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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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February 2024 Monthly Review
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February 2024 Monthly Review

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Michael Batko

August 28, 2025

Dive into Startmate CEO Michael Batko's GBU update to find out what we've been up to this month.
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Get to know First Believer Tom McQuillen
First Believers
Get to know First Believer Tom McQuillen

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Bronte McHenry

August 28, 2025

Tom McQuillen is a freshly minted climate-focused VC Investor, a "hopeless optimist" and a First Believer too.
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Which founder program is right for you?
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Which founder program is right for you?

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Holly Brooks

August 28, 2025

Interested in one of Startmate's founder programs, but not sure where to start? We've broken it down for you here.
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February 2023 Monthly Update
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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
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“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
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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
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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
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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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Ex-Startmate CEO (Batko) shares a request for AI startups (as someone who builds with AI everyday).
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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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