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  • The Shopify for Rentals Is Here

    September 28, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min

    He built a viral game at 14. Now he’s creating rental millionaires and taking on U-Haul with Lockii. In this episode of TechMates, Hendrik and Mark sit down with Bodhi Hawken, founder and CEO of Lockii — and the conversation starts exactly…

  • Is the West Is Losing the Education War?

    September 8, 2026 · 53 min

    Jamie Beaton couldn't legally sit on his own board at 17, but built Crimson into a global education empire — and is now taking on Big Law with an AI visa startup, teaching a unicorn-building course at Auckland University, and quietly…

  • Can a Rebrand Really Double Your Sales?

    September 3, 2026 · 16 min

    How the right brand decision can double your revenue overnight, and how skipping it can quietly kill a good product.In this special compilation episode of TechMates, Hendrik and Mark bring together three conversations with one common…

  • Auckland's Mayor to Founders: "Skip the Valley, Come Here"

    August 17, 2026 · 41 min

    Wayne Brown: blunt engineer, Auckland mayor, and the man on a mission to make NZ the South Pacific's startup capital. In this episode of TechMates, Hendrik and Mark sit down with Wayne Brown, Mayor of Auckland — and he's not your typical…

  • In 5 Years, Every Kid Will Have an AI Teacher

    July 21, 2026 · 17 min

    Four founders, one uncomfortable question: what happens to learning — in school, university, and work — once AI can teach better than most humans? This episode of TechMates brings together four conversations around a single theme…

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  • Data Centers in Space — 5 Years Away?

    July 1, 2026 · 52 min

    Zenno's CEO just made history — first superconductor ever run in space. And he thinks a war in orbit is now "highly likely." 🧲🚀 Max Arshavsky is the Co-Founder and CEO of Zenno Astronautics, the company building the world's first…

  • Could NZ Birth the Next SpaceX? Dawn Aerospace Closes Series B

    June 16, 2026 · 49 min

    Stefan Powell scaled a New Zealand space company to eight-figure revenue — quietly dominating 82% of a satellite propulsion market, flying a space plane 64 times, and closing a $25M Series B — all before most of the world even knew Dawn…

  • Why VC Funds Are Suddenly Pouring Billions Into Defense

    June 1, 2026 · 14 min

    What do you do when a foreign missile cruiser does a "hot lap" around your country? You build the manufacturing tech and deploy the VC capital needed to turn your nation into an unattackable "porcupine." In this episode of TechMates, we…

  • What Happens When AI Listens to Sick Pigs for Six Days Straight?

    May 17, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min

    She left a comfortable corporate career to build a Sensory AI startup that listens to pigs—and just secured a major global distribution deal. In this episode of TechMates, we sit down with Saba Samiei, the visionary founder and CEO of…

  • The Startup powering ANZ's Open Banking Moment

    May 6, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

    He built a bank-grade fintech platform while his twin daughters were napping, bootstrapped it for seven years through 677 investor rejections, and is now rewiring the entire financial system. In this episode of TechMates, we sit down with…

  • How to Hit #1 on the App Store with a $0 Marketing Budget

    April 27, 2026 · 58 min

    She beat TikTok to #1 on the App Store with a $0 marketing budget—now this solo founder is using a consumer app as a "Trojan horse" to disrupt a multi-billion dollar legacy industry.🎧 Listen On: YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gQnb_WbB…

  • Inside the Startups Bringing AI to the Physical World

    April 20, 2026 · 20 min

    Why is teaching a robot to fold your laundry actually harder than building an autonomous surgical robot or a self-driving car? In this episode of TechMates, we cut through the sci-fi hype of humanoid robots and dive into the gritty…

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About the show

Welcome to TechMates, the podcast where we spotlight the trailblazing founders and game-changing startups transforming Australasia. Hosted by Mark Pavlyukovskyy, a Silicon Valley success story, and Hendrik Remigereau, a former leader in Europe’s largest AI ecosystem turned venture capitalist, TechMates dives deep into the counterintuitive mindsets and bold strategies that drive extraordinary achievements. Powered by NZVC, the venture firm backing the next generation of iconic companies from New Zealand and beyond, TechMates offers fresh perspectives on the people and ideas shaping the future