Join us to help progress Wellington by bringing together science, tech & investors from across the city into an informal, fun and informative meet-up. The goal of the event is that you learn something new, meet someone new, have fun and we all start forging new paths ahead for Wellington.

The September event is sponsored by Diana Minnee and Astronort and will have two main talks & Q/A from Wellington-based:

Matt Hayter, Founder & President of Projectworks, HITECH Emerging Company of the Year, who raised over $12m at a valuation of over $100m in 2025.
Dave Shoemack, CEO of Goodnature, Wellington Gold Supreme winner 2025.

We'll also have 3 short talks from Wellington-based:

Viv Baartman , CEO of Uunafit, custom-made clothing design, Wellington Gold Innovation winner 2025.
Joanna Struthers, CEO of legal start-up Navigater
Roydon Goldsack, PhD at Vic looking at emotion & bodily activity and "Using Generative AI to create Emotional Human Characters"

The venue is bohemian bookstore, Undercurrent, a perfect venue for story telling but tickets are limited - so please reserve yours, but if you do end up not being able to come please return the ticket!

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Contact the host of WellyForge#4, 17th Sept 2025