Kiwi tech company BoardPro scores NZ Rugby deal

Auckland-based BoardPro has won a contract with NZ Rugby that will see 26 provincial unions, five Super Rugby franchises and the NZ Maori Rugby Board adopt its boardroom governance software.

BoardPro founder and chief executive Brett Herkt often puts his company in the same frame as Diligent Board Member Services when discussing customer numbers – Diligent being the NZX-listed company in the same market that had a storied $1 billion sale to a New York-based private equity outfit.

But while Diligent targets corporate boards, BoardPro is aimed at small to medium-size organisations and non-profits.

In February, Herkt said his company had around 400 customers in New Zealand to Diligent’s 450. “They have saturated their market. At our current growth rate, we’ll overtake them within two months,” he predicted.

So how’s that tracking?....

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