Ready to pitch at New Zealand's leading investment showcase?
Applications for the 2019 Startup Challenge are now open.
Are you a founder under 30?
First Cut's mission is to enable the success of young founders by supporting them with knowledge, connections and investment.
EDUCATEWe engage high calibre university students and recent graduates in the entrepreneurial and investment eco-system. We conduct due diligence, make investment decisions and work with a wide range of investors and entrepreneurs.
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INVESTWe run the only angel fund in the world entirely student-led and focused on young founders. It gives high-impact young entrepreneurs an opportunity to take on investment and receive access to a world-class network of founders, investors and mentors.
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CONNECTWe connect and support aspiring entrepreneurs to help launch their enterprising ideas. Our young founders are educated on the most current information and resources about pitching, angel investors and business development.
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We might be young but we have history.
To date we have raised managed funds of over $6OOK from local and international professional investors to invest in high-impact startups with young founders.
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