News Corp Australia lead investor – first ever seed investment

Rupert Deans, Founder of Christchurch mixed reality agency, One Fat Sheep, has raised over NZ$1.2m in seed funding for his new startup Plattar (www.plattar.com).

Plattar will offer a world first augmented reality (AR) platform that will enable brands, publishers and agencies to create, manage and distribute augmented reality content in a simple, cost-effective way. It is a cloud-based platform that consists of two parts: an app builder that comes with customisable templates, and a content management system for AR content.

Read the press release.

Read the NZ coverage in StopPress, NBR (for NBR subscribers only), Christchurch Press, Stuff, Herald, Idealog, Geekzone, iStart

Natural health product innovation company, Forest Herbs Research, is experiencing growing demand for its clinically proven anti-fungal products made from a single variety of New Zealand’s ancient Horopito plant.

The company owns the world’s only sustainably managed commercial plantation of 30,000 native Horopito plants on the edge of the Kahurangi National Park in Golden Bay, and is preparing a third piece of land with the aim to quadruple the number of mature plants by 2020.

Read the Forest Herbs Research press release.

Read the coverage in the National Business Review, Nelson Mail, Morning Report, Radio NZ, Pharmacy Today, Scoop, and the New Zealand Listener.