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Accelerators Explained: How They Fuel Early-Stage Startups
Accelerator
Accelerators Explained: How They Fuel Early-Stage Startups

Holly Brooks

September 23, 2025

Starting a company is exhilarating, but it’s also lonely, messy and full of blind corners. An Accelerator exists to speed up that journey.
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From $0 to $4.5 Billion: How the Startmate Pay-It-Forward Mentorship Model Built a Startup Powerhouse
Accelerator
Community
Startmate
Startups 101
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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February 2023 Monthly Update
Startmate
February 2023 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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“Finding life’s purpose”: How Raj Bagri is decarbonising diesel generators to save the planet
Accelerator
“Finding life’s purpose”: How Raj Bagri is decarbonising diesel generators to save the planet

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Holly Brooks

August 28, 2025

If you asked Raj Bagri six years ago what her life’s purpose was, she would have told you it was to build an impactful company that will change the world. 
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February 2021 Monthly Update
Startmate
February 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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Entrepreneur in Residence
Startmate
Entrepreneur in Residence

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Phoebe Pincus

August 28, 2025

The Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) will manage our founder and mentor experience throughout the selection and program phase of the Accelerator and Founders Fellowship.
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Engineers Collective: Our “why”
Community
Engineers Collective: Our “why”

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Kaya Moore

August 28, 2025

The tech landscape is shifting. ‍How do you stand out from the crowd? How do you get that next promotion, or work on that epic project?
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February 2022 Monthly Update
Startmate
February 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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The ins and outs of executive coaching
Community
The ins and outs of executive coaching

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Bronte McHenry

August 28, 2025

Leadership is a muscle, strengths are situational, and sometimes founders need a bit of guidance when doing their best work.
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How Daisy Johnson scored a job as Marketing Coordinator at Baraja
Startmate Collective
Career
How Daisy Johnson scored a job as Marketing Coordinator at Baraja

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Bronte McHenry

August 28, 2025

Daisy Johnson has always gravitated toward the unfamiliar (and has the passport to prove it), so it makes sense she found her way to startupland.
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Why Customer Success roles are complex, vital and “wildly fulfilling”
Community
Why Customer Success roles are complex, vital and “wildly fulfilling”

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Bronte McHenry

August 28, 2025

Today, customer success plays a critical role in every startup’s growth trajectory and ultimate performance, while jobs seem to be popping up left, right and centre.
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Peek behind the scenes of the Women Fellowship
Women
Peek behind the scenes of the Women Fellowship

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Holly Brooks

August 28, 2025

We get a lot of questions about what actually happens in the Women Fellowship, so we’ve put together a bit of a BTS to give you some tangible ideas.
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