Soul Capital

🌍 Calling All Creative Hustlers! 🎥 I'm looking for a Content Creator to join our journey and help us build the "Apple of circular materials." Think bold ideas, viral storytelling, and content that inspires and add value to designers, and businesses. Do you dream of creating content that not only goes viral but also changes the world? At Critical., we’re on a mission to end plastic waste and revolutionise the building materials industry. Our innovative product, Cleanstone, turns waste into beautiful, functional materials, and we’re growing. We do this by transforming plastic waste into beautiful, sustainable building materials like Cleanstone, helping architects, designers, and builders create spaces that honor both creativity and kaitiakitanga (guardianship of the environment). 🌟 About the role This role is about more than creating content. It’s about being obsessed with our customers, experimenting with what works/ what doesn't and sharing how our work connects to the health of our people and our planet. From TikTok to Instagram, you’ll help us reach audiences far and wide, creating videos and posts that inspire, educate, and spark change. 🌏 What we’re looking for Someone who understands the power of storytelling and how it can uplift people and the planet. A creative thinker who is not precious about ideas but obsessed with our customers and what works for our brand. You love experimenting with new ideas while ready to share bold, authentic messages with the world. A person with a growth mindset, always learning, adapting, and improving. Someone who can connect and empathise with designers and change makers, helping them see the potential in a more sustainable future. ✨ Why join Critical.? At Critical., we live by values like tiakitanga (guardianship) and manaakitanga (care for others). Joining our team means working together to create a future where sustainability and beauty coexist—where we leave the world better than we found it. This role is flexible, based in Auckland, and offers opportunities to grow alongside us. 🌱 How to apply If this sounds like you - drop me your social media handles and send your CV, portfolio, and a 60-second video introducing yourself to me - rui@criticaldesign.nz. We’d love to hear why you’re drawn to this kaupapa (purpose) and how you can help bring your unique voice to Critical. Follow me here or us on Instagram: @critical.things or visit criticaldesign.nz to learn more.

🚨 Kia ora e te whānau - I'm looking for a General Manager to join our startup Critical. 🚨 You keen to help us lead a movement that’s rewriting the future of building materials and tackling two of the planet’s biggest challenges: plastic waste and climate change? 🌏 At Critical., we’ve spent the last 6 years turning hard-to-recycle plastics into beautiful, circular, near-carbon-neutral materials—all from our Auckland base. Now, as we prepare for global expansion, we’re looking for a General Manager to help us scale sustainably and operationally. 💡 About this mahi This isn’t your average GM job. You’ll: 👉 Lead end-to-end operations, from supply chain to factory production. 👉 Build systems for scalability while fostering a high-performance culture. 👉 Be a key partner in strategic growth, enabling our founder to take Critical. global. 💼 Who You Are: You’re a builder, problem-solver, and leader who thrives in fast-paced, innovative environments. Bonus if you’re passionate about sustainability, design, or circularity. 💥 Why Join Us? Impact: Drive real change by transforming waste into value. Purpose: Be part of a values-driven startup. Growth: Shape the future of a global sustainability startup. Sound like you? Nau mai haere mai! Apply today and join us on this mission to create a world where beauty and sustainability coexist. 🌟 Jump on here whānau: 📩 https://lnkd.in/gKQbbTHa Let’s build a future we can be proud of. #Sustainability #Leadership #StartupJobs #Operations #CircularEconomy

🌏 Join our team 🌏 We've got a spot for a Senior Investment Analyst and we'd love to hear from you⭐️ Bring your financial savvy, analytical eye, and drive to contribute to meaningful change! #Hiring #ImpactInvesting #SocialInnovation #SustainableFinance

🍏 "...Over two thirds (62%) want their bank to help them reduce their impact." Access and agency over how we spend our money is a powerful way to reduce emissions (hello #impactinvesting!), and Cogo is forging ahead making carbon management more engaging for retail bank customers across the globe. Stoked to be seeing one of our portfolio companies help banks align purpose with profit. #carbonmanagement #impactinvesting #retailbanking

️⭐️Soul’s CEO and Founder, Jamie Newth, was recently featured by the University of Auckland's Business School! Although Jamie is currently on leave from the University to focus on Soul, he made time to return to the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) to lend his expertise to the Kurutao programme—an inspiring initiative empowering Māori tauira (students) to explore entrepreneurship💥 Since launching Te Pae ki te Rangi, with the support of cornerstone investor Foundation North, we’ve gained valuable insights into how we can best invest in ventures led by Māori, Pasifika, Rainbow, Disability, and migrant communities. We've learned that supporting these communities and their ventures isn't limited to the capital we provide. It means mentorship, engagement, and providing support at key stages of their entrepreneurial journeys🚀 Our goal is to contribute to a more equitable and inclusive economy. By empowering those who’ve been underrepresented, we’re reshaping the future of entrepreneurship, starting with rangatahi—the next generation of innovators. And we’re so damn honoured and excited to be supporting them✨ Have a look at the article below to read more about Kurutao and Kara Technologies - one of our first portfolio companies that emerged from UoA and supported by Velocity and CIE👏

🚀We launched the Soul Capital Founder Forum this past week!✨👏 This Series is for supporting our growing cohort of diverse and impact-driven founders through a range of educational and connecting sessions.    A big shoutout to Randy Komisar for leading our first session, speaking on capital raising 💸 His candid and practical advice on navigating the US as Kiwi founders was interesting and provocative! Randy shared insights on the differences in raising here in Aotearoa vs the US, how public policy (or lack thereof) affects impact-focused companies, and understanding risk reduction when it comes to timing a capital raise. Looking forward to future sessions!💫⛰️ #ImpactInvestment #CapitalRaising #Founders

Velocity and Kairos NZ presents Women in Entrepreneurship 2024!💅 ✨ What's it about? Join us as we celebrate women who are breaking barriers, founding start-ups, and thriving in the entrepreneurial world. Let’s come together to uplift and empower each other on our journeys to success! ✨ When? 📅 Wed 18th Sep ⏰ 6:00 – 8:00 PM 📍 Unleash Space ✨ Meet our inspiring keynote speaker: 🎤 Christine Woods, Chair of the The Gattung Foundation ✨ And our incredible panelists: 🟧 Rebecca Clapp & Amanda Rauner, Co-Founders of CycleMate 🟧 Kate Ricketts, Founder of ISpy Nits 🟧 Rachel Benitez, Impact Investment Associate at Soul Capital ✨ Got passion? Ready to connect with these amazing women? Don’t miss out on this incredible night! Secure your free ticket by clicking the link below. https://lnkd.in/ezXcDxF8 #WomenInBusiness #Entrepreneurship #UoA #Innovation

The Impact Investing Network is thrilled to announce that Tan Huynh will be facilitating the panel: "Opportunities in Impact Investment: Investing into People, Planet, and Profit." at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Conference Aotearoa NZ 2024! Tan will be joined by leading impact investing practitioners: Alex Dallas (Soul Capital), Bill Murphy (Purpose Capital), and Roy Thompson (New Ground Capital), who will share practical insights and hard-earned lessons working on the frontline of impact investment, including (but probably not limited to!): ➡️Current and emerging sector themes of impact investments. ➡️Impact assessment, measurement and management of portfolio. ➡️Co-investment models and scaling funds. This is the premier event for sustainable business and responsible investment in New Zealand, and we couldn’t be more excited to be part of it. 🌱 Why Attend? 🌟 Engage: Dive into thought-provoking discussions with sustainability leaders. 💡 Learn: Gain practical insights into the pressing issues shaping the impact investment landscape today. 🤝 Connect: Network with like-minded professionals and industry pioneers. 🚀 Lead: Be at the forefront of turning discussions into tangible progress. Event Details: 📅 Date: Thursday, 19 September 2024 🕗 Time: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM (GMT+12) 📍 Venue: Aotea Centre (Hunua & Waitākere rooms), 50 Mayoral Drive, Auckland, New Zealand Don’t Miss Out! 👉 Register Now: https://lnkd.in/gAUjfAzJ Let’s connect, collaborate, and create lasting impact together. See you there! Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) #RIAAconf2024 #ImpactInvesting #Sustainability #AotearoaNZ

One of our first portfolio companies, Kara Technologies, shining in the media recently 🌟 Their deep appreciation for, and commitment to, co-designing solutions with the Deaf community has been at the heart of the venture since day zero. The care they have taken in their product development has built trust in their solutions and in the team behind them. By enabling any content to be accessible anywhere, any time, they are revolutionising what media is available to deaf whānau across the globe. We couldn’t be more proud to back this team and their vision! 🤟 🩵 Check out the full segment on Seven Sharp here 👇

👀 Looks like our deal team keeps on growing... 💫 Say hello to our new analyst, Jamie Smith! She brings her previous knowledge from the world of #policy and #earlystageVC to our team here at Soul Capital. We're all hands on deck this year with our increase in fund size, so it makes all the difference to have superstars like Jamie come along on the journey with us. #newrecruit #impactinvesting #entrepreneurship