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From $0 to $4.5 Billion: How the Startmate Pay-It-Forward Mentorship Model Built a Startup Powerhouse
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From $0 to $4.5 Billion: How the Startmate Pay-It-Forward Mentorship Model Built a Startup Powerhouse

Bell Allen

October 10, 2025

Since 2010, Startmate has invested in over 350 startups. Often pre-revenue, pre-product, for all our founders, we are their very first believers. Let's meet some of them...
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Meet our Winter ’26 Accelerator Cohort
Accelerator
Meet our Winter ’26 Accelerator Cohort

Emma Grife

July 30, 2026

Meet the 16 companies joining Startmate’s Winter ’26 Accelerator cohort.
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Spotlight on women in leadership: Hannah Iwanov, GM of People @ Akaysha Energy
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Spotlight on women in leadership: Hannah Iwanov, GM of People @ Akaysha Energy

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Phoebe Pincus

August 28, 2025

In our Spotlight series, we’re introducing you to our first ever cohort of Startmate Collective - Leaders.
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September 2023 Monthly Update
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September 2023 Monthly Update

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Phoebe Pincus

August 28, 2025

Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
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September 2024 Monthly Update
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September 2024 Monthly Update

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Michael Batko

August 28, 2025

Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
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The Ultimate Creative Space: How SplootCode is reshaping the way we learn and use code
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The Ultimate Creative Space: How SplootCode is reshaping the way we learn and use code

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Holly Brooks

August 28, 2025

SplootCode founders Katie Bell and Mattia Fregola are on a mission to make coding simple, widespread and accessible to everyone.
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Spotlight on women in leadership: Beth Fitzpatrick, Head of Ops & People @ Emmi
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Spotlight on women in leadership: Beth Fitzpatrick, Head of Ops & People @ Emmi

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Phoebe Pincus

August 28, 2025

Meet Beth, Head of Ops & People at Emmi!
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September 2022 Monthly Update
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September 2022 Monthly Update

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Michael Batko

August 28, 2025

Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
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September 2021 Monthly Update
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September 2021 Monthly Update

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Michael Batko

August 28, 2025

Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to learn what we've been up to this month.
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Matt Allen is on a mission to help founders hold onto their equity
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Matt Allen is on a mission to help founders hold onto their equity

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Bronte McHenry

August 28, 2025

Tractor Ventures Co-Founder Matt Allen is on a mission to help founders hold onto as much of their equity as they want to, for as long as they like.
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“Replacing plastic everywhere all at once”: Fionnuala Quin (Fin) won’t rest until bioplastics have reached ubiquity
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“Replacing plastic everywhere all at once”: Fionnuala Quin (Fin) won’t rest until bioplastics have reached ubiquity

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Holly Brooks

August 28, 2025

Revolutionary climate-tech startup Kelpy is on a mission to eliminate plastic packaging, replacing it with sustainably sourced, marine degradable seaweed bioplastics.
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I have a way closer connection to the people I'm helping': Eucalyptus' former CTO Davina Adisusila reflects on two years of startup life
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I have a way closer connection to the people I'm helping': Eucalyptus' former CTO Davina Adisusila reflects on two years of startup life

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Bronte McHenry

August 28, 2025

When Davina Adisusila quit her job at Atlassian and accepted a job at Eucalyptus, she was prepared for and excited about a change...
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The AI startups someone should build

Michael Batko

August 20, 2026

Ex-Startmate CEO (Batko) shares a request for AI startups (as someone who builds with AI everyday).
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Distribution is the moat

Michael Batko

August 20, 2026

Ex-Startmate CEO (Batko) shares his #1 lesson from a decade of investing in founders.
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Meet our Winter ’26 Accelerator Cohort

Emma Grife

July 30, 2026

Meet the 16 companies joining Startmate’s Winter ’26 Accelerator cohort.
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