Selected Media
Grata raises $25 million to help private equity firms find their next investment, Fortune, 2022
Climate-focused VC Aera holds $30m first close, moves headquarters to Singapore, Deal Street Asia, 2022
Singapore climate-focused VC nets $30m in first close of new fund, Tech in Asia, 2022
Shiok Meats backer Aera VC hits US$30M first close for climate-tech investments, e27, 2022
Aera VC builds $42 million war chest for climate breakthroughs, Startup Daily, 2022
New climate fund from Derek Handley’s Aera VC raises $44m, reveals first investments, NZ Herald (premium), 2022
Branson’s space flight: The six Kiwis who are now close to a Virgin Galactic ride, NZ Herald, 2021
Derek Handley-backed outfit raises money to take on Rocket Lab, NZ Herald, 2018
Q&A with Derek Handley, AA Directions, Autumn 2018
The Nation: Lisa Owen interviews Derek Handley, Scoop, 2018
Q&A with Derek Handley: From B Team to Aera VC, ImpactAlpha, 2017
My te reo Māori journey: Derek Handley, The Spinoff, 2017
8 Business Leaders Share Their Best Strategies for Handling Email, Thrive Global, 2017
Derek Handley would like to reintroduce himself, Metro Magazine, 2016
Derek Handley: Finding a purpose beyond profit, RNZ, 2014
Derek Handley has big dreams for a small planet, INTHEBLACK, 2014
How Derek Handley is taking on the world, Stuff, 2013
Richard Branson and Jochen Zeitz Reveal The B Team Leaders, PR Newswire, 2013
Richard Branson Reveals The Business Mogul With A Moral Compass He Admires The Most, Business Insider, 2013
Business Leader of the Year 2010 Finalist: Derek Handley, NZ Herald, 2010
Young entrepreneur goes global, Stuff, 2009
Published Writing
Startups tackling climate change the next big boom, Stuff, 2021
How space tourism can help conquer climate change, NZ Herald (premium), 2021
Heavy industry must be decarbonised to reach emission goals, NZ Herald (premium), 2021
Heavy industry must be decarbonised to reach emission goals, Business Times, 2021
Why the alternative meat ecosystem is booming, The Australian, 2021
A VC explains why he backed the new alt-meat startup by Shoes of Prey founder Michael Fox, Startup Daily, 2021
How to have a happier new year, NZ Herald, 2018
Hate your job? Here’s what to do, NZ Herald, 2018
The buzz of ‘helper’s high’, NZ Herald, 2018
Is this the secret to keeping New Year resolutions?, NZ Herald, 2017
Derek Handley On Spending Half of the Week Disconnected From Email, Thrive Global, 2017
Derek’s book: Heart to Start, Penguin, 2013
Other Media
The Wharton School Social Innovator Residence Program
Derek Handley Joins Human Ventures
Derek Handley was one of the youngest executives to list a company in New Zealand