NOVA press kit
Facts, products, story ideas and contacts for journalists, podcasters and editors writing about NOVA.
NOVA in one paragraphNOVA Enterprise Limited is a New Zealand AI company founded by Bjorn Kim. It makes Ora, an AI caller and receptionist that answers a business’s phone and makes approved sales calls, and says it is an AI on every call; JENA, a team of AI employees for small businesses that asks for approval before anything is sent on the owner’s behalf; and Gnomon, which checks an AI’s decisions and text (in beta). NOVA sells in New Zealand, in New Zealand dollars.
Fast facts
| Legal name | NOVA Enterprise Limited |
|---|---|
| Trading as | NOVA (also known as NOVA AI) |
| NZBN | 9429052611193 |
| Founder | Bjorn Kim |
| Based in | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Markets | New Zealand, priced in New Zealand dollars |
| Website | deskwithnova.com |
| Media contact | admin@deskwithnova.com |
| Phone | 09 873 4723 (answered by Veronica, NOVA’s own Ora, an AI) |
Products
- Ora: an AI caller and receptionist for New Zealand businesses. Answers the phone from approved facts, books into Google Calendar and makes sales calls from lists a person approves. Says it’s an AI on every call, in a New Zealand voice and 22 languages. From NZ$149 a month plus GST; setting up and practice calls are free.
- JENA: a Windows app that gives a small business a team of AI employees from 12 ready-made roles. It asks for approval before anything is sent on the owner’s behalf. NZ$29, NZ$99 or NZ$299 a month including GST, with a 7-day free trial.
- Gnomon (say “no-mon”): checks an AI’s decisions and text before you use it, as a connector for Claude or ChatGPT and an API. In beta.
Latest from NOVA
- 4 November 2026: What 34 AI sales calls to Auckland trades taught us. Real numbers from Ora’s first sales calls for NOVA: who picked up, the best time to ring a tradie, and what changed.
- 30 October 2026: Ora (previously NOVA Caller) opened free self-serve sign-up at app.deskwithnova.com, with setup and practice calls in the browser.
Story ideas
- An AI caller that tells everyone it’s an AI. Why Ora says so in its first reply, never leaves robot voicemails, and only rings business numbers a person approved.
- What happens when an AI cold-calls New Zealand tradies. The first 34 calls: 19 never reached a person, and two tradies asked to be rung at 7 am.
- AI that waits for a yes. How JENA keeps a person in charge of anything sent on a business’s behalf.
- Building AI in New Zealand, for New Zealand. New Zealand voices, te reo Māori among Ora’s 22 languages, and NZ-dollar prices.
Hear it, see it
- Ring Veronica, NOVA’s own Ora, on 09 873 4723.
- A scripted demo call (1 min 15 s) plays on the Ora page.
- Logo (PNG, 512 px): deskwithnova.com/logo-512.png. Please don’t recolour or stretch it.
- Founder bio: Bjorn Kim. Photos, screenshots and interviews on request.
How to write the names
- NOVA, in capitals. The company is NOVA Enterprise Limited.
- Ora or Ora by NOVA. It was called NOVA Caller until October 2026.
- JENA, in capitals. Gnomon, not “NOVA Gnomon”.
For anything else, email admin@deskwithnova.com. Bjorn answers press questions himself.
Writing about NOVA?
Email us for interviews, photos or the full call numbers.