Graham Nelson

Graham Nelson is a UX designer, entrepreneur, and community builder based in New Plymouth, New Zealand. He is the founder of Manifold Coworking Space and co-founder of DO BOX, with a strong interest in how people move through and interact with both physical and digital spaces.

Over the past decade, Graham has helped grow the startup and social enterprise ecosystem in Taranaki through ventures, events, and community-led initiatives. He has been a founding member of Doso, formerly Startup Taranaki, and has organised multiple Techstars Startup Weekend events, bringing together entrepreneurs, mentors, and new ideas in high-energy collaborative environments.

With a background spanning product design, user experience, branding, and startup development, Graham brings a practical and human-centred perspective to building spaces, products, and communities that help people do their best work.