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
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
Drive
Cloud based sales, copywriting, scheduling and finance solution for radio advertising
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
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.
Signal ICT Graduate School
Grows and develops tech professionals for NZ
Skilitics
Corporate training platforms, tools and innovation
SMTP2GO
SMTP2GO is a cloud-based solution that ensures your emails get delivered
Treshna
Expert software programmers and consultants
Latest Tenant Articles
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HealthTech Supernode Challenge
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Additional funding available for business advice and support
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Challenge aims to position Christchurch as NZ’s centre of health innovation
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The Garden City battled back after a series of massive localised disasters. Now NZ faces a national one.
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Grow Ō Tautahi Christchurch Garden Festival – Garden Festival dates set for 2021
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Starlifter.Dev Show featuring Jamie from Meta Digital
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Grow Ō Tautahi with Christchurch!
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Trade Me New Zealand Innovator of the Year Award
The Award recognises inspiring Kiwis whose game-changing discoveries, research or inventions are driving our country forward. The three finalists for the first Trade Me New Zealand Innovator of the Year Award have been announced, and they’re all awesome! From developing world-leading wireless charging technology, to designing a machine that treats cancer, to using virtual reality…
Seven simple tips to keep hackers at bay
source NZ Herald 13/2/20 Seven easy ways to keep safer online: 1. Use a different password for every service. 2. If you have trouble remembering dozens of different logons, InternetNZ’s inhouse security expert recommends investing in password manager software, like LastPass, which will auto-generate and auto-fill passwords for multiple websites. 3. The longer and…
Rocket Lab chosen by NASA to launch Pathfinder Mission to the Moon
source NZ Herald 15/2/20 Rocket Lab has been selected by NASA as the provider for a small satellite mission to the same lunar orbit targeted for Gateway. Gateway is an orbiting outpost that astronauts would visit before descending to the surface of the Moon in a landing system as part of NASA’s Artemis program. The…
Salt District presents The SALTY Buskers Club
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Grow Ō Tautahi Christchurch Garden Festival
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West Coast tech firms and iwi get Provincial Growth Fund cash boost
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