Hyades AI gains NZ$1.5m to grow spatial intelligence mapping

On July 13, 2026, Auckland startup Hyades AI announced NZ$910,000 in pre‑seed funding plus a NZ$400,000 New Zealand government Catalyst grant, for about NZ$1.5 million in total support. The company is building an AI‑powered geospatial data platform to help organisations manage and prepare location data for machine learning.