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Accelerators Explained: How They Fuel Early-Stage Startups
Accelerator
Accelerators Explained: How They Fuel Early-Stage Startups

Holly Brooks

September 23, 2025

Starting a company is exhilarating, but it’s also lonely, messy and full of blind corners. An Accelerator exists to speed up that journey.
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From $0 to $4.5 Billion: How the Startmate Pay-It-Forward Mentorship Model Built a Startup Powerhouse
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Startups 101
From $0 to $4.5 Billion: How the Startmate Pay-It-Forward Mentorship Model Built a Startup Powerhouse

Bell Allen

October 10, 2025

Since 2010, Startmate has invested in over 350 startups. Often pre-revenue, pre-product, for all our founders, we are their very first believers. Let's meet some of them...
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Meet Lutjen, final-year law student, on a pathway to find a more valuable purpose through founding.
Student Founder Bootcamp
Meet Lutjen, final-year law student, on a pathway to find a more valuable purpose through founding.

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Holly Brooks

August 28, 2025

We sat down with Lutjen Lee Winter’23 Student Fellow and founder of Farmbite an online marketplace enabling people to buy, swap, and sell locally grown produce.
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Meet Henry Choo | The Founder Transforming the Billion-Dollar CPG Promo Mess with PromoSync
Student Founder Bootcamp
Meet Henry Choo | The Founder Transforming the Billion-Dollar CPG Promo Mess with PromoSync

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Bell Allen

August 28, 2025

Globally, brands spend over a trillion dollars each year on supermarket trade promotions yet over 50% of them fail to break even.
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Meet Ethan, How a Simple Email Sparked His Path into Startups
Student Founder Bootcamp
Meet Ethan, How a Simple Email Sparked His Path into Startups

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Bell Allen

August 28, 2025

We sat down with Ethan Green, Summer’25 Student Fellow who is passionate about entrepreneurship and startups.
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Meet Fernando & Charlotte | Revolutionising Endometriosis Diagnosis with ELEN Medtech
Launch Club
Meet Fernando & Charlotte | Revolutionising Endometriosis Diagnosis with ELEN Medtech

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Bell Allen

August 28, 2025

“It’s been a really enjoyable journey,” she says, reflecting on the whirlwind that is ELEN MedTech.
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Meet Dan Borthwick | The Solo Force Behind NiceGit
Launch Club
Meet Dan Borthwick | The Solo Force Behind NiceGit

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Bell Allen

August 28, 2025

When Dan Borthwick reflects on his career, there’s a clear thread: a love of building, collaborating, and empowering others to create.
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Meet Carmen Minikus | From Appointment Chaos to Healthtech Clarity
Launch Club
Meet Carmen Minikus | From Appointment Chaos to Healthtech Clarity

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Bell Allen

August 28, 2025

In 2024, Carmen was scheduled for a critical surgery, but a month after the consultation, she’d forgotten much of what she was told.
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May 2023 Monthly Update
Startmate
May 2023 Monthly Update

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Michael Batko

August 28, 2025

Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
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Meet Archer and Davin, two uni students revolutionising the way we communicate on campus.
Student Founder Bootcamp
Meet Archer and Davin, two uni students revolutionising the way we communicate on campus.

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Holly Brooks

August 28, 2025

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.
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May 2024 Monthly Update
Startmate
May 2024 Monthly Update

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Michael Batko

August 28, 2025

Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
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May 2021 Monthly Update
Startmate
May 2021 Monthly Update

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Michael Batko

August 28, 2025

Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
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