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How Steppen got into the Accelerator (after being rejected)
Accelerator
How Steppen got into the Accelerator (after being rejected)

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Cara Davies

August 15, 2025

In this article, Steppen Founder Cara Davies reflects on both of her Startmate Accelerator applications.
How to measure and manage your life goals
Accelerator
How to measure and manage your life goals

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Simon Murphy

August 15, 2025

How many times have you promised yourself that you’ll sort out your finances, exercise, sleep or diet when things aren’t so busy?
“Spellcheck for engineering designs”: AI-NC is bringing automated manufacturing into the 21st Century
Accelerator
“Spellcheck for engineering designs”: AI-NC is bringing automated manufacturing into the 21st Century

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Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

August 15, 2025

AI-NC’s technology is revolutionising the software infrastructure of automated manufacturing – and if that doesn’t mean much to you, you’re not alone. But a big shake-up in this niche industry could have far-reaching effects in all manner of other sectors, all over the world.
SoundSmith's advice for early-stage startups
Accelerator
SoundSmith's advice for early-stage startups

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Araminta McLennan

August 15, 2025

“In hindsight, I wish we had taken more time to celebrate our wins as we had them. It’s been a big journey to get here," says SoundSmith co-founder Gajan Nagaraj.
Rebuilding bodies and restoring trust: Preve’s AI-powered journey to re-define physiotherapy
Accelerator
Rebuilding bodies and restoring trust: Preve’s AI-powered journey to re-define physiotherapy

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Royina Bakshi Lock

August 15, 2025

When I meet Adam Beaupeurt, co-founder of Preve, on Zoom he is seated on his couch and propped up by pillows. He tells me that he injured his leg earlier that day and is waiting on a scan to confirm the extent of his injury. He is anticipating a gruelling few weeks of physiotherapy ahead. As someone undergoing a physiotherapy program myself, I empathise. It is genuinely hard because recovery takes time. Just how long, however, is difficult to anticipate.
Overcoming the challenges of electrifying homes in Australia
Community
Overcoming the challenges of electrifying homes in Australia

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Leo Cerda

August 15, 2025

Discover the hurdles faced by homeowners when transitioning off natural gas to electrifying their homes, and learn from my experience to overcome this.
Pursue an adventurous career by saying 'yes': Advice from Folklore VC's Hannah Field
Student Founder Bootcamp
Pursue an adventurous career by saying 'yes': Advice from Folklore VC's Hannah Field

By

Iris Chen

August 15, 2025

For students on the cusp of making career-defining decisions, Folklore VC Partner Hannah Field's journey is both inspiring and reassuring.
Our Fellowship Vision: The startup ecosystem’s magnet for ambitious talent
Startmate Collective
Career
Our Fellowship Vision: The startup ecosystem’s magnet for ambitious talent

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Sophia Witherington

August 15, 2025

The Startmate Fellowship exists to tangibly increase the economic growth generated by startups by systematically removing the bottlenecks to finding exceptional talent and upskilling the leaders of tomorrow.
A noob's guide to networking: Takeaways from the Startmate Student Fellowship
Student Founder Bootcamp
A noob's guide to networking: Takeaways from the Startmate Student Fellowship

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Evan Lim

August 15, 2025

Evan Lim never really understood what networking meant until the Student Fellowship rolled around.
Everything Moonshot's co-founders learnt from applying for Y Combinator
Launch Club
Everything Moonshot's co-founders learnt from applying for Y Combinator

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Daniel Han-Chen

August 15, 2025

"I wasn’t expecting anything; I was sure we had a horrible application."
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