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Essential Reading

How to get your company to invest in your L&D

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Holly BrooksHolly Brooks
Startmate offers some pretty epic L&D opportunities. Here are some hot tips for persuading your employer to invest in your education – even if there’s no set L&D budget or tuition reimbursement policy. 
July 23, 2024

A moment of (climate) gratefulness

By
Kaya MooreKaya Moore
Here are 10 people who have played an important role in shaping the Climate Tech Fellowship. We want to give the spotlight over to TEN of our speakers and advisors who have opened their minds (and their busy calendars) in our previous Fellowship cohorts.
March 7, 2024

Climate Tech Fellowship Reflections

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Timing in life is key, and the inaugural Startmate Climate Tech Fellowship came into my life at a particularly auspicious time. I was looking to transition from Fin Tech to Climate Tech when Kristin Vaughan of Virescent Venture Capital recommended the Fellowship to me. I went in with high expectations and was not disappointed. I finished feeling overwhelmed and excited by the possibilities in front of me. 
August 23, 2023

How the Climate Tech Fellowship helped me land a job in climate

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When I embarked on the Climate Tech Fellowship, I was driven by my desire to channel my passion for addressing climate change into meaningful action. (Spoiler alert: this led me to land a role at Trace, an exciting Climate Tech startup).
August 17, 2023

Here we are, giving it a go: Why I decided to do the Climate Tech Fellowship

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Climate change, climate action, climatetech, greentech, cleantech, deeptech… the list of names and buzzwords goes on. No matter your definition, the future of business is green. Net zero. Carbon negative. Regenerative. Because it has to be. Coming from a non-climate and not-really-tech background, it felt daunting to even start wrapping my head around this world. ‍
August 15, 2023

Boundless Earth backs Startmate to recruit the next wave of ambitious innovators into the climate tech sector

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Julia WestJulia West
Startmate and Boundless Earth, the philanthropic venture of Mike Cannon-Brookes, are excited to announce their partnership to recruit and upskill 300 new founders and operators into climate tech startups over the next 18 months.
May 3, 2023

Why now is the best time to leap into climate tech

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Why climate tech? Why now? Why… you? To solve the world's greatest challenge, we’re going to need the world’s best talent.
March 22, 2023
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Articles

Bridging the divide between students and startups

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Cameron EnsorCameron Ensor
Students are to startups what pineapple is to pizza. Don't believe us? Read on...
March 24, 2021

When startup ambition collides

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Sascha KerbertSascha Kerbert
When you mix the right ingredients together, in the right order, with the right proportions in the right environment, magical things can happen.
March 17, 2021

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.
July 29, 2021

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.
August 4, 2021

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.
August 4, 2021

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

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Bronte McHenryBronte 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

By
Michael BatkoMichael 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

By
Michael BatkoMichael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
April 1, 2022

April 2022 Monthly Update

By
Michael BatkoMichael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
May 1, 2022

May 2022 Monthly Update

By
Michael BatkoMichael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
May 31, 2022

July 2022 Monthly Update

By
Michael BatkoMichael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
August 5, 2022

August 2022 Monthly Update

By
Michael BatkoMichael 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 WoffMegan 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

By
Michael BatkoMichael 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

By
Phoebe PincusPhoebe 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 PincusPhoebe Pincus
The Head of Finance & Fund Operations will holistically run Startmate’s funds and finance functions.
November 2, 2022

October 2022 Monthly Update

By
Michael BatkoMichael 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

By
Michael BatkoMichael 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

By
Michael BatkoMichael 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

By
Michael BatkoMichael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
March 3, 2023

March 2023 Monthly Update

By
Michael BatkoMichael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
April 3, 2023

April 2023 Monthly Update

By
Michael BatkoMichael Batko
Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
May 1, 2023

Meet Climate Tech Fellow: Heidi Dumesich

By
Holly BrooksHolly Brooks
Heidi Dumesich is a dedicated and skilled professional in the field of sustainability. Heidi is currently the Sustainability Manager at Ventia. In this role, Heidi is responsible for managing, reporting and implementing innovative sustainability practices for the Sydney Roads Asset Performance contract (SRAPC) with Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW).
January 18, 2024

Meet Climate Tech Fellow: John Keith

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Holly BrooksHolly Brooks
Hear from John Keith, a banker and early stage growth investor that recently graduated from the Climate Tech Fellowship.
January 18, 2024

Meet Climate Tech Fellow: Shu Das

By
Holly BrooksHolly Brooks
Hear from Shu Das, an experienced Chartered Accountant and recent Climate Tech Fellowship graduate.
January 18, 2024

Meet Climate Tech Fellow: Madeleine Maslin

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Holly BrooksHolly Brooks
Madeleine is a lawyer, writer, tech policy researcher, former federal election campaign manager, and Chief Problem Solver at circular economy powerhouse, Alchemy Global Solutions. She is also the sixth generation in a thriving family farm business and has worked with researchers, startups, and investors to develop tools and networks that support nature-positive management of farming landscapes.
January 17, 2024

Meet Climate Tech Fellow: Eddie Dostine

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Hey there my name is Eddie Dostine and I’m a recent graduate of the Startmate Climate Tech Fellowship Summer 2023. ‍I live in Clovelly, Sydney and have a deep love for anything ocean-related. I spend most of my free time either going as fast as I can on top of it (wingfoiling, surfing or sailing) or going as deep as I can under it (which isn’t very deep at 10m but we will get there - with my latest passion of learning to freedive).
January 14, 2024

Overcoming the challenges of electrifying homes in Australia

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Discover the hurdles faced by homeowners when transitioning off natural gas to electrifying their homes, and learn from my experience to overcome this.
November 15, 2023