WNT Ventures Market Validation Workshop
13 October 2026
- Early/growth stage
Join WNT Ventures, the MacDiarmid Institute and Dodd Walls Institute for a hands-on Market Validation Workshop. Learn the tools deep tech researchers need to size market opportunity and validate it directly with customers.
"The Market Validation workshop with WNT was invaluable for launching my products — it led to additional funding and new versions, including one for the Australian market. I've since used those skills on other projects, running 50+ customer interviews globally, and I still go back to the material today." — WNT Market Validation Workshop Participant.
Limited to 10–15 participants, this hands-on session gives deep tech researchers practical tools to understand the potential market opportunity for their technology and learn how to validate the commercial opportunity directly with customers. It's designed for researchers ready to move from lab to market and start testing real-world demand. Niamh Given and XB Pang will facilitate the workshop.
Some pre-work will be required before the event. The WNT team will be in contact about the details of this beforehand.
As a workshop attendee, you'll automatically receive a ticket to the WNT Ventures Deep Tech Panel & Mixer immediately afterwards at the Newmarket Innovation Precinct.
Free
Niamh Given
Investment Manager at WNT Ventures
XB Pang
Investment Associate at WNT Ventures
XB is an Investment Associate with WNT Ventures, New Zealand's longest-running deep-tech incubator and VC firm. XB was previously an Investment Manager at SEEDS Capital, the largest early-stage fund of the Singapore government focused on deep-tech, where he invested in more than 15 startups across healthcare, sustainability and emerging technologies.
Venue
Newmarket Innovation Precinct
298 Khyber Pass Road
Newmarket
Auckland 1023
The Newmarket Innovation Precinct (NIP) is a R&D hub at the University of Auckland’s Newmarket campus. NIP provides coworking and lab spaces for startups and other companies who need to connect with university researchers and student talent.