Alt.Leather’s $1.1 million seed round marks a new era in Australian bio-based textiles
Melbourne plant-based leather startup, Alt. Leather, has successfully closed an oversubscribed seed funding round, raising $1.1 million.
Aquila is taking wireless drone charging to new heights
Deep tech startup, Aquila, has completed a successful trial of its wireless drone charging technology in regional Victoria.
Running Wild: Michael Batko’s Startup Striders now has 500 runners across eight cities
In January Startmate's Michael Batko started a small running group called Startup Striders. Eight months later there are now over 500 runners who come together to exercise and have incredible conversations.
Startmate secures $300,000 from LaunchVic to welcome over 320 students into fellowship program
A partnership between Aussie accelerator Startmate and Victoria’s startup agency LaunchVic will see at least 320 Victorian students get the skills they need to launch their own startups.
From seaweed bio-packaging to farm robots: Startmate’s highly technical Summer23 Accelerator cohort revealed
Startmate CEO Michael Batko said this latest cohort is a group on a trajectory to have a disproportionate impact in terms of both ambition and global presence.
Butter secures $1.3 million to make insurance less boring for young Aussies
Insurance tech startup Butter has landed $1.3 million in pre-seed funding to make insurance accessible and less boring for younger Aussies.
Heaps Normal co-founder Andy Miller on how to find and cultivate your first believers
Part of the job of being a founder is harnessing your belief in your business to ignite belief in others, says Heaps Normal co-founder Andy Miller.
Three of the most exciting startups to come out of Startmate’s Summer 2022 program
The 16 companies accepted into the competitive Startmate accelerator program are working to solve the world's most urgent problems.
‘Fix crappy rules, then get out of our way’: Startups disagree on government’s place in growth
As the tech and startup communities weighed in on the government’s budget commitments for the sector, an array of diverse voices served to spotlight differences in opinion.
An interview with Rory San Miguel, founder of drone-mapping tech startup Propeller Aero
For Propeller Aero co-founder Rory San Miguel, he did the reverse of what most business experts advise. We sat down to discuss startups, cashflow woes, and why it’s so important to make pitching personal.
Startmate applications spike during COVID-19, as chief Michael Batko unveils plans for a city of innovation
As the team unveils its ambitions for a 'Startmate City' of 1 million inhabitants, it’s becoming clear they’re only just getting started.
Startmate launches Founder Fellowship program to support the earliest-stage startups
Startmate is launching a new Founders Fellowship program to support startups at the very earliest stage and ultimately improve their chances.