About us

Inside Supahuman.

We're a local team of AI specialists, born and raised in Aotearoa. We build and run AI applications and operating systems for organisations across New Zealand and Australia — with one goal: to free smart minds from tedious work.

The manifesto

Free smart minds from tedious work.

A lot of what AI is brilliant at is exactly what most people hate doing. When the weight of admin disappears, what's left is human freedom — and that's the work worth doing.

Our story

There had to be a better way to work.

We were founded on a simple idea: in an increasingly complex world, there must be a better way to work. The old ways — relentless repetition, tedious admin, getting bogged down in the mundane — just don't cut it anymore.

"If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."

— Henry Ford

With the rise of AI, there's now something faster and smarter than the old way of working. So in 2023 we started bringing together the smartest minds in AI, machine learning and data science — and got to work helping organisations across Aotearoa, Australia and beyond see the opportunity and thrive.

As a team born and raised in ANZ, we understand the challenges businesses face here. From the start we knew the region needed a specialist, local team that didn't just understand this new reality, but could lead it with a homegrown perspective.

Why we're here

Our mission is clear: to free smart minds from tedious work.

Value 01

Be brave

We take on the hard, regulated, high-stakes problems others avoid — and we back ourselves to prove the outcome in your context, not a sandbox.

Value 02

Be hungry

We move fast and stay curious. The field changes weekly, so we keep learning, keep shipping, and keep raising the bar on what AI can do for you.

Value 03

Be human

Technology serves people, not the other way around. We keep humans in the loop where it matters and design every system to give time back to your team.

The team

Meet our founders.

Behind the studio is a team of 20+ Master's and PhD-level AI and machine-learning specialists, data scientists, engineers and analysts who live and breathe AI.

Dave Howden

Dave Howden

Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer

20+ years in tech, including roles at BT, Orange UK and Umbrellar — a seasoned exec with the DNA of an engineer. Dave is all in on leading the shift to next-level productivity in ANZ.

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Blair Woods

Blair Woods

Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer

Two decades across software, technical leadership and people management — finance, crypto, insurance, utilities and AI, spanning the UK, South Africa, New Zealand and Germany. Start-up agility meets enterprise depth.

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Zane Hemmingsen-Jensen

Zane Hemmingsen-Jensen

Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer

A chartered accountant with deep finance and operations leadership across SaaS and AI, locally and internationally. Zane brings operational excellence to everything the studio runs.

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Get in touch

Come say kia ora.

We're based at GridAKL in Auckland, with an office in Sydney. Tell us where AI could take the load off — we reply within one working day.

Start a conversation
Phone
09 872 0340
Job applications
jobs@supahuman.ai
Investor relations
investor@supahuman.ai
Address
GridAKL, 101 Pakenham Street, Auckland 1010 · Aotearoa New Zealand