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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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Lessons from the Launch Club: to build a startup, build your community
Launch Club
Lessons from the Launch Club: to build a startup, build your community

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Holly Brooks

August 28, 2025

Launch Club is a golden ticket into the Starmate village – a buzzing, vibrant, ever-innovative and inspiring village.
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5 reasons why Launch Club will change the game for early stage & aspiring founders
Launch Club
5 reasons why Launch Club will change the game for early stage & aspiring founders

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Maisy Bennett

August 28, 2025

Why joining Launch Club will be the best thing you do as an aspiring or early stage founder.
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How Kiara Olrich landed a role as first hire and Head of Operations at Phantm
Startmate Collective
Career
How Kiara Olrich landed a role as first hire and Head of Operations at Phantm

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Bronte McHenry

August 28, 2025

After seven years climbing the management consulting ladder very quickly, Kiara Olrich knew it was time for a change.
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How Katrina Hau landed her dream job as Talent and People Experience Partner at Auror
Startmate Collective
Career
How Katrina Hau landed her dream job as Talent and People Experience Partner at Auror

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Bronte McHenry

August 28, 2025

Katrina Hau's childhood was dominated by a strong feeling of being other, but she credits her formative years for her present-day passion for diversity, equity and inclusion.
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June 2023 Monthly Update
Startmate
June 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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June 2024 Monthly Update
Startmate
June 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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June 2021 Monthly Update
Startmate
June 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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Kate Morgan and Kirk Reynoldson won't rest until every household is a happy household
Accelerator
Kate Morgan and Kirk Reynoldson won't rest until every household is a happy household

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Bronte McHenry

August 28, 2025

Crunchbase News recently reported that overloaded families are turning to famtech — but this isn’t news to Eggy founders Kate Morgan and Kirk Reynoldson.
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July 2024 Monthly Update
Startmate
July 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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July 2023 Monthly Update
Startmate
July 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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