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Anthony Xiao’s product-led approach to angel investing
First Believers
Anthony Xiao’s product-led approach to angel investing

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Bronte McHenry

August 28, 2025

Anthony Xiao's angel investing journey kicked-off when he moved into a Product Manager role at Halter.
Angel investor Samuel Sentongo’s mission to affect generational change
First Believers
Angel investor Samuel Sentongo’s mission to affect generational change

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Bronte McHenry

August 28, 2025

Samuel Sentongo wants “to see a future where black founders and angel investors are participating in the startup ecosystem".
From spreadsheets to AI: How Xylo is fighting species extinction
Accelerator
From spreadsheets to AI: How Xylo is fighting species extinction

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Holly Clark

August 15, 2025

Xylo Systems is a conservation-tech startup fighting species extinction with tech and augmented intelligence.
Why now is the best time to leap into climate tech
Community
Why now is the best time to leap into climate tech

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August 15, 2025

Why climate tech? Why now? Why… you? To solve the world's greatest challenge, we’re going to need the world’s best talent.
What to expect during the Startmate Accelerator
Accelerator
What to expect during the Startmate Accelerator

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Cara Davies

August 15, 2025

Curious about how the Startmate Accelerator works and how to get the most out of it? Cara Davies has you covered.
Why grads routinely dismiss startups, and how we can flip the narrative: Learning from Blackbird's Niki Scevak
Student Founder Bootcamp
Why grads routinely dismiss startups, and how we can flip the narrative: Learning from Blackbird's Niki Scevak

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Ewan Jacob

August 15, 2025

To disrupt the notion of a traditional career pathway, more students need to choose startups as their first option upon graduation.
What makes a great resume? Michael Rubio from Canva knows
Startmate Collective
Career
What makes a great resume? Michael Rubio from Canva knows

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Penny Holloway

August 15, 2025

✋The future of ✨work✨ 🤚— it sure is movin’ and shakin’. ‍We’re Zoom-ing, Chat-ing and Slack-ing, with the ways of working as-we-know-them continuing to evolve and shift — however one thing remains (mostly) unchanged, the humble CV.‍Hiring managers (and their Applicant Tracking System counterparts 🤖) are still sifting through hundreds of job-hopeful career love letters (resumes) in search of the perfect match.‍
When startup ambition collides
Accelerator
When startup ambition collides

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Sasha Kerbert

August 15, 2025

When you mix the right ingredients together, in the right order, with the right proportions in the right environment, magical things can happen.
Why I decided to do the PM101 Fellowship
Community
Why I decided to do the PM101 Fellowship

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Itiah Thomas

August 15, 2025

In 2021, I was provided the opportunity to step into a product management role (PM) after years as a user experience (UX) designer. I said yes, and started learning on the job. ‍I wanted to supplement my experience with a more objective, structured environment to learn best practices. Startmate’s Product Management 101 Fellowship came at the perfect time. ‍
Whiskey business: Reactory is disrupting drinks with tech to mature spirits in “days instead of decades”
Accelerator
Whiskey business: Reactory is disrupting drinks with tech to mature spirits in “days instead of decades”

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Stephanie Palmer-Derrien

August 15, 2025

Mark is a serial entrepreneur with more than 15 years’ experience in the alcohol sector and two startups already under his belt. And while he didn’t necessarily set out to start a business this time, he realised that through tinkering in his Auckland garage, he’d stumbled across a global opportunity.
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