Frond Space Systems has been named one of the 10 winners of the BNZ Early-Stage Companies Award at the 2026 TIN Report Launch & Awards in Auckland.
About the TIN Report
Published annually by Technology Investment Network (TIN), the TIN Report is New Zealand’s leading independent analysis of the technology sector, now in its 22nd edition. At its core is the TIN200: a ranking of New Zealand’s 200 largest technology export companies by revenue, which together generate around NZ$20 billion a year and make tech one of the country’s largest export sectors, behind only dairy and tourism.
Alongside the TIN200, the report highlights the next generation. The 10 early-stage award winners are selected on the innovation of their technology and the size of the market opportunity ahead of them.
What it means for Frond
Frond builds smart deployables for spacecraft: dragsails that bring satellites down from orbit faster at end of life, inspection booms and restowable solar arrays. Our systems are already flying, and this recognition reflects the work of a small team building flight hardware in New Zealand for customers around the world.
“Being recognised alongside such a strong group of New Zealand companies is a real honour for a young space hardware business,” said Ben Taylor, CEO and co-founder. “It reflects the work our team has put into getting Frond systems into orbit, and the growing role New Zealand is playing in keeping space open for business.”
Thank you to Greg Shanahan, Narjis Adnan and the TIN team, and to BNZ and the event sponsors, for their support of New Zealand’s technology ecosystem. Congratulations to all the other winners.