Blade-Conspire International Group

BLADE-CONSPIRE
INTERNATIONAL GROUP

A PREMIER COLLECTION OF INNOVATIVE BRANDS

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WHAT IS BLADE-CONSPIRE?

Blade-Conspire International Group is an international family of companies that strives to provide innovative products and services to our customers.

OUR BRANDS

From web hosting to creative arts, we have something for you:
either as a first-tier Blade-Conspire Brand, or via our investment portfolio

Conspire Web Services

Conspire Web Services

Your number one source for cloud services as well as design and marketing extraordinaires

BLM

Blade Lifestyle Media

Publisher of fun, captivating books and digital media in a variety of genres and formats

DPP

DigiPhotoPaint

Creative ways to create fantastic gifts out of your photos for friends and family

Corporate Tower
Vambrace Software

Vambrace Software

Affordable productivity software, development tools and engaging games

Ninja

SalientNinja

Premier special effects team for film, television and print media deliveries

10x10.deals

10x10 Deals

10 unbelievable deals all under $10, refreshed every 10 minutes - what will you snag today?

Happy startup man
Haast




Professional aerial photography & mapping services

INVESTMENT VENTURES

FUNDING FOR CREATIVE TECH

We've been in the same position before: you have an idea, but don't have the resources or connections to make it a reality.

Blade-Conspire was founded by freelancers looking to push the boundaries on what is possible from a technology standpoint, while retaining the agility of a start-up when pushing forward into the late stage development cycle.

Want to be a part of the next round?
You'll gain more than just funding, you'll inherit our knowledge and expertise along the way.

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Collaborating Group
JustOvens Cleaning Company




Dependable cleaning services, delivered by local staff, employing a range of booking tech for efficient operations

STARTUP MENTORING

FRIENDLY GROWTH ADVICE

Gain access to our talent pool, without the oversight of investment with our startup mentoring team.

Friendly hands-off growth advice that can be utilized as you see fit. 

Our team can work with you on general business planning, idea scoping or technology rollouts or simply just catch up for a coffee to discuss recent trends in the industry

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ABOUT BLADE-CONSPIRE

1999

HUMBLE BEGINNINGS

Blade-Conspire International Group is a small company based in Auckland, New Zealand - with aspirations of bringing our services to the world stage.

We've been in operation since 1999 in various forms - starting as technology freelancers and artists. Once it became apparent that a formal collective was needed to market our work, a loose organization was formed in the early years. A few trading names were thrown out there, all centered around the Blade theme - since we were operating "on the knife's edge" of cool technology.

CONSPIRE WEB SERVICES

Conspire Web Services began operations in 2003, with a full scale launch following in 2005. A few early names were chosen, until the final Conspire Web Services brand was solidified (taking the more positive meaning "to work together to achieve a common goal").

Originally only intended for internal use, to provide hosting services to our team - a gap in the market quickly saw the benefit of buying in services from overseas (in a time when New Zealand's local hosting providers were prohibitively expensive for smaller companies).

Since then, the number of services on offer has increased ten-fold and Conspire now offers telephony, design and marketing services alongside the original hosting portfolio. More recently, Conspire Web Services has also expanded into software, with the launch of it's development tools division.

2003

2004

BLADE-LIFESTYLE MEDIA

In 2004, two of the tech pioneers involved in the earlier Blade Collective partnered to turn the brand into a publishing powerhouse. Briefly operating as a partnership, after a while when Conspire Web Services proved to be an unexpected success, plans were put on hold to develop the publishing products any further.

BLADE-CONSPIRE INTERNATIONAL

In 2007 the full rights to the Blade Lifestyle Media brand was acquired wholesale by one of the founding partners and the groundwork was laid to merge the former initiative into the (now) larger Conspire Web Services brand.

In 2008 the merger was complete, with the newly formed Blade-Conspire International Group becoming a fully registered entity operating from Auckland, New Zealand.

2007

2008

VAMBRACE SOFTWARE & DIGIPHOTOPAINT

Vambrace Software was launched in mid-2008 as the need for a channel to provide more budget friendly value software that didn't quite fit in with the existing Conspire brand arose.

Following shortly there-after an idea formed and within a week DigiPhotoPaint was up and running, providing a much needed creative outlet for the former artists of the group and offering a unique service to memorialize friends and family.

INCUBATION PROGRAMMES

Since 2015, Blade-Conspire has been mentoring startups and providing investment opportunities for emerging sectors.

Our powerful position in a number of areas means we have the knowledge to nurture small businesses in a successful manner.
This enriches up and coming businesses with the tools they need to succeed - from web design to sales coaching.

2015

2019

THE MOVE

In June of 2019, we embarked upon our biggest project yet: moving everything from our perch high above the Auckland City streets in the Vero Building Complex to our new larger space on the waterfront.

Boasting additional floor space with extra meeting areas, as well as a new working environment designed by layout experts to foster innovation and open communications channels between all members of staff.

After nearly eight years in the Vero Building, we're a little sad to leave it behind - but look forward to a brighter future in a new facility.

DARK TIMES AHEAD

With the outbreak of COVID-19 seeing our borders close, we saw that as an opportunity to do good and in doing so, reinvigorated our passion for our local market.

While we were in a reasonable position to weather the storm, we knew that it wasn't the case everywhere. We saw clients close, businesses struggle to exist in an unknown climate and general panic about the future of operations in New Zealand.

So, we did what any Kiwi would do in the same situation: we got stuck in to help our fellow neighbours through tough times and launched a national TV campaign to do the unthinkable - offer our services completely free of charge to any businesses struggling to transition to the "new normal"

We helped move small traditional retailers to e-commerce sales and did so entirely on our own budget, to give back in times of need.

2020

CONTACT BLADE-CONSPIRE

If you have specific needs that aren't addressed by any of our brands, contact us today to discuss how we can help. Alternatively, if you would like to learn more about our investment and incubation programmes, fill out the form to right with a detailed overview of your business.

Blade-Conspire International Group Limited

Level 8
139 Quay Street,
Auckland Central - 1010
New Zealand

Public Visitation
9am - 5pm
Monday - Friday
(Bookings preferred)

Call Center Receptionist

Nationwide (Toll Free)
0800 33 88 36

Auckland
09 242 2626

Sydney, Australia
+61 2 8366 2395

London
+44 20 3519 7390

Nationwide (Toll Free)
+1800 949 9100

Blade-Conspire also operates in various capacities within:

  - Toronto, Canada,
  - Pori, Finland,
  - Sofia, Bulgaria,
  - Stockholm, Sweden.

As well as additional facilities across the United States:

  - Fremont, California
  - Lakeland, Florida

See local listings for contact information.

Blade-Conspire International Group

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A premier collection of innovative brands with a mission to catapult the New Zealand technology industry to the world stage.