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How to get your company to invest in your L&D
By
Holly Brooks
Startmate offers some pretty epic L&D opportunities. Here are some hot tips for persuading your employer to invest in your education â even if thereâs no set L&D budget or tuition reimbursement policy.Â
July 23, 2024
Spotlight on women in leadership: Cathleen Santoso, Head of Growth & Ops @ Athletic Ventures
By
Phoebe Pincus
In our Spotlight series, weâre introducing you to our first ever cohort of Ladymates Leaders.
July 7, 2024
Spotlight on women in leadership: Ruby Jones, Head of Ops @ Aquila
By
Phoebe Pincus
Phoebe Pincus
In our Spotlight series, weâre introducing you to our first ever cohort of Ladymates Leaders.
July 7, 2024
Spotlight on women in leadership: Ellen Black, Growth Lead @ Open
By
Phoebe Pincus
Phoebe Pincus
In our Spotlight series, weâre introducing you to our first ever cohort of Ladymates Leaders.
July 7, 2024
Spotlight on women in leadership: Hannah Iwanov, GM of People @ Akaysha Energy
By
Phoebe Pincus
Phoebe Pincus
In our Spotlight series, weâre introducing you to our first ever cohort of Ladymates Leaders.
July 7, 2024
Spotlight on women in leadership: Estelle Berton, CX lead at Eucalyptus
By
Phoebe Pincus
Phoebe Pincus
In our Spotlight series, weâre introducing you to our first ever cohort of Ladymates Leaders.
July 2, 2024
Spotlight on women in leadership: Kate Sherburn, Head of Legal at Who Gives a Crap
By
Phoebe Pincus
Phoebe Pincus
In our Spotlight series, weâre introducing you to our first ever cohort of Ladymates Leaders.
July 2, 2024
Spotlight on women in leadership: Zoe Champtaloup, Director of Ops & General Counsel @ Perx Health
By
Phoebe Pincus
Phoebe Pincus
In our Spotlight series, weâre introducing you to our first ever cohort of Ladymates Leaders.
July 2, 2024
Spotlight on women in leadership: Frances Goh, Head of Community & Growth at One Roof
By
Phoebe Pincus
Phoebe Pincus
In our Spotlight series, weâre introducing you to our first ever cohort of Ladymates Leaders.
July 2, 2024
June 2024 Monthly Update
By
Michael Batko
Michael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
July 1, 2024
Launch Club to Accelerator
By
Cameron Ensor
Cameron Ensor
Since 2021, 13% (5/39) of Accelerator companies have come through Launch Club. Keep reading to learn more about the companies and what made them stand out.
July 1, 2024
May 2024 Monthly Update
By
Michael Batko
Michael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
June 1, 2024
April 2024 Monthly Update
By
Michael Batko
Michael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
May 1, 2024
How Venu is bringing sophisticated marketing tech to independent hospitality businesses
By
Stephanie Palmer-Derrien
Venu founders Kieran Gardiner and James McArthur are on a mission to level the playing field for independent hospitality businesses.
April 15, 2024
Efficiency on track: Telematticaâs trailblazing approach to infrastructure maintenance
By
Royina Bakshi
Telemattica is taking a âCheck Engine Lightâ and converting it into a supercharged diagnostic tool.Â
April 15, 2024
How Graphics et al. are fixing the healthcare communicationâs âIKEA problemâ
By
Royina Bakshi
Graphics et al., the startup solving the IKEA problem for healthcare communication.Â
April 15, 2024
Carbonaught is inventing a new blueprint to feed the earth - and theyâre crushing it!
By
Daniel Simons
Itâs a stomach-churning task, but there is hope for our planet's farmers and foodies. Queensland-based startup, Carbonaught. has exploded onto the scene with a radical new solution.
April 15, 2024
How Keeyu helps get online shoppers what they ordered on time, drama-free
By
Royina Bakshi
By offering proactive delivery prediction and efficiency, Keeyu is the holy grail for success that e-commerce businesses have been looking for.Â
April 15, 2024
NOA The Brand: Building the "Everything Charger" and Sparking a Wireless Revolution
By
Daniel Simons
NOA The Brand is on a mission to untether humanity from the world of cords, and their breakthrough tech could change the way we power just about everything.Â
April 9, 2024
KiwiFibre Turns Plants into Race Cars
By
Daniel Simons
KiwiFibre creates natural fibre composite materials from Harakeke - a natively grown New Zealand wonder plant, and one of the worldâs strongest natural fibres.Â
April 9, 2024
How Everbility is using AI to change the working lives of allied health professionals
By
Harshdeep Kaur
Angela and Mani are the co-founders of Everbility, a documentation AI co-pilot for allied health professionals, to assist them with their administrative load, and ultimately help them âprovide better health services and outcomes for their patients.âÂ
April 9, 2024
Kite Therapy delivers neuro-affirming care to caregivers of children with autism and developmental delays
By
Holly Clark
Kite Therapy, a Victorian startup with the mission to make therapy significantly more affordable for kids with autism and developmental delays, by coaching parents to implement it at home.
April 9, 2024
Learna teaches bite-sized skills for a changing workforce
By
Holly Clark
Entrepreneur Lisa Lie founded Learna in January 2023. The app is a microlearning platform teaching conflict resolution, emotional intelligence and people skills you can master in under 10 minutes.Â
April 9, 2024
March 2024 Monthly Update
By
Michael Batko
Michael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
March 31, 2024
A moment of (climate) gratefulness
By
Kaya Moore
Kaya Moore
Here are 10 people who have played an important role in shaping the Climate Tech Fellowship. We want to give the spotlight over to TEN of our speakers and advisors who have opened their minds (and their busy calendars) in our previous Fellowship cohorts.
March 7, 2024
February 2024 Monthly Review
By
Michael Batko
Michael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to find out what we've been up to this month.
February 29, 2024
Meet Lutjen, final-year law student, on a pathway to find a more valuable purpose through founding.
By
Holly Brooks
Holly Brooks
We sat down with Lutjen Lee Winterâ23 Student Fellow and founder of Farmbite an online marketplace enabling people to buy, swap, and sell locally grown produce. Since completing the Student Fellowship, Lutjen has taken a hiatus from his studies (B. Laws at RMIT University) to pursue entrepreneurship. Heâs since participated in Cohort 7 of Blackbirdâs Giants program, has just been accepted into RMITâs pre-Accelerator LaunchHub and is on the precipice of launching his app.â
February 27, 2024
Meet Alea, student fellow pursuing the non-traditional, entrepreneurial pathway.
By
Holly Brooks
Holly Brooks
We sat down with Alea Young, Summerâ24 Student Fellow who is passionate about entrepreneurship and startups. Alea shared her experience of the Student Fellowship, the startup she pitched during the Founder Challenge and why she is so interested in founding.Â
February 27, 2024
Meet Charlotte, student fellow, STEM student and pursuing the non-traditional, entrepreneurial pathway.
By
Holly Brooks
Holly Brooks
We sat down with Charlotte Jones, Winterâ23 Student Fellow who is passionate about entrepreneurship and startups. Alea shared her experience of the Student Fellowship, the startup she pitched during the Founder Challenge and why she feels drawn to founding.Â
February 27, 2024
Meet Archer and Davin, two uni students revolutionising the way we communicate on campus.
By
Holly Brooks
Holly Brooks
We sat down with Archer Simmonds and Davin Karunanayake, Summerâ24 Student Fellows and co-founders (alongside Dhruv Verma) of Huddled (previously Grouptag) a student-first communication platform centralising class discussions, assignments and social messaging all in one place. Archer and Davin share their experience of the Student Fellowship, the evolution of their startup and why they have chosen to pursue the founder pathway.
February 27, 2024
Meet our Summer24 Accelerator cohort
By
Holly Brooks
Holly Brooks
The Summer24 Cohort is ready for lift-off. âIf we had to use one word to describe this group, it would be hungry: hungry to solve problems, hungry to prove themselves, hungry to leave their mark on the world. Already they have demonstrated an intensity and focus that has us incredibly excited to watch them unleash over the next 3 months.
February 8, 2024
January 2024 Monthly Update
By
Michael Batko
Michael Batko
Dive into Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
February 1, 2024
Meet Climate Tech Fellow: Heidi Dumesich
By
Holly Brooks
Holly Brooks
Heidi Dumesich is a dedicated and skilled professional in the field of sustainability. Heidi is currently the Sustainability Manager at Ventia. In this role, Heidi is responsible for managing, reporting and implementing innovative sustainability practices for the Sydney Roads Asset Performance contract (SRAPC) with Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW).
January 18, 2024
Meet Climate Tech Fellow: John Keith
By
Holly Brooks
Holly Brooks
Hear from John Keith, a banker and early stage growth investor that recently graduated from the Climate Tech Fellowship.
January 18, 2024
Meet Climate Tech Fellow: Shu Das
By
Holly Brooks
Holly Brooks
Hear from Shu Das, an experienced Chartered Accountant and recent Climate Tech Fellowship graduate.
January 18, 2024
Meet Climate Tech Fellow: Madeleine Maslin
By
Holly Brooks
Holly Brooks
Madeleine is a lawyer, writer, tech policy researcher, former federal election campaign manager, and Chief Problem Solver at circular economy powerhouse, Alchemy Global Solutions. She is also the sixth generation in a thriving family farm business and has worked with researchers, startups, and investors to develop tools and networks that support nature-positive management of farming landscapes.
January 17, 2024
Meet Woman Fellow: Alex Carr (Autumn 21)
By
Jessica McKellar
Alex started her career as a corporate lawyer at Herbert Smith Freehills in Sydney and quickly realised I wanted to do something purpose driven instead. She considers herself lucky enough to be given a role at a small Australian AgTech scale up where she was exposed to VC and the vibrant world of startups. She knew she wanted to jump back into that world after her time abroad in London but wasn't sure howâŚ
January 14, 2024
Meet Woman Fellowship: Fiona Moncrieff (Autumn 23)
By
Jessica McKellar
Fiona started her career as a clinical dietitian at Monash Hospital, before defecting from the frontline and transitioning into the product team of an early-stage healthtech startup in London called Second Nature, who are committed to solving the type-2 diabetes and obesity crisis through mindset and behaviour change coaching. Here she started out as a health coach before transitioning into the content design team, and then the product team as a program / product manager.
January 14, 2024
Meet Woman Fellowship: Jess McKellar (Spring 23)
By
Jessica McKellar
Jess was working for a Healthcare start-up when she found the WF. It opened her up to a world of new ideas, including the potential to change her career after 10 years of being an Executive Assistant. Sheâs currently working in Cloud Infrastructure and looking forward to what lies ahead.
January 14, 2024
Meet Woman Fellow: Magdalena Kortas (Spring 22)
By
Jessica McKellar
Magda was a Data Scientist in Poland before moving to Syndey to become a Data Scientist at Cloud infrastructure company, Kablamo.
January 14, 2024
Meet Woman Fellow: Prachi Arya (Spring 22)
By
Jessica McKellar
Prachi was working as a research fellow at a think tank at the time of the fellowship and is now working as a policy/financial analyst at the ACT Treasury.
January 14, 2024
Meet Woman Fellow: Samantha Wood (Spring 22)
By
Jessica McKellar
Sam has spent most of her career to date working operations in and around small businesses, from being the general manager of a rum bar at 23 to rolling out full ops systems and processes across Jamie Oliver's Australian restaurants, to a tech and agile scaleup sized consultancy.
January 14, 2024
Meet Woman Fellow: Simone Barakat (Autumn 23)
By
Jessica McKellar
Before the fellowship Simone was a Senior Product Manager at water monitoring and management company, Farmbot. Now sheâs the Chief of Staff at Number 8 Bio â a synthetic biology start-up.
January 14, 2024
Meet Woman Fellow: Izzy Bigio (Autumn 22)
By
Jessica McKellar
From medical doctor to platform manager for Blackbird Aotearoa, hear more about Izzy's journey.
January 14, 2024
Meet Climate Tech Fellow: Eddie Dostine
By
Eddie Dostine
Hey there my name is Eddie Dostine and Iâm a recent graduate of the Startmate Climate Tech Fellowship Summer 2023. âI live in Clovelly, Sydney and have a deep love for anything ocean-related. I spend most of my free time either going as fast as I can on top of it (wingfoiling, surfing or sailing) or going as deep as I can under it (which isnât very deep at 10m but we will get there - with my latest passion of learning to freedive).
January 14, 2024
Startmate 2023 Year in Review
By
Michael Batko
Michael Batko
2023 was the year of experimentation. 2024 is the year of focus and depth. Weâll be doubling down on what weâre great at. Importantly, ignore trends and media scare as weâre long term investors. Keep planting seeds in the good and the bad times.
December 20, 2023
From big idea to big impact: How Olivia took Empathix from Launch Club idea to a Startmate Accelerator company
By
Royina Bakshi
Ever had an idea that you were irrationally obsessed with? A brainchild so brilliant, it held the key to solving a big, hairy audacious problem, yet left you wondering: how do I start? Olivia Dyet found herself here. Then she decided to apply to Startmateâs Launch Club program. In a whirlwind of weeks, she validated and breathed life into their idea for Empathix, an AI-powered recruitment platform, and secured a highly coveted spot in Startmateâs upcoming Accelerator cohort. Hereâs here extraordinary journey.Â
December 19, 2023
Which founder program is right for you?
By
Cameron Ensor
Cameron Ensor
Interested in one of Startmate's founder programs, but not sure where to start? We've broken it down for you here.
December 18, 2023
5 reasons why Launch Club will change the game for early stage & aspiring founders
By
Maisy Bennett
Maisy Bennett
Why joining Launch Club will be the best thing you do as an aspiring or early stage founder.
December 17, 2023
November 2023 Monthly Update
By
Michael Batko
Michael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
November 30, 2023
Overcoming the challenges of electrifying homes in Australia
By
Leo Cerda
Discover the hurdles faced by homeowners when transitioning off natural gas to electrifying their homes, and learn from my experience to overcome this.
November 15, 2023
October 2023 Monthly Update
By
Michael Batko
Michael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
October 31, 2023
Landing your first startup job
By
Jack Rode
Job searches are hard. Fear and self doubt drives people to believe that they canât land anything, so they apply for everything.Hereâs a secretVery few people actually think about what they want, because they donât believe itâs achievable. The result is that everyone ends up applying for the same roles in the market. Whilst everyone else competes for the same roles, there is an opportunity to chase a role that actually excites you. Ironically, these may be easier to land.
October 23, 2023
Meet our Winter23 Demo Day cohort
By
Holly Brooks
Holly Brooks
The Winter23 Demo Day cohort is here, and they are going to make our lives 100x better. They are running through brick walls to tackle the thorniest problems frustrating industries world-wide. From AI-powered recruitment and misdiagnosed prenatal ultrasounds to inflatable space solar panels and vaccine nebulisers, the Winter23 cohort is one of our most innovative yet.
October 18, 2023
Defy-Hi is making high-rise building inspections safer and smarter.Â
By
Holly Clark
Scared of heights? âA career as a rope access engineer will not be for you. âThose are the folks you see rappelling down high-rise buildings, checking the facade for safety and maintenance issues. âBut for Defy-Hi Co-Founder Dr Abbie Widin, the best way to keep people safe at heights is to eliminate the risk entirely. This helps property owners meet their safety obligations.
October 13, 2023
Astrix Astronautics: The Kiwi startup sending scalable solar power solutions into space
By
Stephanie Palmer-Derrien
âFor a long time, humansâ relationship to space has been characterised by NASA astronauts, high-tension countdowns and once-in-a-lifetime, billion-dollar missions.âThatâs âold spaceâ, say Astrix Astronautics founders Max Daniels and Will Hunter.
October 11, 2023
Ubiquetherm: The next generation of heating and cooling
By
Daniel Simons
Every now and again you hear about a technology that has so much transformative potential that itâs hard to wrap your head around it. âThe team from Ubiquetherm humbly refers to their invention as âthe next generation of heating and cooling.â What they are actually creating, is a breakthrough product that could have dramatic and brilliant ramifications for virtually every human on earth - and give us an almighty leap towards solving our climate, energy, and economic challenges.Â
October 10, 2023
From pediatrics to pandemics, Misti is a breath of fresh airÂ
By
Daniel Simons
When Dr. Anushi Rajapaksa was just 7 years old, she was so terrified of needles that she had to be sedated to receive a simple injection. Now, after 15 years of dedicated research, she and her team have created a breakthrough technology with world-changing potential. ââMisti is a multi-award winning, novel and non-invasive lung delivery system that uses ultrasound waves to turn life-saving biomolecules into a mist that can deliver treatments to the deep lungs.â No needle required.Â
October 10, 2023
A magical moment. How LUMOS created a category-defining tech platform
By
Daniel Simons
âThe first rule of business is to find a big hairy problem in need of a grand solution, so when Eric Fan and his team discovered a way to solve a challenge that plagued virtually every marketing manager on the planet, they knew they were onto something epic. â
October 10, 2023
Holy shiitake! Meet the company that grows mushrooms (and crops) with lightning
By
Daniel Simons
Take a third-generation farmer with three startups under his belt and a serial innovator whoâs turned algae into medicine and developed an AI mental health app for an A-league football team, and what you get is a recipe for magic.Â
October 10, 2023
AI-powered ultrasound: BioticsAI is tackling misdiagnosis of unborn babies
By
Stephanie Palmer-Derrien
âAs co-founder Robhy Bustami puts it, BioticsAI sits at âthe intersection where humanity and technology meetâ. âSpecifically, it integrates artificial intelligence with ultrasound imaging tech, to help detect and diagnose foetal abnormalities in unborn babies.â
October 10, 2023
September 2023 Monthly Update
By
Phoebe Pincus
Phoebe Pincus
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
September 30, 2023
Empathix: How a self-driving rocketship is launching into a new era of recruitment
By
Royina Bakshi
In an industry of shooting stars, tractors, dragons, and unicorns say hello to self-driving rocketship, Empathix. An AI-driven recruitment platform, founded by Olivia Dyet, this start-up transformed from idea to business in Startmateâs Launch Club in a matter of weeks. âNext, Empathix was announced as one of Startmateâs Winter23 Accelerator companies. Since then the company has only continued to grow. â
September 27, 2023
From on-site frustrations to success: Nomad Fleetâs blueprint for transforming the construction industry
By
Royina Bakshi
âImagine a billion-dollar idea that completely shakes up an industry. Typically, you might picture fancy new inventions or super complex tech stuff, right? But sometimes, the next big thing is just a clever and straightforward solution that revolutionises the way things work. That's exactly what Nomad Fleet is all about. âWill Smith, a civil engineer, and Mourad Kessas, a computer scientist, teamed up to create Nomad with one goal in mind: to be the iOS for the construction industry.
September 27, 2023
DDLoop: Empowering legal minds through revolutionary LegalTechÂ
By
Royina Bakshi
âImagine this: Itâs 11:45 p.m. and a dedicated lawyer finds themselves deep into their nth document as they conduct due diligence for their client. Having sifted through masses of information all day, and knowing what is at stake, they ask themselves: what if there was a better way?
September 27, 2023
Syncing Success: How AsyncBrain is using AI to change business decision-making for the better
By
Royina Bakshi
âIn the heart of the Amazon rainforest, a butterfly flaps its wings, and across the globe a poor business decision is made. Good decisions are at the heart of business success, however today most businesses cannot afford to spend hours contemplating the ârightâ decision.Â
September 27, 2023
Lyrebird Health is helping doctors deliver patient care, not paperwork
By
Holly Clark
âItâs very hard for me to imagine a world without doctors, for example,â he told a packed crowd at the Melbourne Convention Centre in June 2023.âOne startup using AI to reimagine the experience is Startmate Company Lyrebird Health, a medical scribing tool that allows doctors to practice medicine, not paperwork. â
September 27, 2023
EdTech startup Flohh is giving teachers their weekends back.Â
By
Holly Clark
Sobering research from the Black Dog Institute has revealed that nearly half of Australian teachers are considering leaving the profession in the next 12 months, with workload and burnout post-COVID cited as critical concerns. âAnge Alcock, a former head of English at MacRobertson Girls School, says the average teacher spends about 6.5 weeks (WTF) of unpaid overtime on marking per year. Not only is this outright wrong, but the burden of extra work threatens to affect student outcomes, too. â
September 27, 2023
WTF is Product Management?
By
Holly Brooks
Holly Brooks
Ok. So we all hear the words âProductâ and âManagerâ thrown around. But WTF actually is Product Management and what does a Product Manager do?âWhy are they so flippin important? And why are they in such high demand? âWell. Let us tell you!!!Â
September 21, 2023
August 2023 Monthly Update
By
Michael Batko
Michael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
August 31, 2023
Climate Tech Fellowship Reflections
By
Mark Lewis
Timing in life is key, and the inaugural Startmate Climate Tech Fellowship came into my life at a particularly auspicious time. I was looking to transition from Fin Tech to Climate Tech when Kristin Vaughan of Virescent Venture Capital recommended the Fellowship to me. I went in with high expectations and was not disappointed. I finished feeling overwhelmed and excited by the possibilities in front of me.Â
August 23, 2023
How to rock performance reviews
By
The Mintable
Employee evaluations, performance reviews, yearly appraisals â these events have many names, but they all boil down to the same purpose. We do them to ensure people know how they are doing and have a clear path to succeed.
August 22, 2023
How the Climate Tech Fellowship helped me land a job in climate
By
Anwesha Pati
When I embarked on the Climate Tech Fellowship, I was driven by my desire to channel my passion for addressing climate change into meaningful action. (Spoiler alert: this led me to land a role at Trace, an exciting Climate Tech startup).
August 17, 2023
Here we are, giving it a go: Why I decided to do the Climate Tech Fellowship
By
Annelieke de Wit
Climate change, climate action, climatetech, greentech, cleantech, deeptech⌠the list of names and buzzwords goes on. No matter your definition, the future of business is green. Net zero. Carbon negative. Regenerative. Because it has to be. Coming from a non-climate and not-really-tech background, it felt daunting to even start wrapping my head around this world. â
August 15, 2023
July 2023 Monthly Update
By
Michael Batko
Michael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
July 31, 2023
Lessons from the Launch Club: to build a startup, build your community
By
It takes a village to raise a child. Likewise, it takes a village to build a startup. Launch Club is a golden ticket into the Starmate village â a buzzing, vibrant, ever-innovative and inspiring village. Launch Club fast-tracks and amplifies your village by creating connections with people who just like are at the beginning of their startup journey and looking to build their community. And You gain access to the knowledge, feedback and first-hand experience from some of the most successful and influential founders, operators and investors in ANZ's startup ecosystem.
July 11, 2023
Embracing beauty tech innovation: My Launch Club journey
By
Jessica Durrington
Startmate Launch Club is the ultimate catalyst for early-stage startups, offering unparalleled opportunities to kickstart and propel your venture forward. It demystifies the startup journey and makes it accessible to aspiring entrepreneurs. Ultimately, the indispensable insights from each of the sessions and speakers provide you with business knowledge that is adaptable and beneficial for any career path.
July 9, 2023
Invest in your community: Why I decided to do First Believers
By
Will Mulholland
âYou know those moments that turn your life around? Those experiences that broaden your horizons, connect you with the right people, and set you on a path you never thought possible? That's what Startmate's First Believers program offered meâa wild ride that has opened doors to opportunities I never thought possible.Â
July 9, 2023
Uni students are trading grad jobs for startups. Hereâs why.Â
By
Holly Clark
University students Kai Van Lieshout and Linus Talacko are using AI to create a new kind of grad job: startup founder.âThe second and third-year university students are the creators of Lyrebird Health, Australia's first and most widely used AI assistant for allied healthcare practitioners. âLyrebird took out the top prize in a two-week hackathon in the Startmate Student Fellowship, a national program challenging a generation of young people to look to startups as an alternative career path. âFollowing this mighty win, Kai and Linus got a one-way ticket to Launch Club, where they spent the next ten weeks validating their idea, talking to customers and preparing for launch.Â
July 9, 2023
Catapulting into founderhood: My Launch Club journey
By
Danny McGee
Reflecting on my 11-week rollercoaster through Startmate's inaugural Launch Club fellowship, I can't help but marvel at how pivotal the experience has been. Shaking off the cocoon of my solo venture, I found a vibrant community that championed honesty, vulnerability, and camaraderie. Startmate, âthe Y Combinator of Australiaâ as I affectionately dub them, has crafted an experience that makes the daunting task of starting and founding a startup feel accessible, inspiring, and exciting.
July 8, 2023
What makes a great resume? Michael Rubio from Canva knows
By
Penny Holloway
âThe future of â¨work⨠đ¤â it sure is movinâ and shakinâ. âWeâre Zoom-ing, Chat-ing and Slack-ing, with the ways of working as-we-know-them continuing to evolve and shift â however one thing remains (mostly) unchanged, the humble CV.âHiring managers (and their Applicant Tracking System counterparts đ¤) are still sifting through hundreds of job-hopeful career love letters (resumes) in search of the perfect match.â
July 8, 2023
How Connor Finlayson built the largest freelance marketplace in New Zealand with no-code whatsoever
By
Holly Brooks
Holly Brooks
âWhen Connor Finlayson founded the Unicorn Factory in 2018, his intentions were simple: Find more clients to freelance for. âToday, the Unicorn Factory is the largest freelance marketplace in New Zealand. Wowza. ââWhen I started out, my plan was just to build a landing page so I could advertise myself and some friends as freelancers.â ââI had zero coding knowledge. All my experience was in sales and marketing so I didnât really know where to start.â
July 8, 2023
Creating a better world through angel investing: How First Believers alumni Anna and Guillem learnt how to back great ideas
By
Royina Bakshi
Welcome to the world of angel investing and nope, it isnât just for the super wealthy anymore. Startmate First Believers democratising angel investing, making it possible for trailblazers, like alumni power couple, Anna Cifuentes-Rius and Guillem Clemente to change the world through investing.
July 7, 2023
5 key learnings from the First Believers program
By
Will Mulholland
The Startmate First Believers program is more than just a learning experience; it's a journey through the world of startups and venture capital that fundamentally shapes your business mindset. It's an opportunity to immerse yourself in a dynamic community and gain insights from successful entrepreneurs, seasoned investors, and ambitious founders. This exposure to the exciting and sometimes less glamorous world of startups expands your horizons and equips you with the skills, mindset, and network to make your mark in the startup ecosystem.
July 7, 2023
June 2023 Monthly Update
By
Michael Batko
Michael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
July 2, 2023
7 of the most impressive no-code startups and operators in the Startmate community
By
Holly Brooks
Holly Brooks
With our No-Code Fellowship right around the corner, we thought it would make sense to spotlight some of the incredible community members leveraging no-code tools to change the world. Here are 7 of the most impressive Startmate companies and operators using no-code.
June 27, 2023
Know your worth: How to negotiate your next pay rise
By
Penny Holloway
If the thought of naming your price and asking for what you want (and deserve) makes your skin crawl, youâre not alone. In particular, research tells us 32% of women never negotiate their pay at all, due to the fear of being denied, losing their job, believing they are inexperienced or unworthy, or simply not feeling equipped for the conversation.
June 27, 2023
WTF is No-Code and WTF is the No-Code Fellowship?
By
Holly Brooks
Holly Brooks
When most people hear the word âcodeâ in a sentence, they think of a complex arrangement of GREEN letters, numbers, and figures trickling down like raindrops against a black backdrop. Itâs giving Matrix vibes.âOr maybe thatâs just me?âIf âcodeâ is a mysterious puzzle of digital green rain, then WTF is âno-codeâ, how the hell do you use it, and Why TF is Startmate running a Fellowship dedicated to it?âBy the end of this article, you will have all the answers to these pressing questions.Â
June 27, 2023
Taking time to design your life
By
Penny Holloway
May Samali, a Harvard-trained and certified leadership coach (among many other things), is speaking to us as part of the Startmate Women Fellowship. âAsk yourself, âwhere am I now?â If weâre deciding where we want to go, we need to first start with where we are currently atâ. Referring to the Wheel of Life coaching tool, she asks us to consider where weâre at across each facet of our life (Iâm feeling personally đ attacked đ ).
June 21, 2023
The networking game: How to create your own career luck
By
Penny Holloway
Startmateâs CEO, Michael Batko holds the belief that we can create our own luck. He shared these musings with the current Women Fellowship cohort â âLuck is like a lightning bolt âĄ. Unpredictable, powerful, and easily missed in the blink of an eye. For luck to strike, you need to increase your surface area.â That surface area is your network â and the lightning strikes are the introductions, the coffee catch-ups and the âinsâ our network provides us. Put simply, Batko believes lightning strikes help us cut through the noise.
June 15, 2023
In good company: Why Iâm doing the Womenâs Fellowship
By
Penny Holloway
If youâre a living, breathing human on the internet, thereâs a good chance youâve stumbled across a Startmate. Weâve all seen that curious post appear in our feed â âLachlan is a First Believerâ, âBonnie is a Student Fellow Coachâ, âTim is a Climate Tech Fellowâ â the little update that suggests ââ¨Iâm up to somethingâ¨â. So, what exactly are they all up to? And, what is this Startmate thing all about?
June 7, 2023
âWeâre all a work in progressâ: The path to high performance in startups
By
Holly Brooks
Thereâs no doubt, startups are hard work. The high-risk, high-reward environment characteristic of startups is a beautiful and chaotic way to test yourself. Suddenly youâre surrounded by passionate people with a shared vision, and you feel inspired. You start to believe in yourself. Believe in the mission. Your hard work has purpose and you become ambitious to succeed. But no one could have ever really prepared you for the unyielding deadlines, cosmic to-do lists, and sheer determination required of you every. single. day.Â
June 2, 2023
May 2023 Monthly Update
By
Michael Batko
Michael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
June 2, 2023
𤯠Startmate Accelerator: Frequent questions and misconceptions
By
Holly Brooks
In the spirit of honesty and transparency (two values we hold very highly at Startmate), we want to debunk the myths, clear up the grey areas and communicate unequivocally to our community what the Accelerator IS and ISNâT. We are covering it all. From the basics, to the nitty gritty. We want the Accelerator to be clear as day and if it still isnât by the end of this article, we would love you to send your âquestions and misconceptionsâ here: hello@startmate.com.au.
May 25, 2023
đŤľđ˝ Your ultimate guide for getting through the first round of the Startmate Accelerator
By
Holly Brooks
Every 6 months, we get 500+ applications for our Accelerator. There are three stages to the application process. The first stage involves submitting a short pitch video as well as written answers about your company, founder story and what problem you are trying to solve.
May 24, 2023
Boundless Earth backs Startmate to recruit the next wave of ambitious innovators into the climate tech sector
By
Julia West
Julia West
Startmate and Boundless Earth, the philanthropic venture of Mike Cannon-Brookes, are excited to announce their partnership to recruit and upskill 300 new founders and operators into climate tech startups over the next 18 months.
May 3, 2023
April 2023 Monthly Update
By
Michael Batko
Michael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
May 1, 2023
âYouâve got the job!â: Steph Skevingtonâs journey from lawyer to founder (and everything in between)
By
Royina Bakshi
What if we realise that a traditional 9-5 career path isnât for us? What if we're hungry for something more?
April 20, 2023
âReplacing plastic everywhere all at onceâ: Fionnuala Quin (Fin) wonât rest until bioplastics have reached ubiquity
By
Holly Brooks
Holly Brooks
Revolutionary climate-tech startup Kelpy is on a mission to eliminate plastic packaging, replacing it with sustainably sourced, marine degradable seaweed bioplastics.Â
April 18, 2023
How Leesy is shifting the goalposts so homeownership is no longer the goal for the next generation of renters
By
Holly Brooks
Holly Brooks
If you havenât personally experienced the horrors of renting, chances are you know someone who has. Renting is a painful experience further exasperated by the fact that a whole generation of renters have been excluded from the prospects of homeownership. But donât despair. Leesyâs vision is to make renters love renting.Â
April 17, 2023
The next generation of Transformers: How Pitcrew AI are enabling autonomous fleet management
By
Holly Brooks
Holly Brooks
We can debate over timelines or whether the movie âTransformersâ was in fact a documentary, but in the meantime, the future of self-driving transport is here and knocking at our door. Founders Tim Snell, Joe Bullock and Pat Ivory have been answering some of these knocks, launching Pitcrew AI in 2020.
April 17, 2023
Disrupting the Symphony of the mind: How Resonait is tackling the Mental Health Epidemic
By
Holly Brooks
Holly Brooks
Itâs not everyday you meet a founder who has spent the last 20+ years solving some of the worldâs greatest humanitarian issues. Cameron Higgins is a neuroscientist and the founder of Resonait, a med-tech startup innovating the treatment of depression.Â
April 17, 2023