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Top 25 Innovation hubs based in New Zealand

Name: Innovation hubs based in New Zealand
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 72 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 72 innovation hubs headquartered in New Zealand as of September 2026 and tracks 779 professional contacts across them, including 94 with verified work emails. Auckland is the largest hub.

This list covers innovation hubs headquartered in New Zealand, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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779Contacts tracked

94Verified emails

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The 25 largest innovation hubs based in New Zealand

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 72 innovation hubs based in New Zealand, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to innovation hubs: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	MVP Studio	Indirect evidence	Auckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	505 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “MVP Studio \| Global Award-Winning Incubator for Tech Startups Operating across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, also with strong customer presence in US, IR & UK, MVP Studio…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	Creative HQ	Indirect evidence	Wellington, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	37 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Creative HQ is building an ecosystem where innovators can thrive - driving a stronger, more resilient economy for all New Zealanders.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	Ngahere Communities	Partial evidence	Manukau, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Cultivating communities that enhance creativity and innovation, using shared values, co-designed programmes and collaborative spaces.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Environment Hubs Aotearoa	Partial evidence	New ZealandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are a nationwide network of hubs that lead community and environmental resilience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Startup Dunedin	Indirect evidence	Dunedin, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Startup Dunedin is at the epicenter of the local community of entrepreneurs, innovators and disruptors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Phase ONE Ventures	Indirect evidence	Auckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are an early stage founder community first and foremost.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	The Button Factory	Partial evidence	Auckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A hub for creativity, innovation, and community, nestled in the heart of Tāmaki Makaurau.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Foodeast Haumako	Partial evidence	Hastings, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Foodeast Haumako is an innovation centre in the heart of Hawke's Bay.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	Hauhau Research	Partial evidence	Auckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “HauHau Research is an Auckland-based engineering and technology research and development hub focused on applied innovation for industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Innovation Franklin	Indirect evidence	Pukekohe, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “To position Franklin for the future we must bring community, Iwi, central government, local government, big business, small to medium enterprises, universities, polytechnics and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	The Crate Flexible Office Space	Indirect evidence	Auckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Designed to help you take care of business The Crate is a co-working space designed, equipped and resourced to nurture business growth and enable success for established and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Basestation Coworking Space	Partial evidence	Tauranga, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Looking for an innovative, supportive, professional environment to work and grow your business from?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Cognitiv NEW Zealand LTD	Partial evidence	Wellington, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are on a mission to make innovation accessible to everyone.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Gridakl	Partial evidence	Auckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	4 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The GridAKL campus is part of the innovation precinct in Wynyard Quarter operating out of two flagship buildings, John Lysaght and 12 Madden Street.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	DOSO	Partial evidence	New Plymouth, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Doso is an award-winning team of innovation and entrepreneurship experts with extensive global experience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Mahitahi Colab	Partial evidence	Nelson, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A unique partnership between NMIT- Te Pūkenga, Nelson Regional Development Agency, and Nelson Tasman Chamber of Commerce to foster bold and aspirational innovation in the region.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Flamingo	Partial evidence	Auckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Flamingo is on a mission to cultivate innovative ventures with a positive impact.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	The Factory	Indirect evidence	Palmerston North, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Twenty years ago, The Factory started its journey as The Bio Commerce Centre, and today is the home for where bold ideas come to be validated, accelerated and scaled into real…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Solid Consulting NZ	Partial evidence	Mount Maunganui, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are an Innovation Consultancy who helps businesses develop meaningful products and services because we care about changing customers lives.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	JOOTS	Indirect evidence	Auckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Creativity has never been more important for success.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Junglegym	Indirect evidence	Auckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “When we talk to ambitious entrepreneurs like you, they tell us that despite having a great product they don't have clarity on where the next stage of growth will come from.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	LUVO	Indirect evidence	Dunedin, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AI/Startup community and workspace based at 441 Princes Street Dunedin.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Ster Innovation	Indirect evidence	Auckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Innovate through your obstacles.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Innov8hq	Indirect evidence	Dunedin Central, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Aotearoa's Navigators for Enterprise and Leadership.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	The Bridge Street Collective	Indirect evidence	Nelson, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are The Bridge Street Collective, Nelson's first and award-winning coworking space.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: innovation hubs. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names innovation hubs.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of innovation hubs, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name innovation hubs. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Innovation hubs based in New Zealand at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

12.1%Verified-email coverage

10.8Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

38.9%Largest-city concentration · Auckland

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for New Zealand, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for New Zealand, over 72 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among innovation hubs, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in New Zealand whose own description of what they do matches “innovation hubs”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names innovation hubs), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among innovation hubs, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside New Zealand are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 94 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names innovation hubs, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many innovation hubs are there based in New Zealand?

RevenueBase identified 72 innovation hubs headquartered in New Zealand as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

MVP Studio, headquartered in Auckland, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most innovation hubs?

Auckland leads with 28 headquartered companies, followed by Christchurch (5) and Dunedin (4).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 94 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 72 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.