Name

Caffeine Daily

Legal name

CAFFEINE Limited

Website

https://caffeinedaily.co

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Auckland

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Community Membership: Free community membership with access to news feeds, events, community chats, messaging, podcasts, and knowledge resources. Revenue appears to be generated through partner sponsorships and potentially premium offerings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Caffeine Daily operates a community and media platform for New Zealand's startup ecosystem, combining a daily news service (Caffeine Daily Shot newsletter and on-site coverage written by journalist Finn Hogan), a social feed (All Hands) with private messaging, IRL community events, a member directory (1000+ members), an educational knowledge series (Startup 101), podcasts (Grounds Up, The AI Corner), and a partner perks program (Central Perks). The core product is free community membership, with revenue generated through partner sponsorships and brand-building collaborations.

Product overview

Caffeine Daily is a community platform for New Zealand's startups, offering a unified platform that combines Daily News (newsletter and site coverage by Finn Hogan), the All Hands Feed (community social feed with messaging), Events (event listings and calendar), the Community Directory (member directory with 1000+ members), Knowledge (Startup 101 video series on fundamentals), and Central Perks (member discount program from partners). The core platform enables community building, networking, and resource sharing among founders, investors, and startup ecosystem participants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Caffeine Community Platform An online community platform for New Zealand's startup ecosystem that bundles daily news, an All Hands social feed with private messaging, exclusive IRL events, a 1000+ member community directory, an educational Startup 101 knowledge series, podcasts (Grounds Up, The AI Corner), and the Central Perks partner discount program into a single free community membership targeted at NZ founders, teams, investors, and supporters.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1000+ members in the community directory
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BNZ (Bank of New Zealand)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner logo displayed on Caffeine platform. BNZ works with Caffeine to build their brand among the New Zealand startup community.
• VantacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner logo displayed on Caffeine platform. Vanta offers $1000 off to Caffeine community members through Central Perks program.
• LumincoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner logo displayed on Caffeine platform. Lumin offers 6 months free Business Bundle to Caffeine community members through Central Perks program.
• Employment HerocoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner logo displayed on Caffeine platform. Employment Hero works with Caffeine to build their brand among the New Zealand startup community.
• CreativeHQcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner logo displayed on Caffeine platform. CreativeHQ works with Caffeine to build their brand among the New Zealand startup community.
• Emerging EnginesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOffers Free 30 Minute People and Performance Reset to Caffeine community members through Central Perks program.
• AirwallexminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOffers 3 Months Free Grow plan to Caffeine community members through Central Perks program. Collect up to NZD $100,000 in payments with no fees.
• NotionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOffers 6 Months Free Business plan to Caffeine community members through Central Perks program, valued up to $12,000.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• BetaKit: Canadian startup media outlet covering technology, founders, and venture capital. Closely comparable to Caffeine as a country-focused startup news and community brand combining editorial coverage with ecosystem events and member resources.
• Hacker News: Y Combinator's tech and startup community/news aggregator with daily discussion. Comparable to Caffeine as a community-driven daily news and discussion surface for the startup/tech ecosystem.
• Product Hunt: A community-driven platform where makers and early adopters discover and discuss new products. Comparable to Caffeine as a startup/community discovery and engagement hub with daily content cadence and member-driven interaction.
• Slush: Founder-led startup community and event organizer (best known for its Helsinki conference). Comparable to Caffeine in combining a startup community brand with IRL events, content, and ecosystem-building activities.
• NZTech: New Zealand technology industry body representing the local tech and startup ecosystem. Comparable as a NZ-native ecosystem organization building community, events, and policy advocacy for the same audience Caffeine serves.

Broad incumbents

• Crunchbase: Platform for company and investor data, news, and ecosystem insights. Comparable as a broader incumbent covering startup funding, ecosystem news, and community features for founders and investors.
• TechCrunch: Global startup and technology news outlet covering funding, founders, and policy. Comparable as a broader incumbent covering the same audience (startup ecosystem readers) with much larger scale and editorial resources.
• The Information: Subscription-based technology and startup news outlet with deep original reporting. Comparable as a broader incumbent monetizing premium daily tech/startup news, though at global scale and with paid subscriptions.
• Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent): Global startup-focused job and talent marketplace connecting founders, investors, and operators. Comparable as a broader incumbent serving startup ecosystem participants with networking, jobs, and deal flow.

Regional players

• SmartCompany: Australian small business and startup news platform. Comparable as a regional peer serving the startup/SMB ecosystem across daily news, analysis, and ecosystem coverage in a neighboring market to NZ.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/caffeinedaily

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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