Friends That Invest’s Simran Kaur on leaving NZ to move to New York
Simran Kaur, a prominent New Zealand entrepreneur and founder of 'Friends That Invest', is moving to New York after receiving an O1 visa. Her departure highlights the ongoing 'brain drain' phenomenon in New Zealand's business sector.
Why it matters
Reflects the challenges smaller nations face in retaining high-achieving talent as they seek global opportunities.
Simran Kaur is joining the steady flock of Kiwis leaving New Zealand.
At age 29, Simran Kaur is one of New Zealand’s most successful people in business. She talks to Varsha Anjali about what’s making her ditch her ‘little cocoon’ in Auckland and move to the other side of the planet.
It’s 4pm on Thursday and Simran Kaur is on the phone from her car parked at her North Shore property on the street where she’s lived almost her entire life. The 29-year-old self-made millionaire lives on the same street as her parents. She goes to the same dairy she always has. She sees the same friends she’s had since primary school. She is comfortable. Now she can’t be.
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