Startmate exists to make ANZ the best place in the world to build a startup, and we do that by providing capital, belief and mentorship to founders before anyone else will take a shot on them.
The Accelerator is our cornerstone program, investing in ANZ’s most ambitious founders (2% acceptance rate) at the very beginning of their journeys. Over 15 years, the accelerator has invested in over 300 companies with a combined portfolio valuation of over $4.5B.
This role is going to help us take the accelerator to the next level.
There’s never been a better time to build, and that is reflected in the 40% YoY growth in founder applications we’ve seen over the last 3 years. At the same time, most VCs are investing less and less at the earliest stages. This is where Startmate has a role to play.
Startmate is gearing up to significantly scale the number of founders we’re able to back - and this is where you come in. You’re going to help us solve the problem of: how do we double the amount of founders we’re investing in without compromising the quality of the support they’re given - in fact, continuing to lift it?
Your role is to help founders outperform by helping run the ops underpinning the Accelerator and build products/processes to give our founders an unfair advantage in scaling.
This role is designed for someone hungry, not proven, and excited by the opportunity to grow and learn from working closely with the Accelerator founders and Startmate team. This role will give you the opportunity to…
Responsibility 1: Accelerator program ops