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Welcome to Startmate City
Startmate

Welcome to Startmate City

By

Michael Batko

August 28, 2025

One of our 10-year goals is to build a 1-million-person technology city in Australia or New Zealand that attracts ambition, ignites innovation, boosts quality of life and fosters human connection.
What are peer advisory groups???
Startmate Collective

What are peer advisory groups???

By

Holly Brooks

August 28, 2025

Included in memberships are "peer advisory groups" that meet once a month and form an incredibly valuable and popular part of the membership experience.
From Wish to Seachange: How engineer Adam Flynn navigated the “long and messy” process of finding his purpose
Community

From Wish to Seachange: How engineer Adam Flynn navigated the “long and messy” process of finding his purpose

By

Bronte McHenry

August 28, 2025

Adam Flynn describes the journey from first engineer at e-commerce startup Wish to VP of Engineering at Seachange as “deeply, deeply, deeply difficult”.
How Vanessa Iezzi landed her dream role as Head of People at Carted
Startmate Collective
Career

How Vanessa Iezzi landed her dream role as Head of People at Carted

By

Bronte McHenry

August 28, 2025

Vanessa Iezzi has long been the one her friends turn to for advice. In hindsight, it makes perfect sense she ended up in the people and culture space.
From Formula 1 to startups: Inside Mechanical Engineer Kyle Forster's search for work-life balance
Community

From Formula 1 to startups: Inside Mechanical Engineer Kyle Forster's search for work-life balance

By

Bronte McHenry

August 28, 2025

Kyle Forster is a PhD-qualified engineer specialising in aerodynamic design and a small business owner... and up until a year ago, was an Aerodynamicist on Mercedes' Formula 1 team.
We've made changes to Open House, Office Hours and the Accelerator application process: Here's everything you need to know
Accelerator

We've made changes to Open House, Office Hours and the Accelerator application process: Here's everything you need to know

By

Bronte McHenry

August 28, 2025

Here is the what, why and how of our changes to Open House and the Accelerator application process.
Validating an idea as an early-stage founder is all about rapid prototyping and testing: Six learnings from Ajay Prakash
Accelerator

Validating an idea as an early-stage founder is all about rapid prototyping and testing: Six learnings from Ajay Prakash

By

Bronte McHenry

August 28, 2025

Underlying all of Ajay Prakash’s success (and failure) is a commitment to “rapid prototyping and testing”.
Tutero is building the future of personalised STEM education
Accelerator

Tutero is building the future of personalised STEM education

By

Bronte McHenry

August 28, 2025

Joey Moshinsky, Sonny Moshinsky and Richard Mathieson are on a mission to optimise STEM education.
How Tsamara Ramadhanti fell in love with tech and landed a role as UX Designer at Law on Earth
Student Founder Bootcamp

How Tsamara Ramadhanti fell in love with tech and landed a role as UX Designer at Law on Earth

By

Bronte McHenry

August 28, 2025

Tsamara Ramadhanti comes from a family of accountants, so while tech has always caught her eye, she saw herself studying business and following in her family’s footsteps.
The Startmate FAQ — September 2016
Accelerator

The Startmate FAQ — September 2016

By

Michael Batko

August 28, 2025

Startmate has been touring Australia, meeting teams to help find our next batch of great Australian startups.
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