startup coaching
Our Startup Coaches are experienced founders and operators who understand the challenges of building a startup. They're here to help you navigate the early stages of your startup journey.
Kaupapa Māori
Connect with a coach who specialises in working with Maori startups
is a passionate hype woman for business owners with a focus on helping increase Maori participation and success.
Agritech
Business model
NORTHLAND
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a commercialisation specialist supporting founders to build the business models they need to gain traction, raise capital, and internationalise.
Commercialisation
Capital Raising
AUCKLAND
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shapes growth strategy for HRTech, AI, fintech, and media, specialising in marketing, brand positioning, business strategy, B2B, B2C, and two-sided marketplaces.
digital
marketing & brand
is a Startmate Founders Fellow with special interests in sustainability, social enterprise, fashion and beauty, and procurement.
Sustainability
Social enterprise
helps innovators turn ideas into products, specialising in market validation, deep tech commercialisation, pitching, manufacturing, and early-stage startup support.
DeepTech
Market Validation
is a product leader with B2B SaaS and product lead growth expertise, specialising in product, startup growth, team building, people & culture, and funding.
saas
product development
WAIKATO
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supports founders to turn ideas into structured, sustainable growth - drawing on years of commercial leadership, startup experience.
commercialisation
sales strategy
experienced in startups and acquisitions, she helps founders build sustainable businesses, bringing clarity to strategy, operations, and growth to maintain momentum.
food & beverage
m arketing & brand
BAY OF PLENTY
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helps founders build winning strategies, indispensable products, and awesome businesses. Globally minded, customer-obsessed, curious and kind, he guides founders to find direction, decide where to play, and how to win.
gO-TO-MARKET
sales strategy
turns complex ideas into scalable, impactful ventures. She brings deep experience across governance, health, science, and technology, guiding founders to make decisions that drive growth and positive impact.
product development
gO-TO-MARKET
HAWKES BAY
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supports founders to validate ideas, understand their market and build their capabilities. She brings 14 years of experience across startups, education and ecosystem development.
Market Validation
Customer Discovery
MANAWATU WHANGANUI
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specialises in customer discovery, capital strategy, agtech/foodtech, minimum viable product development, business models, and market validation through to scaling and investment.
agritech
customer discovery
a Startup Specialist and entrepreneur focused on digital product, early stage validation, pitching, and edtech, delivering technical expertise through coaching, workshops, and accelerators.
SAAS
market validation
a founder, former VC-backed entrepreneur, and intelligence tech expert, he combines deep experience in analytics, tech, and leadership to guide founders in solving real problems.
digital
Go-to-market
TARANAKI
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works with startups on early-stage validation, pitching, strategy, financial modelling, and capital raising, helping founders develop operational efficiency and funding readiness.
fintech
go-to-market
develops and runs entrepreneurial support programs with fellow Doso coaches. A seasoned entrepreneur, he also consults to diverse ventures on strategies for growth and engagement.
digital
product development
WELLINGTON & GISBORNE
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is a startup coach who has worked with many different organisations from startups to NZX listed companies.
FinTech
Go-to-market
is a founder with a background in e-commerce, export and sustainability - including international & cross-cultural work.
e-commerce
product development
is a Innovation Specialist who draws on insights from product development, innovation and impact-focused organisations.
CleanTech
Product development
MARLBOROUGH, NELSON, TASMAN, WESTCOAST
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Investor and Startup Advisor, supports early-stage companies with investment readiness, strategic growth, operational scaling, capital raising, and founder guidance.
go-to-market
capital raise
CANTERBURY
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is the Co-founder of Myovolt. Dianne has a passion for the commercialisation of R&D and loves the challenge of turning ideas into consumer products.
hitech products
Commercialisation
a business strategist with expertise in sales strategy, food & beverage and healthtech—Sam helps others develop solutions for profitable, sustainable growth.
food & beverage
sales strategy
an IoT and SaaS founder, specialises in Early-Stage Startups, Validation, MVPs, Pitching, Lean Startup Mindset, Hardware, SaaS, Scaling, and Building Founder Teams.
SAAS
mARKET vALIDATION
specialising in early-stage startups, pitching, market validation, design thinking, and customer discovery.
MARKET VALIDATION
has over 10 years experience as a commercial lawyer, both locally and overseas, and is the Start Up Lead and programme facilitator at COIN South.
Governance