About us

Built in Invercargill

Delivering to the world since 2014

Our journey

A decade in the making

  1. 2014

    First clients

    Our team starts building software for businesses across New Zealand, in finance, primary industry, logistics and health

  2. 2017

    Trusted partner

    Digital Stock continues to deliver advanced software solutions, becoming a trusted technology partner for complex jobs

  3. 2019

    Into energy

    A major system we built for PowerNet goes live across all four of its networks

  4. 2021

    ARC

    We build ARC from the ground up on what that project taught us, and our first customer goes live on it

  5. 2022

    More networks

    New networks join ARC, and its Partners programme begins

  6. 2023

    Outages

    ARC gains its Outages module, alongside a long run of new features

  7. 2024

    Growing

    More networks sign on, and ARC keeps pace with every change in compliance

  8. 2025

    āhei

    We launch āhei with Paralympians and New Zealand sport, inclusive PE and sport for every child

  9. 2026

    SOC 2

    After an independent audit of our systems and controls, Digital Stock gains SOC 2 certification

  10. Today

    ARC and āhei

    11 live ARC instances and āhei in more than 1,000 schools, all built by our team in Invercargill

Meet the Team

  • Jim Dowling

    Jim Dowling

    Founder & CEO

  • William Finlayson

    William Finlayson

    Founder & CTO

  • Allan Walter

    Allan Walter

    Lead Frontend Architect

  • Dylan Erskine

    Dylan Erskine

    Lead Systems Architect

  • Jack Kelly

    Jack Kelly

    Service Manager

  • Shea Smith

    Shea Smith

    Platform Infrastructure & Security

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