First Cut is Aotearoa's community for founders and aspiring entrepreneurs under 30. In May, we'll be kicking off the First Cut Roadshow where we'll be hitting spots in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. In each city, we'll host sessions to inspire & inform - expect fireside chats and panels with awesome operators & founders from the startup ecosystem, as well as opportunities to connect with other young founders.

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Join us for the following in-person events, 4-7pm:

AUCKLAND - 16 MAY

WELLINGTON - 20 MAY

CHRISTCHURCH - 22 MAY

DUNEDIN - 23 MAY


All events are free - Drinks & Nibbles provided.

First Cut is Aotearoa's community for founders and aspiring entrepreneurs under 30. If you were thinking of attending but are over 30, please note we host plenty of other community events you might find interesting & you can receive timely invites for those through IV's Community Newsletter (sign up here).

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Who are Icehouse Ventures?

We're a venture capital firm on a mission to fuel Aotearoa’s bravest founders. Over the last 20 years, we have scaled to become NZ’s most active early-stage investor. With $389m of funds under management and a portfolio of more than 300 companies. We invest from concept stage through to Series D and feature in our portfolio; Dawn Aerospace, Halter, Crimson Education, Hnry, Sharesies, First AML and more.