Startmate

For 15 years, we have invested in and supercharged the best founders in ANZ. It doesn't matter where you are on your founder journey - aspiring or proven - Startmate's DNA is giving founders an unfair advantage. Put simply, we help you grow your company much, much faster. You’ll get a $120k investment, access to the best mentors in ANZ, and an unrivalled fundraising platform. The accelerator gets you laser-focused on what matters most - your customer and building something people want. ▪ Connect with founders Being a founder can be incredibly lonely. The most powerful thing that will happen to you at Startmate is that you’ll work alongside some of the most ambitious founders of this generation who are facing the same challenges you are, as well as founders who were in your shoes a few years before. These founders will become some of the most important people in your journey. ▪ $120k - no hooks or surprises Startmate invests $120k at a $1.5m post-money valuation for founders who haven’t raised a previous round, and we’ll match the latest valuation for those who have. ▪ Access to thousands of talented operators We’ve curated a community of 4000+ of ANZ’s best founders, operators and investors. You’ll plug in to the very centre of this universe. Your unfair advantage is that you’ll get the first pick of the best fresh talent through our programs and memberships and a warm intro to any VC, angel investor, or mentor you need. ▪ Supercharge your fundraising Think of us as your fundraising co-pilot. Fundraising is both the most important and least important job of an early stage founder: it's often critical for the success of your company, but it takes huge amounts of time and energy away from building the company. We help bulletproof your pitch, create a fundraising strategy, and get you in front of the right people, including in the US.