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Helping Founders Build with Clarity: In conversation with Claire Goldsworthy, Dotti
Launch Club
Helping Founders Build with Clarity: In conversation with Claire Goldsworthy, Dotti

By

Bell Allen

November 19, 2025

After completing the eight-week pre-accelerator sprint that is Launch Club, Claire Goldsworthy took out a top spot at Spring25 Pitch Night hosted at Tank Stream Labs in Haymarket. Introducing Dotti.
Clinical Doubles turning Therapy into a Hybrid Model of Care: In Conversation with Marika Conomos, Ecko Health
Community
Clinical Doubles turning Therapy into a Hybrid Model of Care: In Conversation with Marika Conomos, Ecko Health

By

Bell Allen

November 19, 2025

The first time I met Marika Conomos, she took to the stage at the Spring25 Pitch Night in Sydney. Unlike the twenty founders before her, she didn’t stand beside the stage; she stepped up onto it.
Speaking the Customer’s Language: Building Veepo with Carlos Mora
Launch Club
Speaking the Customer’s Language: Building Veepo with Carlos Mora

By

Bell Allen

November 19, 2025

After nearly two decades inside B2B SaaS companies, Carlos Mora noticed the same problem everywhere he went. Sales reps could pitch but when the conversation turned to value, things fell apart.
Automating the Hardest Shots of Investing: In conversation with Sai Naicker, CrossCourtAI
Launch Club
Automating the Hardest Shots of Investing: In conversation with Sai Naicker, CrossCourtAI

By

Bell Allen

November 19, 2025

In our conversation, Sai reflected on his time in our eight-week pre-accelerator, Launch Club, bringing on co-founders Randy and James and the path to building CrossCourt AI.
Finding Flow in a Noisy World: In conversation with Avalon McWha, Pebbl
Launch Club
Finding Flow in a Noisy World: In conversation with Avalon McWha, Pebbl

By

Bell Allen

November 19, 2025

Avalon McWha describes Pebbl as a small companion for a smoother life. Small and nifty, Pebbl captures reminders with your voice, then gives gentle nudges across the day (with no screen).
From the lab to startup pitching: In Conversation with Mariam Succar
Women
Community
From the lab to startup pitching: In Conversation with Mariam Succar

By

Bell Allen

November 18, 2025

When I first met Mariam Succar, she was knee-deep in allergy research at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne. Her days were spent analysing data and chasing down molecular patterns.
From Startmate to Singapore, a leap into fintech: In Conversation with Akiko Orui
Women
Community
From Startmate to Singapore, a leap into fintech: In Conversation with Akiko Orui

By

Bell Allen

November 18, 2025

When I caught up with Akiko Orui, she was in motion. Fresh into a master’s in fintech in Singapore, working remotely with an Australian startup and spending weekends in an entrepreneurship bootcamp.
Building Harmonie Health: In Conversation with Lisa Thomson
Women
Community
Building Harmonie Health: In Conversation with Lisa Thomson

By

Bell Allen

November 18, 2025

When Lisa Thomson joined the Female Founder Bootcamp, she already had something brewing. An idea that started (as most good ones do) from a problem close to home, literally.
GreenPay: Putting nature at the centre of every transaction
Startups 101
Startmate Collective
GreenPay: Putting nature at the centre of every transaction

By

Holly Brooks

October 20, 2025

GreenPay: a payments platform built on a deceptively simple idea: what if every transaction, every coffee, every invoice, every energy bill, every online checkout, could help protect nature?
Announcement: We’ve launched four focused Founder Streams - AI, hardware, B2B, and consumer.
Accelerator
Announcement: We’ve launched four focused Founder Streams - AI, hardware, B2B, and consumer.

By

Holly Brooks

October 20, 2025

The new structure introduces Stream Leads, experienced founders who’ve lived the journey themselves, to guide startups through tailored 12-week programs focused on AI, hardware, B2B & Consumer.
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