The STORIES of startmate

Writing

Your go-to source for yarns, insights and advice from the heart of the Startmate Nation.

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...
LEARN MORE
LEARN MORE
Meet our Summer’26 Accelerator Cohort
Accelerator
Investments
Meet our Summer’26 Accelerator Cohort

Holly Brooks

February 16, 2026

19 companies. 42 founders. The ambition is bigger, the problems are harder, and the calibre of builders sets a new bar for what’s being built in ANZ.
LEARN MORE
LEARN MORE
Clear
The work that decides billion-dollar deals still runs on email, spreadsheets and hope: Deeligence is changing that
Accelerator
The work that decides billion-dollar deals still runs on email, spreadsheets and hope: Deeligence is changing that

By

Holly Brooks

April 15, 2026

Deeligence uses agentic AI to deliver precise legal due diligence reports for law firms and investors in hours, not weeks.
Read more
Read more
Startmate returns to San Francisco, reviving a decade-old founder tradition
Accelerator
Startmate
Startmate returns to San Francisco, reviving a decade-old founder tradition

By

Holly Brooks

April 13, 2026

For the first time since 2020, Startmate founders will land in the city that has shaped generations of global technology companies.
Read more
Read more
Construction runs on paperwork. Alloovium wants to change that
Accelerator
Construction runs on paperwork. Alloovium wants to change that

By

Holly Brooks

April 10, 2026

Alloovium helps construction teams find answers fast and cut admin work
Read more
Read more
Solar powers your home during the day, then you buy it back at night: Thermal Dawn is changing that
Accelerator
Solar powers your home during the day, then you buy it back at night: Thermal Dawn is changing that

By

Holly Brooks

April 10, 2026

Thermal Dawn makes home heating and cooling cheaper using thermal storage
Read more
Read more
A $500K contract started as a dinner table conversation: then Tendor was born
Accelerator
A $500K contract started as a dinner table conversation: then Tendor was born

By

Holly Brooks

April 10, 2026

Tendor automates government tenders from discovery to submission
Read more
Read more
Vixia: Building the layer that helps factories catch problems early
Accelerator
Vixia: Building the layer that helps factories catch problems early

By

Holly Brooks

April 9, 2026

Vixia prevents manufacturing downtime and defects using AI-powered cameras
Read more
Read more
Most sport teams are still guessing how to win: Superstat is changing that
Accelerator
Most sport teams are still guessing how to win: Superstat is changing that

By

Holly Brooks

April 9, 2026

Superstat shows sports teams how to win with AI analysis of their games
Read more
Read more
Rentals still depend on people. Lockii is changing that
Accelerator
Rentals still depend on people. Lockii is changing that

By

Holly Brooks

April 9, 2026

Lockii is the item rental system that makes contactless hire safe and profitable
Read more
Read more
The real bottleneck in video production and how Guin is changing that
Accelerator
The real bottleneck in video production and how Guin is changing that

By

Holly Brooks

April 9, 2026

Guin is an agentic video editor that turns your company's video library into on-brand marketing videos in minutes
Read more
Read more
Mental health support isn’t broken; the system is incomplete. Ascenda is fixing that.
Accelerator
Mental health support isn’t broken; the system is incomplete. Ascenda is fixing that.

By

Holly Brooks

April 9, 2026

Ascenda helps psychologists and employers support people before problems reach crisis, by creating visibility into what is happening between sessions.
Read more
Read more
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.

Recent articles

VIEW ALL
VIEW ALL
This is some text inside of a div block.
AI coaching for aesthetic clinics: In conversation with Rob Scott and Neil Osborne, Clinara

Taylor Jackson

July 10, 2026

Rob and Neil are building Clinara, an AI companion that helps aesthetic clinicians find the words for what they already know, turning clinical skill into confident conversations.
LEARN MORE
LEARN MORE
This is some text inside of a div block.
Building the off switch for an always-on world: In Conversation with Sally Wood, Kinrest

Taylor Jackson

June 18, 2026

Sally Wood is building Kinrest, a screen-free sensory companion that helps children settle into sleep by calming their nervous system.
LEARN MORE
LEARN MORE
This is some text inside of a div block.
Speaking everyone's language: In Conversation with Minh Cung, Hyperlocalise

Taylor Jackson

June 18, 2026

After six years in the localisation industry, Minh Cung kept noticing the same problem. Companies would expand into global markets, and their messaging just wouldn't translate.
LEARN MORE
LEARN MORE