9 Aug: meet the founders + we're hiring!

Hello Startmate family,

?? We’ve officially announced the Winter’24 Accelerator cohort, read up, feel inspired and get ready for Demo Day in October!!

?? Ladymates Leadership applications close this coming Monday

?? WE ARE HIRING THREE ROLES

• Founders Associate (closing this Sunday)
• Junior Content Creator
• Growth Marketing Associate

?? Want to invest in startups? First Believers applications close THIS Sunday.

?? State of startup equity questionnaire: Cake and Rampersand are doing research to assess how?well employees understand and value their equity and the equity distribution practices in startups - fill out the questionnaire!

?? CLOSING FUND ALERT: We’re soon closing the Continuity Fund (our follow-on fund that invests in the best Startmate Accelerator companies (230+ alumni companies)) - Register interest

?? Community/Alumni updates

Meet our Winter'24 Accelerator cohort!

Selecting 11 companies to invest in out of 600 hopefuls is without a doubt the most challenging and exhilarating 4 weeks on the Startmate calendar. With the help of over a hundred committed mentors, we unearth the grittiest, hungriest founders; the ones with cosmic dreams and colossal drive.

But the best part, the very best part, is when we kick off Week 0, meet the founders, and reflect on the missions we’re backing.

In alphabetical order:

• ??Borne
• ?? Bugster
• ?? Fairgo.AI
• ?? Hurtec
• ?? NE Tech
• ?? PREVE?
• ?? Recant.ai
• ?? Tendl
• ?? TOTEX
• ?? Trova
• ?? Zello

READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE.

?? Join the likes of these Ladymates Leaders ??

Our first intake of Ladymates Leadership just wrapped up and BY-GOLLY was it good.

We reckon they are just about the most incredible bunch ever to come through a Startmate program: they are smart, pioneering, natural leaders who have already achieved enormous amounts and will go on to change the face of this ecosystem.

IMPORTANTLY: Applications for our next intake close this coming MONDAY, 12 AUGUST.

What is it? A membership accelerating professional development for ANZ’s top women tech leaders through exec coaching, peer-to-peer mentorship, exclusive workshops and a powerful women-led community. ?

?? 12 MONTH MEMBERSHIP

?? More information

?? Refer a woman leader

?? Apply here

“Love this whole concept. It really was an opportunity to be part of something very special at the outset. The learnings, personal growth and the friendships have been worth every second. I was seeking a community when I applied, but I ended up with so much more.” ?? Kirstin McIntosh, Co-founder Something Real Ventures.

?? Dream team / dream job alert

WE ARE HIRING.

???? Founders Associate - Apply

Apps close: Sunday, 11th Aug 2024

?? Growth Marketing Associate - Apply

Apps close: Sunday, 18th Aug 2024 AEST

?? Junior Content Creator - Apply

Apps close: Sunday, 25th Aug 2024 AEST

Can vouch, Startmate is a sick company to work for. Here are some cool perks:

• Community: The Startmate community is a unique mix of founders, operators and investors — the one thing everyone has in common is ambition. Startmate is much more than just our team, it’s a community built on paying it forward.
• Autonomy: You will have very high autonomy to realise your dreams within your area.
• Flexibility: We are a remote-first team with coverage across Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and New Zealand. We currently have offices in Sydney, Melbourne, and Auckland.
• Access: You get to work with every well known and less well-known Australian and Kiwi startup, VC and angel — Canva, Safety Culture, Propeller, Vend, Xero, Blackbird, Square Peg, AirTree, Rampersand, Folklore — you name it!
• Great vibes: Being able to bring your best self to work is really important to us. We index heavily on wellbeing and engagement to make sure that you’re able to turn up with energy and resilience each day.
• A share of Startmate’s success: We think it is important to share successes with the whole team. All Startmate employees receive carry in our funds and are owners in the management company.

Excited that two of these roles will be joining me in the marketing team!! Yipeee.

?? “Any woman working at a startup must join Ladymates Collective”

?? Ladymates Collective

What is it? It’s a membership for women working in startups that gives you:

• an ambitious and active community of women in startups
• masterclass workshops
• peer-to-peer mentorship
• social events galore ?
• confidence to thrive

?? 12 MONTH MEMBERSHIP

?? More information

?? Apply here

?? Alumni founders shaping the world

SBF Investment + Student Fellow Alumni - Heffron.ai - Heffron.ai announcement: “We’re building friendly and interactive Voice AI, that handles inbound calls for service businesses.”

W23 Lyrebird Health - Gold Coast Health has partnered with Lyrebird Health to unlock ?????? Ambient Listening in Clinical Care.

?? Hols