AUT Innovation Fund
Managed by AUT Ventures
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Ara Hua Idea2Impact Programme
A programme created to unlock the commercial potential of AUT staff and students
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AUT Innovation Showcase
An inspiring annual event showcasing AUT’s emerging research and technologies
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Venture Up
Community | Inspiration | Professional Development
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Portfolio
A proven track-record in real world impact
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Kia Whakatūhura, Kia Whakatōmene, Kia Whakawhanake — we turn Auckland University of Technology (AUT) research and expertise into real-world impact.
HOW CAN WE HELP?
We can help commercialise your research, consult with industry, protect your intellectual property, and support your research applications.
We can help you explore commercialisation, develop entrepreneurial ideas, protect intellectual property, and support research funding applications.
We can help you Find an Expert to tackle your real-world challenges and connect you with commercialisation projects looking for investment.
There are plenty of opportunities to get involved with innovation and entrepreneurship at AUT through events, workshops, or meet-ups.
LATEST ACTIVITY
LATEST NEWS
The Launch of AUT Solutions: Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Industry
For decades, universities have been the engine rooms of discovery. Behind campus doors, researchers are quietly mapping the future: engineering earthquake-resilient cities, using AI to drive creative production, tracking the health of our native forests with multispectral drones, and unearthing the data needed to close gender and ethnic pay gaps.
Incredible Innovator: AUT Student is Lighting the Way for Live Gigs
Live concerts today often feature LED wristbands that light up the crowd, but what happens to all that plastic and tech once the encore ends?


