Startmate Accelerator

Run by Startmate.

Startmate's 12-week accelerator is open to founders anywhere in Australia or New Zealand, run hybrid out of Sydney. It invests A$120,000 at a A$1.5m post-money valuation for founders who have not raised before, and matches the prior round's terms for those who have; because it invests via SAFE or priced equity at that valuation, no fixed percentage is published. Generalist by sector.

Investment

A$120,000 (Above East Asia & Pacific median $69k · Above global median $61.3k)

Equity taken

Not disclosed

Duration

12 weeks (Shorter than East Asia & Pacific median 15 wks · Shorter than global median 20 wks)

Format

hybrid

Cadence

biannual

Location

Sydney, Australia

Sectors

• Generalist

How to apply

Official website

This programme has notes explaining its undisclosed figures, available in the full dataset.

Sources

Every figure above is taken from these pages, published by the programme or its parent organisation.

• https://www.startmate.com/accelerator/program read 2026-09-05 — supports cheque amount, cheque currency, duration weeks, batch cadence, format, application url, contact email

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Last verified 2026-09-05.