Ladymates Collective

Thrive in your startup career

If you are working in startups and want to excel in your career, you've come to the right place. Ladymates Collective is a space to up skill, make serendipitous connections, build confidence and thrive. 

Join a community of ambitious and supportive women looking to unleash their potential in the startup world.

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Applications open:
Early/mid 2024 with rolling intakes

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Meet some of the incredible women in our community

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Steph Skevington
Founder @ Butter (w22)
Maxine Minter
General Partner
@ Co Ventures
Lucinda Hartley
Co-Founder @ Neighbourlytics
Alicia Wells
Global Head of Customer Success @ Forage
Maddi Ingham
Chief of Staff
@ Verve
Kat Throssell
Investment Associate @ Giant Leap
Kate Morris
Co-Founder
@ Adore Beauty
Kirsti Grant
Chief People Experience Officer @ Auror
Kylene Jones
Director, Retail Solutions @ Auror
Rebecca Rozencwajg
GM investors @ LaunchVic
Jada Andersen
Co-Founder @
Xylo Systems
Sophie Robertson
Head of Investor Relations @ TEN13
Victoria Cook
Software Engineering @ Mentorloop
Izzy Bigio
Platform Manager @ Blackbird
Iva Charlopova
Senior Finance Project Manager @ Brighte
Mary Connolly
Product Manager
@ Canva
Tiffany Ashdown
Coo
@ The Product Bus
Laila Grace
Associate @
Icehouse Ventures 
Tash Jamieson
Founder @ lockpick games (s22)
Alexandra Carr
Chief of Staff
@ ReGen Ventures
Rachel Wong
Finance Director @ The Separation Guide
Julia West
Operations Lead @ Wedgetail
Martha Gouniai
Product Manager @ Canva
Samar Mcheileh
co-ceo @
Scale investors
Chris Naoumidis
Mindset Health
Cheryl Mack
Aussie Angels
Taryn Pieterse
Rampersand
Rebecca Wendland
Folklore
Colette Grgic
AWS
Ben Armstrong
Archangel Ventures
Maxine Minter
Co Ventures
Casey Flint
Square peg
Chris Quirk
Rampersand
Luke Howes
Sequential
Dominic Pym
Up Bank
Rod Hamilton
Culture Amp
Fabian Le Gay Brereton
GridCog
Sally-Ann Williams
Cicada Innocations
Kate Morris
Adore Beauty
Rachael Neumann
Flying Fox Ventures
Danny Wu
Canva
Mick Liubinskas
Climate Salad
Alan Jones
Third Hemisphere
Nick Sinclair
Airbnb
Vinko Grgić
Aussie Angels
Matt Allen
Tractor Ventures
Kylie Frazer
Flying Fox Ventures
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Blackbird
Alan Sharp-Paul
Upguard
Silvia Hope
AmazingCo.
Kirsty Traill
Movac
Peter Huynh
harrison.ai
Samantha Wong
Blackbird
Alan Downie
Bugherd
Ben Sze
Edrolo
Olivia Grivas
Skip Capital
Lane Litz
Chatterize
Tom Mcleod
Myagi
Alex Naoumidis
Mindset Health
Kate Dinon
Culture Amp
Emily Mason
Knnight
Chloe Hammon
Culture Amp
Vignesh Kumar
GD1
Niki Scevak
Blackbird/Startmate
Shannon Poulton
Good Thnx
Rayn Ong
Archangel Ventures
Phoebe Harrop
Blackbird
George Hartley
Smartrmail
Luke Preston
Tesla

What is the
‍Ladymates Collective?

To truly support our Ladymates, we want to curate and tailor offerings based on the unique needs of community members. In short, we're building this with you, and for you.

Think:

  • Community social gatherings
  • Ongoing mentorship with inspiring women in the startup space
  • Facilitated squads
  • Workshops
  • Resources
  • Virtual and IRL events

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Are you a wildly ambitious founder and pre Series A fundraise?
‍The Accelerator is for you.

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We're industry agnostic.

‍We've invested in companies spanning an insanely diverse range of industries. From ed-tech, health-tech, prop-tech and climate-tech to space-tech, fin-tech and legal-tech.

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You're never too early.

‍67% of Accelerator companies had no revenue when they appliedand every cohort has had at least one company that is idea-stage and pre-MVP.

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We strive for equal representation.

‍Diversity builds smarter solutions. Since 2021, 40% of our companies have 1 or more women co-founders.

Who is the Ladymates Collective for?

This program is for women working in a startup or tech company. Regardless of your role, industry, experience or background, we're here to support you in your startup career. 

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Is this the right program for you?

  • If you are a woman in leadership looking to amplify influence and impact in leadership, and gain a community of other women in leadership, please see Ladymates Leadership‍
  • If you aren't yet working in startups but are looking to crack into the ecosystem and land your dream job, check out the Women Fellowship

Check out our
‍track record

  • 50% of companies raise post-accelerator
  • Startups raise an average of $1.8mil. off the back of the accelerator

Join a community that will help you go from idea to IPO

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Hiring

We have over 3000+ of ANZ’s most talented operators in our community. Our incredible Startmate fellows are hungry to join a high-growth startup and ready to support you on your journey.

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Investors

We have built an army of over 250 early stage investors who are inspired by your commitment to changing the world. They are here, ready to be your First Believers, and invest.

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Funding

We invest in you from day one and continue to believe in you forever after. This is a unique fund in ANZ that automatically invests all Startmate pro-rata for our alumni, which means you can go into your fundraising conversations already knowing you have the Startmate pro-rata committed

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Ladymates Collective

Join a community of ambitious and supportive women looking to excel in their startup careers.
What you’ll get out of the Accelerator 
  1. Investment: We invest AUD 120k in each company so that all your energy is focused on building your startup.
  2. Founder friends: You’ll be surrounded by a cohort of equally ambitious founders on the same journey.
  3. Pitch perfect: We’ll tear your pitch deck to shreds and by the end of the Accelerator you’ll have a bulletproof deck ready for investors.
  4. Launch your startup to the world: Pitch your startup to an audience of thousands at Demo Day.
  5. A product people want: You’ll spend 12 weeks laser-focused on your customer, how you can improve your product and the results to drive meaningful growth
  6. Mentorship: You’ll be partnered with ANZ’s most successful founders, operators and investors who have skin in the game and will run through brick walls to see you succeed 
  7. SME: We’ll connect you with subject matter experts who can provide tailored industry advice on how to approach your business
  9. Community: You’ll gain access to ANZ’s largest startup community of founders, operators and investors who are ready to support you on your journey.  
  10. World-class talent pool: Within our 2000+ startmate fellowship alumni are the hires you need to take your startup to the next level at your fingertips: pre-vetted, upskilled, and hungry to join a high-growth startup. 
  11. The best platform in ANZ to raise capital: Having the Startmate brand behind you will be a stamp of approval to every potential investor or employee you meet.

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Get mentorship to navigate challenges and excel in your career

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Make lifelong friends to support you every step of the way

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Gain tools to help you navigate gender-centric hurdles

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Build confidence in yourself and your career trajectory

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Join ANZ's largest startup community

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