Kristen Lunman is the General Manager of Hatch, a digital investment platform that provides access to the US share markets. Since launching 5 months ago, Kiwis have invested over $11 million through the platform. Hatch allows easy and affordable investing into the brands and companies we surround ourselves with like Apple, Google, and Netflix, and exchange-traded funds from well-known fund managers Vanguard and BlackRock.

Kristen has over a decade of experience running product teams at a wide range of organisations in North America. She’s been involved in the startup ecosystem in NZ over the past 5 years including the role of COO at Wipster and directing New Zealand’s first accelerator. An active mentor, Kristen is passionate about women in leadership, governance, and founder roles.

We’ll be chatting to Kristen about her journey, her experience using data to grow and scale businesses, and building a healthy company culture.

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5:30 pm Networking with drinks & pizza

6:00 pm Fireside chat

6:45 pm More networking