Australia · Investor

Startmate

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 107 cheques on record.

Deploying nowAccelerator

Pre-seedSeedSeries AEd-techE-learningLearning Management System

Deploying now
34%of best year10cheques in 12 months, 107 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.6MRounds led0 of 107Sole investor14 roundsMostly inAustralia, 78%
Pitch Startmate

Startmate highlights

  1. 01

    10 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 57% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 14 rounds, median $475K

What they do

Type
Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
Ed-techE-learningLearning Management System
Based in
Melbourne, Australia
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first107 appearances

  1. 2026

    7 rounds

  2. Sept
    ElitaSeed · AU$1.4MWith 3 others
  3. Sept
    HappyCoGrowth · US$52MWith 3 others
  4. Aug
    VexevSeries A · AU · Startup Daily$8.6MWith 7 others
  5. Jul
    SuperstatPre-seed · AU · Startup Daily$3.5MWith 4 others
  6. May
    Sicona Battery TechnologiesAU$31MWith 3 others
  7. Apr
    ULUUGrant · AU$1.5MWith 2 others
  8. Jan
    On the HouseSeed · AU · Startup Daily$1.2MWith 2 others
  9. 2025

    28 rounds

  10. Dec
    FluencySeries A · AU$40MSole investor
  11. Dec
    ULUUGrant · AU$990KWith 2 others
  12. Nov
    KeeyuPre-seed · AU · Startup Daily$2.3MWith 10 others
  13. Oct
    UluuSeries A · AU · Startup Daily$16MWith 5 others
  14. Oct
    RainStickVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 2 others
  15. Sept
    BugsterSeed · AR · LatamList$300KWith 1 other
  16. Sept
    AndromedaSeries A · AU · Startup Daily$23MWith 8 others
  17. Sept
    PuralinkSeed · AU$1.5MWith 2 others
  18. Sept
    Trova HealthPre-seed · US$630KSole investor
  19. Sept
    Andromeda RoboticsSeries A · AU$15MWith 3 others
  20. Sept
    Morse MicroSeries C · AU$58MWith 5 others
  21. Aug
    Heaps NormalVenture · AUUndisclosedWith 3 others
  22. Jul
    ElitaPre-seed · AU · Startup Daily$1.1MWith 5 others
  23. Jul
    Voqo AIPre-seed · AU$526KWith 1 other
  24. Jul
    AquilaGrant · AU$1.2MWith 3 others
  25. Jul
    JustFundDebt · AU$131MWith 2 others
  26. Jul
    Alt.LeatherGrant · AU$742KWith 1 other
  27. Jun
    Lyrebird HealthSeries A · AU$7.8MWith 2 others
  28. May
    PreventixSeed · MX · LatamList$2.2MWith 6 others
  29. May
  30. May
    VXTVenture · NZ$2.5MWith 2 others
  31. Apr
    VAPARVenture · AUUndisclosedWith 1 other
  32. Feb
    PolymathPre-seed · NZ · Startup Daily$860KWith 2 others
  33. Feb
    Cake EquityVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  34. Feb
    TendlPre-seed · AU$1.3MWith 1 other
  35. Jan
    MyGigstersSeed · AU · Startup Daily$1.1MWith 5 others
  36. Jan
    ElitaPre-seed · AU$681KWith 2 others
  37. Jan
    Chirp LabsPre-seed · AU$312KSole investor
  38. 2024

    20 rounds

  39. Dec
    SitemateSeries A · AU · Startup Daily$28MWith 5 others
  40. Dec
    Clutch GluePre-seed · AU$2.0MWith 1 other
  41. Nov
    JustFundSeed · AU · Startup Daily$5.7MWith 4 others
  42. Nov
    KiwiFibreSeed · NZ$1.9MWith 3 others
  43. Oct
    JustFundGrant · AU$2.0MSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 12 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

2 of 7 we have independently watched raise

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Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Startmate. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Startmate put money into.

On podcasts

4 episodes naming Startmate in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Startmate

What does Startmate invest in?

Startmate invests most often at Seed and Venture (57% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Ed-tech, E-learning and Learning Management System.

How active is Startmate?

107 investments on record, 10 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Startmate invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Elita (Seed, Sept 2026), HappyCo (Growth, Sept 2026) and Vexev (Series A, Aug 2026).

How big are Startmate's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.6M.

Does Startmate lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 107 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Startmate invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Australia (78%), the United States (8%) and New Zealand (8%).

Is Startmate investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 10 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Startmate invest alongside?

Most often Blackbird Ventures (25 rounds together), Icehouse Ventures (13 rounds together) and Flying Fox Ventures (11 rounds together).

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