is making a special appearance at Coffee and Jam on Tuesday, 4 December to announce their new startup high-tech fund to Christchurch and Canterbury innovators. If this sounds like you and your team and you believe in your tech, get down to Coffee and Jam at 1230 on Tuesday, 4 December to hear from…
The new Christchurch style: Old boys out, entrepreneurs in
The earthquakes have changed the culture in genteel Christchurch. Now it’s more about how you can contribute than who you went to school with, writes Steven Moe. I grew up in Christchurch, but not the one that exists today. I lived in the non-Ōtautahi version – the pre-earthquakes mini-England you wouldn’t recognise if you came…
Working together to apply AI for social good
Google.org is issuing an open call to organizations around the world to submit their ideas for how they could use AI to help address societal challenges. Selected organizations will receive support from Google’s AI experts, Google.org grant funding from a $25M pool, credit and consulting from Google Cloud, and more. At Google, we believe that…