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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
Accelerator
Community
Startmate
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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March 2023 Monthly Update
Startmate
March 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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May 2022 Monthly Update
Startmate
May 2022 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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March 2024 Monthly Update
Startmate
March 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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March 2022 Monthly Update
Startmate
March 2022 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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March 2021 Monthly Update
Startmate
March 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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How Maddi Ingham landed her dream job as Chief of Staff at ChefPrep
Startmate Collective
Career
How Maddi Ingham landed her dream job as Chief of Staff at ChefPrep

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Bronte McHenry

August 28, 2025

Thanks to some encouragement from friends, the Women Fellowship and the power of LinkedIn, Maddi Ingham has a dream role at ChefPrep.
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How Lucy Jedlin secured a job as Customer Success Manager at Yellow Canary
Startmate Collective
Career
How Lucy Jedlin secured a job as Customer Success Manager at Yellow Canary

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Bronte McHenry

August 28, 2025

Lucy Jedlin comes from a family of lawyers and followed in their footsteps after university. That is, until she caught the startup bug, and crafted a new professional identity for herself.
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Why Lockpick Games Founder Tash Jamieson thinks video games are key to helping every student reach their full potential
Accelerator
Why Lockpick Games Founder Tash Jamieson thinks video games are key to helping every student reach their full potential

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Bronte McHenry

August 28, 2025

When Tash Jamieson made it her mission to make studying fun for her stepson Drake, she had no idea she was building the first iteration of edtech startup Lockpick Games.
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Launch Club to Accelerator
Launch Club
Launch Club to Accelerator

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Holly Brooks

August 28, 2025

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.
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"Don’t worry about your competitors": LiGR Co-Founder Luke McCoy's advice for early-stage startups
Accelerator
"Don’t worry about your competitors": LiGR Co-Founder Luke McCoy's advice for early-stage startups

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Bronte McHenry

August 28, 2025

LiGR Co-Founder Luke McCoy might be playing the sportstech game, but he isn’t worried about his competitors.
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