FAR OUT

In partnership withAir New Zealand

The Dream Seat

Four seats on the Far Out Road Trip — fully paid, flights included — awarded to exceptional pre-seed Kiwi founders.

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Applications are now open and will be evaluated on a rolling basis until all four Dream Seats are filled in mid-January. The initial 2027 recipients will be announced in early December 2026.

The 2026 Dream Seats

FlowDeck
Nick Hutchins

“I think 'Dream Seat' undersells an amazing opportunity. It was incredibly valuable to be able to meet and connect with the group on the tour, many of whom there would be no chance of meeting in ordinary circumstances.”

Sence
Sam Broadhead

“I'm back from the trip of a lifetime. A trip so crazy it didn't even feel like real life. It's hard to put into words just how valuable the Far Out trip is for Sence as we break out of New Zealand and into the US market.”

PAM
Nicole Retter

“Driving the country in 4x4s, I saw parts of Aotearoa I’d never seen before, laughed until my face hurt, and met many fascinating, funny and generous people. Those connections have kept paying off long after the trip, with introductions to US investors, ongoing mentoring, and Air New Zealand’s featuring us in Kia Ora magazine and flying us to the US for customer meetings.”

Frond Space Systems
Ben Taylor

“The Far Out tour landed at a critical time for us and gave us something hard to come by when you’re building a space business in New Zealand: independent confirmation from people who’ve built massively successful companies that we were onto something.”

All applications are subject to the Terms & Conditions of entry.