Spotlight on our female founders: Kendall Flutey
NZTE looks to champion women founders in the investment ecosystem through specific initiatives such as InvestHer, our women-focused investment showcase.
In our 2022 programme, Banqer was a standout company, with co-CEO and co-founder Kendall Flutey speaking to the positive impact Banqer's financial education platforms are having on rangatahi across Aotearoa. Financial literacy is often hard to teach in a tangible way, but Banqer has an innovative solution for this. The company has created two online platforms that let young people virtually experience real-life scenarios from health insurance to purchasing property. Giving young people (from primary age to high school) the opportunity to trial-and-error complex and potentially taboo challenges, helps prepare the next generation for the increasingly complicated situations that lie ahead of them in life.
Kendall Flutey has led the Banqer team from its conception in 2014, through idea phases, and eventually, two products that have been used by over 300,000 students in primary, intermediate and secondary schools across Australasia. Banqer has corporate relationships that Kendall can foster thanks to her varied background.
With a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Otago, Kendall has also completed a Master's in Entrepreneurship, and is currently a member of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand and a board member of the Financial Markets Authority (FMA). Her efforts to improve mental wellbeing and fiscal education were nationally recognised in 2019 when she won the prestigious Young New Zealander of the Year Award in 2019. Banqer also won the Hi-Tech Start-up Company of the Year Award in 2018.
