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Spotlight on women in leadership: Zoe Champtaloup, Director of Ops & General Counsel @ Perx Health
Startmate Collective
Spotlight on women in leadership: Zoe Champtaloup, Director of Ops & General Counsel @ Perx Health

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Phoebe Pincus

July 4, 2025

In our Spotlight series, we’re introducing you to our first ever cohort of Ladymates Leaders.
Spotlight on women in leadership: Frances Goh, Head of Community & Growth at One Roof
Startmate Collective
Spotlight on women in leadership: Frances Goh, Head of Community & Growth at One Roof

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Phoebe Pincus

July 4, 2025

In our Spotlight series, we’re introducing you to our first ever cohort of Ladymates Leaders.
Meet Natasha, The PhD Student Bringing Her Passion for Science to the Startup World
Student Founder Bootcamp
Meet Natasha, The PhD Student Bringing Her Passion for Science to the Startup World

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Bell Allen

July 4, 2025

Natasha Nagle didn’t always see herself in the world of entrepreneurship. As a PhD student in geoarchaeology, she was deep in research when she stumbled across the Student Fellowship. We sat down with Natasha - here's what she had to say.
Meet Ned, Turning Waste into a Scalable Sustainability Startup
Student Founder Bootcamp
Meet Ned, Turning Waste into a Scalable Sustainability Startup

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Bell Allen

July 4, 2025

Ned Murdoch didn’t just join the Student Fellowship to learn - he came in with a startup already in motion. As the founder of EarthBrew, a company repurposing waste materials into sustainable fertiliser, he was already knee-deep in the world of startups.
Meet Eechan & Joyce, Exploring Entrepreneurship and Gaining the Confidence to Build
Student Founder Bootcamp
Meet Eechan & Joyce, Exploring Entrepreneurship and Gaining the Confidence to Build

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Bell Allen

July 4, 2025

Eechan and Joyce didn’t enter the Student Fellowship with a startup idea in mind, but they left with something even better - confidence in their ability to build. Coming from different backgrounds, they quickly found themselves immersed in the world of startups - together.
Meet Andrew, From Finance to Founding - Exploring the Startup World
Student Founder Bootcamp
Meet Andrew, From Finance to Founding - Exploring the Startup World

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Bell Allen

July 4, 2025

Andrew Yuan wasn’t set on following the traditional paths of investment banking or consulting. While his peers pursued well-worn careers in finance, he was more interested in exploring what else was out there. We sat down with Andrew to get his perspective.
Meet Charlotte, student fellow, STEM student and  pursuing the non-traditional, entrepreneurial pathway.
Student Founder Bootcamp
Meet Charlotte, student fellow, STEM student and pursuing the non-traditional, entrepreneurial pathway.

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Holly Brooks

July 4, 2025

We sat down with Charlotte Jones, Winter’23 Student Fellow who is passionate about entrepreneurship and startups. Alea shared her experience of the Student Fellowship, the startup she pitched during the Founder Challenge and why she feels drawn to founding.
Meet Alea, student fellow pursuing the non-traditional, entrepreneurial pathway.
Student Founder Bootcamp
Meet Alea, student fellow pursuing the non-traditional, entrepreneurial pathway.

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Holly Brooks

July 4, 2025

We sat down with Alea Young, Summer’24 Student Fellow who is passionate about entrepreneurship and startups. Alea shared her experience of the Student Fellowship, the startup she pitched during the Founder Challenge and why she is so interested in founding.
Startmate's Woman Leader of the Year 2024
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Startmate's Woman Leader of the Year 2024

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Michael Batko

February 5, 2025

A huge congratulations to the winner and the 26 nominees for Startmate’s 2024 Women Leader of the Year Award.
Hurtec is reinventing firefighting with electric pumps and big data
Accelerator
Hurtec is reinventing firefighting with electric pumps and big data

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Daniel Simons

November 1, 2024

Hurtec has invented a breakthrough technology with the potential to save countless lives, prevent billions in damages and transform firefighting on a global scale.
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