Finance
Startmate
Listed offer value
$120,000ANZ only, equity for capital. Apply by Nov 8, 2026.
Eligibility & conditions
Startmate is an Australia and New Zealand accelerator that invests AUD $120,000 in every company it accepts. Founders who have not raised before take the money at a AUD $1.5m post-money valuation; teams that have already raised AUD $250,000 or more from VCs or angels get their last round's valuation matched instead. The program runs 12 weeks from January 25 to April 29, 2027, hybrid, with three in-person weeks in Australia and access to a network Startmate puts at 4,000+ ANZ founders, operators and investors. This is equity capital rather than credits, so accepting it dilutes your cap table.
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How to apply
5 steps- Submit the expression-of-interest form at https://startmate.fillout.com/t/sJX7ig3U6Gus before November 8, 2026. This is the only apply route linked from the program page, and the form is titled 'Startmate [EOI]', so it starts the process rather than being the full application.
- Complete the written application Startmate sends you plus a 90-second video. Startmate says to budget 60 to 90 minutes. It asks about the problem, your solution and what makes it different, the team's domain expertise, traction, and your vision.
- Wait through stage one review. At least three mentors read each application independently. Startmate says the two-stage selection takes about three weeks.
- If shortlisted, do the stage two interview: one hour, remote, with three to four mentors plus a Startmate team member, going deeper on product and vision.
- If you have previously raised AUD $250,000 or more and want your valuation matched, have executed documents ready before interviews (a signed SAFE, subscription agreement or term sheet). Without them Startmate applies the AUD $1.5m post-money terms instead.
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