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# About Vaughan
- URL: https://vaughan.ai/blog/about-vaughan/
- Published: 2017-03-20T10:00:59.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-07T23:21:31.000Z
- Author: Vaughan Fergusson
- Tags: About Me, #medium-import

![](https://vaughan.ai/content/images/2026/11/7b6affb5285c.jpeg)

Vaughan

- Founder of [Vend](http://www.vendhq.com/?ref=vaughan.ai)
- Co-founder of the Pam Fergusson Trust
- Rode the length of NZ on a [bike solo](http://nzuphill.8degrees.co.nz/?ref=vaughan.ai), because
- Founded a $500m venture in the middle of the GFC, because
- Rode around the world, because
- Learnt to sing and then sang a live gig in front of 100 people, because
- Ran 1,000km, because
- Had a big moustache, because

### Vend

Vaughan is the Founder of one of New Zealand’s fastest growing technology companies [Vend](http://www.vendhq.com/?ref=vaughan.ai), a cloud based retail software for small to medium retailers worldwide. Vend has been award winning for its innovation, it’s culture, it’s brand and it’s customer success. Vend was sold to Lightspeed in 2021 for half a billion dollars.

![](https://vaughan.ai/content/images/2026/11/8e93213284bf.png)

### OMGTech!

Vaughan also co-founded [OMG Tech!](http://omgtech.co.nz/?ref=vaughan.ai) an initiative to encourage kids of all backgrounds, genders, and ages to get into technology. It not only covers coding, but all newly developed technology such as robots, drones, nanotech, teleportation and hover-boards. They give kids the chance to explore and get inspired by technology that they will be experts in ten years from now.

![](https://vaughan.ai/content/images/2026/11/16d7f266adaa.png)

He dreams big and likes to set himself impossible challenges; whether it is cycling the length of New Zealand solo, running 1,000 kilometres, or building a $100M venture.