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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
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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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Money shouldn’t take days to move: iBnk is fixing that
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Money shouldn’t take days to move: iBnk is fixing that

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Holly Brooks

April 15, 2026

iBnkVault helps businesses move money across borders instantly and at lower cost
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The hidden complexity behind every major event and how Evatto is solving it
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The hidden complexity behind every major event and how Evatto is solving it

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Holly Brooks

April 15, 2026

Evatto is the enterprise AI system automating admin and decision-making for major events
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The work that decides billion-dollar deals still runs on email, spreadsheets and hope: Deeligence is changing that
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The work that decides billion-dollar deals still runs on email, spreadsheets and hope: Deeligence is changing that

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Holly Brooks

April 15, 2026

Deeligence uses agentic AI to deliver precise legal due diligence reports for law firms and investors in hours, not weeks.
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Startmate returns to San Francisco, reviving a decade-old founder tradition
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Startmate returns to San Francisco, reviving a decade-old founder tradition

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Holly Brooks

April 13, 2026

For the first time since 2020, Startmate founders will land in the city that has shaped generations of global technology companies.
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Construction runs on paperwork. Alloovium wants to change that
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Construction runs on paperwork. Alloovium wants to change that

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Holly Brooks

April 10, 2026

Alloovium helps construction teams find answers fast and cut admin work
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Solar powers your home during the day, then you buy it back at night: Thermal Dawn is changing that
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Solar powers your home during the day, then you buy it back at night: Thermal Dawn is changing that

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Holly Brooks

April 10, 2026

Thermal Dawn makes home heating and cooling cheaper using thermal storage
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A $500K contract started as a dinner table conversation: then Tendor was born
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A $500K contract started as a dinner table conversation: then Tendor was born

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Holly Brooks

April 10, 2026

Tendor automates government tenders from discovery to submission
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Vixia: Building the layer that helps factories catch problems early
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Vixia: Building the layer that helps factories catch problems early

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Holly Brooks

April 9, 2026

Vixia prevents manufacturing downtime and defects using AI-powered cameras
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Most sport teams are still guessing how to win: Superstat is changing that
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Most sport teams are still guessing how to win: Superstat is changing that

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Holly Brooks

April 9, 2026

Superstat shows sports teams how to win with AI analysis of their games
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Rentals still depend on people. Lockii is changing that
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Rentals still depend on people. Lockii is changing that

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Holly Brooks

April 9, 2026

Lockii is the item rental system that makes contactless hire safe and profitable
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Michael Batko

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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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