# Startmate: Financial Services, Melbourne, Australia

> Startmate: Startmate is the epicentre for startup ambition across Australia and New Zealand Based in Melbourne, Australia. Founded 2010.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/startmate (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Startmate

Startmate is the epicentre for startup ambition across Australia and New Zealand

Funding reported Last round: Grant

Financial Services Melbourne, Australia

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2010 16 years old
- **Team:** 580 201 to 1,000 people
- **Funding reported:** 2.1M as listed, currency not stated
- **Last round:** Grant Mar 2021

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Startmate has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## What company datasets say Startmate raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **2.1M** in the source's currency

Rounds **3**

Last round **Grant**

Last round date **Mar 2021**

## Founders and team

From Startmate's own website: 11 on the team.

- **Phoebe Pincus** CEO
- **Ben Simai** Head of Investments & Product
- **Emma Grife** Head of Founders
- **Akshat Pande** Finance Manager
- **Archie Dell** Fund Ops Associate
- **Disha Jain** Investment Associate
- **Jason Fang** Managing the money.
- **Louisa Lin** Investment Associate
- **Sam Monkhouse** Investment Associate
- **Taylor Jackson** Content & Community Lead
- **Verity Fitzroy** Founders Associate

## On a portfolio page

Investors who name them

- [Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures)

Each firm lists Startmate on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## Financial Services in Australia

Startups like it

- [**Pallas Capital** Sydney · founded 2016](https://millionrounds.com/startup/pallas-capital)
- [**MaxCap Group** Melbourne · founded 2007](https://millionrounds.com/startup/maxcap-group)
- [**Firstmac** Brisbane · founded 1981](https://millionrounds.com/startup/firstmac)
- [**Qualitas Group** Melbourne · founded 2008](https://millionrounds.com/startup/qualitas-group)
- [**Moneytech** Haymarket · founded 2003](https://millionrounds.com/startup/moneytech)
- [**Shift** North Sydney · founded 2013](https://millionrounds.com/startup/shift-2)
- [**Openpay** Melbourne · founded 2013](https://millionrounds.com/startup/openpay-4)
- [**Timelio** Melbourne · founded 2014](https://millionrounds.com/startup/timelio)

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