The board
Founders post what they need. Engineers post what they're after. Replies are public, so connect directly using the links on someone's profile.
Kete is looking for its first engineer (full-stack, Auckland or remote)
We're a marketplace for local makers, live with our first 50 sellers. I'm non-technical and need someone who's happy being employee #1: shaping the stack, not just taking tickets. We use a simple Next.js + Node setup today. Equity + modest cash to start. Keen to chat with anyone who likes early-stage chaos.
Health-tech founder (clinician) seeking a technical cofounder / CTO
Rongo does mental-health triage for GPs. We have three clinics piloting and a waitlist. I can sell and navigate the health system; I can't build it. Looking for someone who wants to own the product and tech as a cofounder, not a contractor. Dunedin-based but open to remote within NZ.
ML engineer with a working prototype wants a commercial cofounder
Kupu is a set of te reo Māori language tools. The tech works and there's early interest from a couple of kura. I'm strong on the ML side but I don't want to do sales, fundraising, or partnerships alone. Looking for a commercial cofounder who cares about the kaupapa.
Platform engineer open to part-time with an early team
Infra/reliability background (Kubernetes, Go, AWS, Terraform). I'd like to help an early startup get its foundations right (CI/CD, observability, not-falling-over) a day or two a week before committing fully. Christchurch or remote.
What's a fair equity range for employee #1 at an NZ pre-seed startup?
Seeing a lot of 'equity + modest cash' posts (great!). For those who've done it, what equity range felt fair for the first engineer joining before any raise? Trying to help a few people in my network calibrate. No wrong answers, just keen for real numbers.