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Start-up Gets People Discovering Their Cities
Start-up Gets People Discovering Their Cities
Two
young entrepreneurs just launched a startup that makes it
easy for anyone to find great events happening near
them.
It all happened after moving back to Wellington last year. Wilson, one of the co-founders, wanted to go out to new places but struggled to find a good mix of fun events in one place. Often she would only hear about a great event after it had already happened.
She joined Mohit and decided to create SQUARE.
On average Kiwis spend over 20% of discretionary income on recreation and culture, compared to just 8.6% in Australia, and nearly 9 in 10 New Zealanders had attended or participated in at least one arts event in the last 12 months.
Since their launch last April, SQUARE has grown quickly, recently expanding to Auckland and Christchurch after they got a lot of interest from both cities. Angel investment means that the co-founders can focus on growing the company quickly.
See the full story: http://truetalk.co/portfolio-item/start-up-gets-people-discovering-cities/
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