TL;DR: SaaSpocalypse Now Wellington is nearly here: 300 SaaS people, practical functional streams, peer discussion and our first-ever Total Bad SaaS Awards on 24 September. Also this month: Tech Summit ‘26 and our SaaS leaders breakfast.

The Total Bad SaaS Awards are here to celebrate the people behind the moments that matter: the unexpected sale, the rescued release, the customer save, the first-time leader who steps up, or the teammate who simply makes the whole community better.

TL;DR: This month is all about what’s changing in SaaS — and what to do about it. Register for SaaSpocalypse Now 2026 in Wellington, read our new Manifesto for Digital Exports, and get across a strong run of practical GTM and AI events: compounding growth channels, GTM Engineering, and AI-assisted selling workflows.

New Zealand's digital export sector is already outperforming the government’s own projections for its future contribution. The question is no longer whether this sector will deliver – it is how much more it could deliver with right policy support.

SaaStr’s verdict was blunt: AI has stopped being a feature you add and become the thing you build around. Charlie Haddrell, NZTE’s Trade Commissioner in San Francisco, was there with a dozen-odd Kiwi companies and the NZTE on-the-ground crew. Here’s his read.

TL;DR: You won’t want to miss our International SaaS Day Party in Wellington on Thursday 18 June: feat. Hannah Bryan comedy set, silly games, DJ and dancing. Beforehand, we’re hosting a SaaSpocalypse leaders’ discussion. Also coming up: a free AI ops webinar and GTM workshop in Wellington.

TL;DR: International SaaS Day Wellington party tickets are live, AI is moving from ‘feature’ to ‘whole-of-business’ advantage and Techweek26 is next week. We’ve pulled the unmissable sessions (plus free rego codes) so you don’t have to scroll the programme.

We’re stoked to welcome Pioneer Capital as a national sponsor of KiwiSaaS. Pioneer backs growing New Zealand businesses with capital and practical support — and they’re joining us because they genuinely care about founders, operators, and the community building globally from Aotearoa.