Author Archives: Lance Wiggs

Over the last few weeks we’ve had many conversations with founders and others inside companies about the pandemic. The conversations we have had involve three main topics: How to maintain health and safety of people, how to ensure the company survives the coming economic crisis and and how each company can help (generally for free) […]

Two companies have stepped up to offer direct help to individuals and companies. Melon Health, in conjunction with the Ministry of Health, have launched an online community with psychosocial support tools and resources specific to Covid-19. This is intended to support people when socially isolated and experiencing anxiety related to lack of certainty and control, […]

The Internet Society (ISOC) sold the .ORG domain business to a PE firm for US$1.135 billion. There is plenty of coverage of this, and I have been following both Hacker News and InternetNZ threads. A good Hacker News meta thread. Latest ISOC announcement. ISOC facts about the deal The financial information out about PIR (the company […]

Our 2019 Retail Offer, including a Discounted Rights Issue, is off to a good start.  The Offer for $23 shares closes on 20 November 2019, and the 1 for 7 $16 Rights Issue closes on the 25th of November.  So far we have $2.5 million in commitments for the Offer and Rights Issue: 40 investors have subscribed to […]

In October 2013 I wrote about “Valuing Xero in one hour“, and (although it had a bug) came up with a forecast that justified the then $2.2 billion valuation of Xero with a Weighted Average Cost of Capital of 18%. That forecast was, necessarily, very basic, and the exercise was intended to show how SaaS […]

Uber released their S1, their prospectus for their IPO today. The biggest concern for potential investors is probably their falling growth rates, which makes it hard to model a future where the company can produce significant earnings to justify its valuation. The table below shows how the growth rates have punched. Year Revenue Trip Numbers […]

In California the giant electricity utility PG&E requested bankruptcy protection. In New Zealand a former Prime Minister and her previous colleagues around the Board table of Mainzeal have been fined $36 million – although both sides are appealing that. Also in New Zealand Lime was forced to remove their electric scooters from the streets of […]

There’s a lot of work going on at the moment trying to address the funding needs of hundreds of companies that are emerging from New Zealand. Investors, groups of investors and funds are all lifting their sights, raising and contributing more money as the success of the sector becomes increasingly obvious. To be blunt people […]

Melon Health is a CDC approved provider of digital Diabetes Prevention Programs across the USA. Here is a video promoting that service.   You can help Punakaiki Fund Limited invest in Melon Health by subscribing to the latest retail offer. Read the PDS to find out more. You can invest online.

I’ve been outed as someone who isn’t entirely positive about the new Lime electric scooters in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. There are a few reasons for the, but first let’s agree on one thing – the electric scooters (and electric bikes) do bring a lot of joy. It’s difficult not to grin when you ride […]

Disclaimer: Punakaiki Fund Limited has lodged a Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) for a Public Offer. Please read the PDS if you are considering an investment.  Yale Investment Office have just announced their latest results (good, especially with the lower risk they carry) and their target asset allocation for 2019. I always find it interesting comparing their portfolio construction to […]

I have, somewhat randomly, made it a ongoing task to reply to climate change denial comments and articles on NBR.co.nz. Thankfully over the years we’ve seen the quality of the writing in NBR and the comments themselves improve, but there are still a few writers or commenters who seem to thrive on denying climate change. […]