Startmate expanded from an Accelerator to an entire ecosystem around the ambition of our founders.We've grown the company from $200k to $3m+ in annual revenue and a team of 2 to 20.2018Accelerator backing 20 founders with $75k per year.2024Founders- Launchmate: 200+ founders starting companies with us- Accelerator: back 30+ founders with $120k per yearInvestors- Small Bets Fund: invest $25k checks all year round- Accelerator Fund: raise $6m every year- Continuity Fund: $12m fund to take our pro-rata in every Startmate alumni up to $500k eachOperators- Ladymates: supporting 500+ women in startups per year - join (women fellowship), find peer (collective), leadership (upgrade)- Student Fellowship: 3 week bootcamp in the winter and summer holidays for 400+ students per year- Climate Collective: find peers in the climate startup community

Startmate is Australia and New Zealand’s epicenter for startup ambition.Building a startup? We invest $120k in the 30 most ambitious founders every year.Want to join a startup? We help 1,000 get startup jobs every year.Want to invest? We connect hundreds of investors to startups every year.

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Committee for national government funding of $392m for startups to grow.Grants for:1) Commercialisation - $50k-$250k2) Growth - $100k-$5mFull info 👉 https://business.gov.au/grants-and-programs/industry-growth-program

www.expert360.comSeries B - AUD 13m from AirTree VenturesExpert360 is a global online marketplace that allows businesses to engage top management consulting talent for project-work or ongoing support.● Management Experience- Team of 4 (Financial/Business Analyst, Bookkeeper, Accounts Manager, Intern)● Investor CommunicationsSeries B Pitch Deck and scenario-based Financial Model(Unit Economics, P&L and Cashflow)- Raised AUD 13M● Business Analysis- Live dashboard setup around the office- Setup of Internal Performance Dashboards- Automation of KPIs- Ongoing analysis for Sales, Product & Marketing- Investor, Board, VC and Client data analytics and deck preparation● Finance- Running Accounts Payable / Receivable and financial statements- Budgeting and forecasting● Technical Marketing- Marketo Certified Expert- Google Analytics Individual Qualification- Trigger and event-based email marketing● Salesforce (CRM) Administrator- Dashboards, Reports and KPI setup

www.madpaws.com.auASX listed April 2021Series A - AUD 5m from QantasAirbnb for Pets● Partnerships- Growing the partnership network with vets, dog trainers, dog gadgets, dog accessories and other related businesses (www.madpaws.com.au/partners)● Community Management- Primary customer support contact person- Hired and managed a team of two- Responsible for social media marketing (Instagram, Facebook, etc.)- Grew the Instagram Fanbase from 400 to 4.000 Followers within 6 weeks● Operations- Improved the process flow of the customer journey (automatic emails, text messages, on-website messages, etc.)- Learnt about start-up scaling, growth hacking, communicating to developers, creating Landing Pages (Unbounce) and how to analyse web traffic (Google Analytics, Mailchimp, Facebook & Instagram Engagement etc.)

2-month internship working for a government organisation, learning the other side of the coin of the startup world● Provided business and legal advice to Austrian companies expanding to Australia and New Zealand● Researched and produced industry and country reports● Tripled Twitter followers of corporate account

4-month consulting internship digging deep on loan management systems, regulation and SQL/VBA● Tasks: Support in loan management system implementation; Lead workshop in SQL & VBA; Research of Shadow Banks & IFRS9 solutions and impact on Asset Managers● Outcomes: Learned and taught SQL & VBA and gained insight into IFRS9

6-month part-time work next to my Masters working with banks all over Eastern Europe facilitating the sales of non-performing loans● Worked on proposals for NPL restructuring through an outright sale, SPV's and bad banks● Conducted a full analysis of the Macroeconomic environment, Servicers and Austrian Banks' NPL performance - CEE focus● Translated between English, Russian and German

2-month internship living the life of a Finance iT consultant - flying to London Monday - Thursday and helping in the implementation of CRM softwareClients:● Global Insurance CompanySupported Oracle implementation by mapping old to new responsibilities/users and assisted with the creation/management of new accounting lines● UK Outsourcing CompanyPerformed a Spend Analysis of the company's vendors/suppliers and visualised it using TableauSpecialisation in Cloud Computing ERP Systems - Delivered a deep dive Presentation ★ Graduate Offer

1-year long full-time placement @ American Express, which taught me everything I now know about Excel and Financial Modelling6 Months - Global Planning & Analysis EMEA Team - Global Merchant Services● Responsible for the financial side of Austria's, Netherlands' and EMEA HQ's P&L including in-depth analysis of revenue, discount rate and expense drivers (+ Austria market visit to discuss in person)● Developed a weekly Volume Predictor, Industry Analysis and Discount Rate Analysis Tool● Project: Revised the 'FX Allocation methodology' which splits Conversion Revenue across regions affecting Amex's global annual pool of ~$300 Million6 Months - Investment Optimisation and Business Analysis Team - Global Merchant Services● Looked after an investment pool of ~$700 Million, assessed the profitability of investments and developed new measurement metrics● Managed 2 business units' monthly reporting P&L at an expense base of $20 Million● Project: Built a long-term model to assess the Salesforces' and Client Managers' profitability ★ Graduate Offer

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