academyEX
HQ
Auckland, New Zealand
NZ Employees
Unknown (private PTE; staff across faculties and edtech)
Industry
Private tertiary education — postgraduate certificates, micro-credentials, masters; B2B workforce programmes
NZ Presence
NZQA-registered private postgraduate institute (AcademyEx Education Limited Partnership, EO 9185). Primary site 99 Kyber Pass Rd, Grafton, Auckland; offshore online delivery. Unified brand (2023) for The Mind Lab (2013), Tech Futures Lab (2016), and Earth Futures Lab. Serves mid-career professionals nationally and internationally (international student code signatory).
AI Focus Areas
AI Maturity Evidence
Public product lane dedicated to AI literacy for enterprises (AI Toolkit, AI for Business guide, AI Tools and Technologies); founder and org positioned on AI in business for years; NZ Category 1–style quality signals in market copy; curriculum explicitly includes AI/ML at masters level — organisation teaches AI rather than only experimenting internally.
Transformation Opportunities
| Area | Opportunity | Impact | Complexity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum / industry partnership | Guest modules or co-designed pathway from tool literacy (Copilot, NotebookLM) to production AI architecture, governance, and orchestration on real systems | high | moderate |
| Edtech and LMS | Grounded, auditable AI features on learning platforms and internal workflows (tutor support, content ops) aligned to NZQA and academic integrity | high | moderate |
| B2B delivery | Deeper technical strand inside AI for Business for clients ready to move past baseline tool use | medium | moderate |
Decision Makers
Frances Valintine
CEO & Founder
Sets strategic direction for AI in education and business; public voice on AI and disruption; curriculum and partnership authority
Ben
Contact (campus visit — AI for Business programme)
Operational contact for programme discussed with AIA; relationship entry for partnership exploration
Tech Stack Signals
Competitive Landscape
Competes with universities and other PTEs for postgraduate and executive learners; differentiator is private postgraduate stackable model and strong AI literacy GTM (Toolkit, AI for Business). Different from AIA: they scale education; AIA delivers bespoke production AI and training for orgs.
AIA Fit Assessment
- --Explicit AI product lane and B2B audience aligned with AIA training and delivery
- --Pitch already sent: guest lecturer / module / industry partner for post–tool-literacy curriculum
- --Founder-led brand with credibility; Category 1–style positioning supports serious partnership
- --Gap between teaching Copilot/NotebookLM and production AI is exactly AIA positioning
Hiring Signals
Total Roles
0
Remote
Yes
Levels
Skills Sought
Company Timeline
Added to market intelligence; follow-up email sent (AI for Business / next-layer curriculum pitch)
Engagement Angle
You are already raising the floor with AI for Business and the Toolkit — we help define and teach the next layer: architecting and governing AI that runs on real company data and systems, measurably and accountably.
Recommended AIA Service
Curriculum partnership / guest delivery — production AI and governance modules