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No such thing as a ‘maths brain’: How Sophie and Christian Silver are rebranding arithmetic
Accelerator
No such thing as a ‘maths brain’: How Sophie and Christian Silver are rebranding arithmetic

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Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

August 15, 2025

Kiwi power-couple Sophie and Christian Silver are on a mission to rebrand mathematics for kids, through their app making learning engaging, personalised and genuinely fun. Polymath turns maths questions into games tailored to the individual, using situations kids might be familiar with.
Niki Scevak on the best thing young people can do for their futures
Student Founder Bootcamp
Niki Scevak on the best thing young people can do for their futures

By

Michael Lew

August 15, 2025

According to Blackbird's Niki Scevak, the secret to succeeding professionally and attaining long-term wealth is maximising your rate of learning.
How Brianna Fitzpatrick created her dream job at Mr Yum
Startmate Collective
Career
How Brianna Fitzpatrick created her dream job at Mr Yum

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Millie Lester

August 15, 2025

Brianna Fitzpatrick is one of Mr Yum's fresh hires, working in a new role she designed for herself.
Why medtech founder Lauren Barber’s unflinching honesty makes her an inspiration for aspiring women founders
Startmate Collective
Career
Why medtech founder Lauren Barber’s unflinching honesty makes her an inspiration for aspiring women founders

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Royina Bakshi Lock

August 15, 2025

In a world where female founders constantly portrayed as ‘girl bosses’, I found it was hard to get authentic insights into what the journey entails for ‘regular’ women. Then I met Lauren Barber.'
Meet gridmo: The software startup un-blocking the renewables bottleneck
Accelerator
Meet gridmo: The software startup un-blocking the renewables bottleneck

By

Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

August 15, 2025

While Australia has wind and solar farms in abundance, getting that power into the main electricity grid is a tad more challenging than one might have thought. gridmo is a software platform tackling that challenge, and ramping up the rate at which renewable energy can be connected for regular, everyday use.
Meet Startmate Mentor Matthew Tracey
Accelerator
Meet Startmate Mentor Matthew Tracey

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Lauren Capelin

August 15, 2025

Matthew Tracey likes political podcasts, is passionate about simplifying the employee equity process, organises his day thematically and is a Startmate Mentor.
What May Samali’s journey can teach you about building your dream life through courage, hard work and introspection
Startmate Collective
Career
What May Samali’s journey can teach you about building your dream life through courage, hard work and introspection

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Royina Bakshi Lock

August 15, 2025

It is easy to look at May Samali's professional achievements and attribute them to talent, luck or a great life plan. But it's years of consistent hard work, effort in the face of fear, failure and honest introspection that's helped her get to where she is today.
Why Matt Hollis and Jarrad Seers’ startup kicked off Startmate's Accelerator with paying customers... and emerged with a new name and product
Accelerator
Why Matt Hollis and Jarrad Seers’ startup kicked off Startmate's Accelerator with paying customers... and emerged with a new name and product

By

Matt Hollis

August 15, 2025

They say you won’t recognise your company and product by the end of Startmate’s Accelerator. When my co-founder and I heard first this, we had a little laugh to ourselves...
Lyrebird Health is helping doctors deliver patient care, not paperwork
Accelerator
Lyrebird Health is helping doctors deliver patient care, not paperwork

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Holly Clark

August 15, 2025

“It’s very hard for me to imagine a world without doctors, for example,” he told a packed crowd at the Melbourne Convention Centre in June 2023.‍One startup using AI to reimagine the experience is Startmate Company Lyrebird Health, a medical scribing tool that allows doctors to practice medicine, not paperwork. ‍
From challenging social norms to pursuing your vision: Learning from Nutromics Co-Founder Hitesh Mehta
Launch Club
From challenging social norms to pursuing your vision: Learning from Nutromics Co-Founder Hitesh Mehta

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Royina Bakshi Lock

August 15, 2025

Hitesh Mehta has a vision to create a better and more equitable healthcare system, and offers valuable insight into the value of persistence when it comes to chasing your dreams.
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