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Athletes and founders are a perfect match, says Matt de Boer

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“Athletic Ventures has been helpful in having something else I can identify with,” Matt de Boer tells Christie Jenkins.

November 18, 2022

Anthony Xiao’s product-led approach to angel investing

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Bronte McHenry Bronte McHenry

Anthony Xiao's angel investing journey kicked-off when he moved into a Product Manager role at Halter.

How Anna Stockley Davidson is reinvesting in the startup ecosystem

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Bronte McHenry Bronte McHenry

Anna Stockley Davidson credits US retailer Bonobos’ generous employee share scheme as the catalyst for her angel investing journey.

How angel investing gives Gopi Sara the taste of early-stage startup life he craves

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Bronte McHenry Bronte McHenry

Gopi Sara is a self-confessed ‘aspiring startup founder without an idea’, but he says angel investing offers him the taste of early-stage startup life he craves.

January 31, 2022

Retracing Tom Richardson’s path from startup enthusiast, to casual advisor, to angel investor

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Bronte McHenry Bronte McHenry

Tom Richardson might not be “a conventional angel”, but he did just sign a $20,000 cheque to contribute to Mr Yum’s post-seed round.

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Articles

Bridging the divide between students and startups

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Cameron Ensor Cameron Ensor

Students are to startups what pineapple is to pizza. Don't believe us? Read on...

When startup ambition collides

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Sascha Kerbert Sascha Kerbert

When you mix the right ingredients together, in the right order, with the right proportions in the right environment, magical things can happen.

How to optimise your time in a startup — with Blackbird's Sam Wong

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Careers in startups are generally filled with high levels of risk and unexpected turns. And Sam Wong’s career is no different, writes Student Fellow Monique Leung.

The no code revolution: How to build a startup with just an idea

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In the first week of the W21 Student Fellowship, the Pitchblak team ran a no code session. Here are Angela Huang's takeaways.

Pursue an adventurous career by saying 'yes': Advice from Folklore VC's Hannah Field

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For students on the cusp of making career-defining decisions, Folklore VC Partner Hannah Field's journey is both inspiring and reassuring.

From Wish to Seachange: How engineer Adam Flynn navigated the “long and messy” process of finding his purpose

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Bronte McHenry Bronte McHenry

Adam Flynn describes the journey from first engineer at e-commerce startup Wish to VP of Engineering at Seachange as “deeply, deeply, deeply difficult”.

October 8, 2021

November 2021 Monthly Update

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Michael Batko Michael Batko

Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.

December 1, 2021

Book review: Ask Your Developer

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Many of the insights shared in Ask Your Developer are relevant to a budding marketer wanting to supercharge a tech business.

January 31, 2022

Everything Moonshot's co-founders learnt from applying for Y Combinator

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"I wasn’t expecting anything; I was sure we had a horrible application."

February 1, 2022

March 2022 Monthly Update

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Michael Batko Michael Batko

Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.

April 2022 Monthly Update

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Michael Batko Michael Batko

Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.

May 2022 Monthly Update

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Michael Batko Michael Batko

Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.

July 2022 Monthly Update

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Michael Batko Michael Batko

Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.

August 2022 Monthly Update

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Michael Batko Michael Batko

Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.

September 2, 2022

Investment notes: Femmi

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Megan Woff Megan Woff

We're proud to invest in Femmi as part of our Winter22 Accelerator cohort. Here's why.

September 26, 2022

Investment notes: Tutero

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We're proud to invest in Tutero as part of our Winter22 Accelerator cohort. Here's why.

September 26, 2022

September 2022 Monthly Update

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Michael Batko Michael Batko

Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.

October 3, 2022

An ode to ambition

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Phoebe Pincus Phoebe Pincus

Let Phoebe Pincus introduce you to our motley, inspiring, ambitious and bullish Winter22 founders.

October 12, 2022

Inside Aquila's mission to power a limitless future for humanity

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Billy Jeremijenko and Nelson Smith want to create an entirely renewable and global energy system. Take a moment and think about that.

October 28, 2022

Head of Finance & Fund Operations

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Phoebe Pincus Phoebe Pincus

The Head of Finance & Fund Operations will holistically run Startmate’s funds and finance functions.

November 2, 2022

October 2022 Monthly Update

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Michael Batko Michael Batko

Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.

November 3, 2022

November 2022 Monthly Update

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Michael Batko Michael Batko

Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.

December 3, 2022

January 2023 Monthly Update

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Michael Batko Michael Batko

Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.

February 3, 2023

February 2023 Monthly Update

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Michael Batko Michael Batko

Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.

March 2023 Monthly Update

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Michael Batko Michael Batko

Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.

April 2023 Monthly Update

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Michael Batko Michael Batko

Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.

The best investors come from “the most unlikely of backgrounds”, says Blackbird’s Sam Wong

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Bronte McHenry Bronte McHenry

And if you take a closer look at Silicon Valley and other mature technology ecosystems today, you’ll find most VC investors come from founder and operator backgrounds.

September 17, 2021

How syndicates benefit founders, investors and the ecosystem to boot

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Syndicates can benefit founders who are unable to secure much-needed capital at their earliest stages and angel investors who may not be able to access the cap table directly.

September 13, 2021

Get to know First Believer Tom McQuillen

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Bronte McHenry Bronte McHenry

Tom McQuillen is a freshly minted climate-focused VC Investor, a "hopeless optimist" and a First Believer too.

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