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Since our inception, we have invested in 170+ startups with a combined valuation of more than $2 billion.
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Whether youâre an aspiring, first time or compulsive founder, we  supercharge your learning and connect you with the peers, mentors, talent and investors you need to grow and thrive.
Current Programs
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Launch Club
Just Start, Mate. An 8-week program for aspiring founders to help you validate a problem & launch your startup alongside an ambitious community of founders underpinned by direction from experts.
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Startmate Accelerator
ANZâs âunicorn factoryâ. 12-week program for early stage founders with a network of peers and mentors, gain investment, and propel toward your startupâs unique goals.
Find out more
Relevant Articles
How Steppen got into the Accelerator (after being rejected)
Cara Davies
In this article, Steppen Founder Cara Davies reflects on both of her Startmate Accelerator applications.
Smooth as Butter: How Cassie Bell and Steph Skevington are making insurance cool
Harshdeep Kaur
Revolutionary insurance startup Butter is the brainchild of two powerhouse, reformed lawyers who were thrown together by fate and bonded over red wine, broken laptops and a very archaic industry.Â
Have an idea, no MVP
Whether youâre an aspiring, first time or compulsive founder, we  supercharge your learning and connect you with the peers, mentors, talent and investors you need to grow and thrive.
Current Programs
đ§âđ
Launch Club
Just Start, Mate. An 8-week program for aspiring founders to help you validate a problem & launch your startup alongside an ambitious community of founders underpinned by direction from experts.
Find out more
đ
Startmate Accelerator
ANZâs âunicorn factoryâ. 12-week program for early stage founders with a network of peers and mentors, gain investment, and propel toward your startupâs unique goals.
Find out more
Relevant Articles
How Steppen got into the Accelerator (after being rejected)
Cara Davies
In this article, Steppen Founder Cara Davies reflects on both of her Startmate Accelerator applications.
Smooth as Butter: How Cassie Bell and Steph Skevington are making insurance cool
Harshdeep Kaur
Revolutionary insurance startup Butter is the brainchild of two powerhouse, reformed lawyers who were thrown together by fate and bonded over red wine, broken laptops and a very archaic industry.Â
Have a MVP, but no customers
Whether youâre an aspiring, first time or compulsive founder, we  supercharge your learning and connect you with the peers, mentors, talent and investors you need to grow and thrive.
Current Programs
đ§âđ
Launch Club
Just Start, Mate. An 8-week program for aspiring founders to help you validate a problem & launch your startup alongside an ambitious community of founders underpinned by direction from experts.
Find out more
đ
Startmate Accelerator
ANZâs âunicorn factoryâ. 12-week program for early stage founders with a network of peers and mentors, gain investment, and propel toward your startupâs unique goals.
Find out more
Relevant Articles
How Steppen got into the Accelerator (after being rejected)
Cara Davies
In this article, Steppen Founder Cara Davies reflects on both of her Startmate Accelerator applications.
Smooth as Butter: How Cassie Bell and Steph Skevington are making insurance cool
Harshdeep Kaur
Revolutionary insurance startup Butter is the brainchild of two powerhouse, reformed lawyers who were thrown together by fate and bonded over red wine, broken laptops and a very archaic industry.Â
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