STARTMATE NATION: THE BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD TO BUILD A STARTUP

Welcome to ANZ's most ambitious, talented and diverse tech community.






















Startmate is building the ecosystem that startups need to thrive in our own backyard
ABOUT US
300+
Portfolio companies
$4.5B
Combined portfolio value
45%
Women-founded companies
OUR COMMUNITY

Founder
Jada Andersen

Founder
Chris Naoumidis

Founder
Alex Naoumidis

Founder
Hannon Comazzetto

Founder
Michael De Nil

Founder
Neil Mans

Founder
Rory San Miguel

Founder
Casey Ellis

Founder
Julia Kay

Founder
Joey Moshinsky

Founder
Jarman Stephens

Founder
Anvil Serg Bañez

Operator
Mark Lamb

Operator
Matthew D'Cruz

Operator
Stephen Graham

Operator
Vidit Agarwal

Operator
Toby Taverne

Operator
Sophie Taylor

Operator
Darcy Cecil-Oakes

Operator
Swathi Doig

Operator
Sara McCormick

Operator
Kate Barany

Operator
Kate Sherburn

Operator
Amy Byrne

Investor
Ali Tamaseb

Investor
Silk Kadala

Investor
Matthew Geleta

Investor
Olena Jorgensen

Investor
Chris Breidahl

Investor
Marc Sofer

Investor
Richard Hall

Investor
Tom McQuillen

Investor
George Morrison

Investor
Eliza Allen

Investor
Christie Jenkins

Investor
Isabel Chen

Mentors
Niki Scevak

Mentors
Nikhil Singh

Mentors
Nathan Merzvinskis

Mentors
Tania Clarke

Mentors
Talia Wachtel

Mentors
Kendra Vant

Mentors
Kristin Perchal

Mentors
Kate Andrews

Mentors
Karla Belista

Mentors
Gemma Clancy

Mentors
David Kenney

Mentors
Christina Hobbs
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Accelerator
Investments
Since 2010, Startmate has invested in over 300 startups. Today, these companies are worth over $4.5b and employ over 3.5k people.
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First Believers
The next investable wave: where Bill Tai sees billions being built in AI, energy, and creator economies
"You don’t need to be smarter than the world. You just need to be in the right market at the right moment."
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Accelerator
Meet Startmate’s Winter’25 Accelerator cohort
The Winter ’25 cohort is full of founders chasing the edge of what’s possible and dragging the future closer.
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