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From a dorm-room experiment to the future of touch: The rise of On Zero
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From a dorm-room experiment to the future of touch: The rise of On Zero

By

Holly Brooks

October 14, 2025

When Freesia Gaul first hacked together a makeshift glove in her college dorm, she wasn’t trying to start a company. She was trying to type in the air.
The Power of Startup Mentorship in the Startmate Accelerator
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Startups 101
The Power of Startup Mentorship in the Startmate Accelerator

By

Bell Allen

October 10, 2025

Every founder has heard the stories of solo founders building in their garage. But the truth? No founder does it alone. Meet the mentors transforming the way Startmate founders grow.
The Startmate Accelerator: What Makes Us Different?
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Startups 101
The Startmate Accelerator: What Makes Us Different?

By

Bell Allen

October 10, 2025

Tldr: you don’t need to fly to SF or wait until you’re “ready”, you need a crew that pulls the future closer, faster. Got what it takes to join the Startmate Accelerator?
What is a Startup Accelerator? (and Do You Need One in 2025?)
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Startmate
Startups 101
What is a Startup Accelerator? (and Do You Need One in 2025?)

By

Bell Allen

October 10, 2025

Accelerator? Shmuccelerator? If you’re building a startup, chances are you’ve heard the term accelerator. It gets thrown around a lot, but wtf is it?
Plugging the leaks: How Sara Richardson is building Leakster to save the world’s water
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Plugging the leaks: How Sara Richardson is building Leakster to save the world’s water

By

Nora Schertwitis

October 2, 2025

Leakster is a startup tackling one of the least visible but most costly challenges in the water industry: leaks.
Meet Luck AI: From duct tape workflows to a single AI interface
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Meet Luck AI: From duct tape workflows to a single AI interface

By

Bell Allen

October 1, 2025

Luck AI: a new kind of workspace where AI does more than answer questions. It rewrites, refines, and suggests improvements right inside your real documents.
Rave: Building the internet's most trusted recommendation feed
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Rave: Building the internet's most trusted recommendation feed

By

Holly Brooks

October 1, 2025

Rave is a platform for sharing recommendations with people who share your taste. It's part social feed, part bookmarking tool, part internet rabbit hole.
On the House: Free period products, powered by purpose
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On the House: Free period products, powered by purpose

By

Nora Schertwitis

October 1, 2025

On The House installs digital vending machines in public and commercial bathrooms, dispensing free period products funded entirely by advertising revenue.
From Sabbatical to Super Agents: How Care GP is Building the AI Enabled Future of Healthcare Provider Ops
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From Sabbatical to Super Agents: How Care GP is Building the AI Enabled Future of Healthcare Provider Ops

By

Nora Schertwitis

October 1, 2025

Care GP is on a mission to 10x the productivity of healthcare provider admin & ops teams through AI. Their first product, Samantha, is an AI agent that clinics literally dance about.
Promosync: Powering the engine room of retail
Accelerator
Promosync: Powering the engine room of retail

By

Holly Brooks

October 1, 2025

Promosync is bringing operational infrastructure to the heart of FMCG retail, and it might just change the way products move through the global supply chain.
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