Xero founder reaps benefits of stock market surge.

Head of Xero confirms she is considering running for Auckland mayor.

There are those who say you can never have too many unicorns. But others fear that increasing numbers may be a bad omen.

Xero has posted a loss of $44.3m for the half year, but revenues are growing strongly.

Xero slowed its quarterly cash burn during July to September as customer receipts rose more quickly than its wage costs.

An interesting detail emerged this week regarding the suspect trading in Xero shares that preceded the software firm's February announcement of a $147 million capital raising.

New Zealand's technology sector is booming, with more companies going global, raising capital and expanding than at any time since the Global Financial Crisis.

Debbie Mayo-Smith talks to Julie Russell, Secretary of the NZ Bookkeepers Association, who was one of the early adopters of Xero accounting software.

Xero, the cloud-based accounting software developer, burned through cash at a faster pace in the June quarter as it expanded its workforce and more than doubled expenditure on marketing and....

Xero NZ's 27-year-old sales director Ben Richmond is setting his sights on becoming Prime Minister.

Xero has announced from its annual Xerocon conference it has surpassed 500,000 subscribers globally.

Business management software company Roll has completed the latest accelerator programme through Lightning Lab and is looking to raise $750,000 as it turns its focus to the UK market.

Xero has topped Forbes' Most Innovative Growth Companies list for a second year running.

Carmel Fisher says it is hard to judge the true worth of growth stocks.

Accounting firm MYOB made a strong debut on the Australian stock exchange yesterday with shares jumping 7 per cent by mid afternoon.

Xero is changing its tactics for hiring senior executives after the departures of its North American chief executive and a US-based chief financial officer.

Unfinished business has kept Xero co-founder Hamish Edwards from slipping into complete retirement.

The arrival of MYOB Group, the Australian accounting software firm, on the Australian Stock Exchange is unlikely to weigh on dual-listed rival Xero's share price, says an analyst.

The Government is floating the idea of businesses paying their tax on a pay-as-you-earn basis, in the biggest proposed shakeup of the income tax system.

Silicon Valley. Rightly or wrongly it's the totem pole by which countries judge their transition to a more technology-based economy.

As rivalry between Australasian accounting software foes Xero and MYOB heats up, an investment blog has found a novel method of comparing the two companies' prospects.

It has been a big week for the sharemarket as the reporting season continues and stocks make big price moves.

A$147 million capital injection from North American investors will buy Xero some breathing room as it forges on with international growth ahead of a potential sharemarket float in the United States, says an analyst.

New Zealand shares rose yesterday, paced by Chorus as its first-half earnings met with market expectations. Xero rose to a four-month high as a seller exited the stock.

Shares in Xero have jumped 24 per cent in the past week, amid speculation a large seller has left the market.

New Zealand shares rose yesterday, heading back towards a record high after a two-day slide.