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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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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 our Summer’26 Accelerator Cohort
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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.
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April 2023 Monthly Update
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April 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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April 2022 Monthly Update
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April 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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How angel investing gives Gopi Sara the taste of early-stage startup life he craves
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How angel investing gives Gopi Sara the taste of early-stage startup life he craves

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Bronte McHenry

August 28, 2025

Gopi Sara is a self-confessed ‘aspiring startup founder without an idea’, but he says angel investing offers him the taste of early-stage startup life he craves.
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A moment of (climate) gratefulness
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A moment of (climate) gratefulness

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Kaya Moore

August 28, 2025

Here are 10 people who have played an important role in shaping the Climate Tech Fellowship.
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How Anna Stockley Davidson is reinvesting in the startup ecosystem
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How Anna Stockley Davidson is reinvesting in the startup ecosystem

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Bronte McHenry

August 28, 2025

Anna Stockley Davidson credits US retailer Bonobos’ generous employee share scheme as the catalyst for her angel investing journey.
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April 2021 Monthly Update
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April 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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Anthony Xiao’s product-led approach to angel investing
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Anthony Xiao’s product-led approach to angel investing

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Bronte McHenry

August 28, 2025

Anthony Xiao's angel investing journey kicked-off when he moved into a Product Manager role at Halter.
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Angel investor Samuel Sentongo’s mission to affect generational change
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Angel investor Samuel Sentongo’s mission to affect generational change

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Bronte McHenry

August 28, 2025

Samuel Sentongo wants “to see a future where black founders and angel investors are participating in the startup ecosystem".
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From spreadsheets to AI: How Xylo is fighting species extinction
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From spreadsheets to AI: How Xylo is fighting species extinction

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Holly Clark

August 15, 2025

Xylo Systems is a conservation-tech startup fighting species extinction with tech and augmented intelligence.
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Why now is the best time to leap into climate tech
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Why now is the best time to leap into climate tech

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August 15, 2025

Why climate tech? Why now? Why… you? To solve the world's greatest challenge, we’re going to need the world’s best talent.
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