COO · Founder, Vertus Energy
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| COO · Founder | Vertus Energy | Startup Daily (Wed 27 Oct 2021), Startup Daily (Wed 6 Oct 2021) |
Stories naming Benjamin Howard. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Vertus Energy, a New Zealand green-fuel startup, has closed a NZ$1.2 million pre-seed round with Icehouse Ventures leading, to advance its BRIO waste-to-fuel technology; its four founders are Startmate accelerator alumni.
Startup Daily lists the 19 Australian and New Zealand startups in Startmate's largest-ever Winter21 cohort pitching at Demo Day, including a climate stream backed by Mike Cannon-Brookes through Grok Ventures.