$cat ./funds/startmate.md
Startmate
Sydney · est. 2011
Startmate is the original Australian and New Zealand accelerator, run out of Blackbird Ventures, backing pre-seed and seed founders through a 12-week program.
Website
Stages
Pre Seed, Seed
Fund size
—
Partners
Phoebe Pincus, Niki Scevak
Founded
2011
HQ
Sydney
$ls ./funds/startmate/portfolio
Notable investments
- — CultureAmp
- — Halter
- — Mr Yum
- — Goterra
- — Eucalyptus
$git log --reverse --pretty=short ./funds/startmate.md
Timeline
verified · public sources- 2011Startmate founded in Sydney.verified · startmate.com
- Jun 2023Niki Scevak rejoins as chair as accelerator marks 100th cohort.verified · Startmate
- Apr 2025Launches dedicated climate residency stream backed by Grok Ventures.verified · Startmate