Join us for the Startmate 2018 Melbourne Cohort Demo Day and see the best Australian startups pitch their companies.

At Startmate, we invest in extraordinary founders who are changing the way we work, live and play, and we're powered by the most successful entrepreneurs and venture capitalists in Australia. Demo Day showcases this talent.

For the past three months, Startmate and space-partners Moonshot have been supercharging 13 amazing startups working on technology that will shape our future. From electric flying taxis and aircrafts for medical transport to automated legal services and a marketplace for surplus food.

Startmate is Australia's leading startup accelerator, running in both Sydney and Melbourne. Since our inception, we have invested in 81 startups. Success stories include:

Sitemate - $1.3M AUD Seed (September 2018)

Work180 - $2M AUD Seed (September 2018)

Smartrmail (Sendy) - $500k ICO (August 2018)

Stratejos - $600k AUD Seed (July 2018)

Propeller Aero - $10M USD Series A (June 2018)

Happy Inspector - $11M USD Series A (March 2018)

Bugcrowd - $26M USD Series C (March 2018)

QPay - $570k AUD Seed (March 2018)

Honee - $1.8M AUD Seed (February 2018)

Everproof - $1.5M AUD Seed (February 2018)

Mentorloop - $1M AUD Seed (November 2017)

Morse Micro - $4.5M AUD Series A (October 2017)

Workyard - $1.3M AUD Seed (August 2017)

Vero — $4M AUD Series A (June 2017)

Flirtey - $16M Series A (January 2017)

UpGuard - $17M Series B (August 2016)

Edrolo - $2.6M Series A (May 2015)

With the support of COMMUNE, we're bringing together the best of Sydney's startup scene. Come along, show your support for Australia’s emerging startups, get to know the Startmate family and see what it is all about.

Tickets include food, drinks and vibe. All ticket administration fees are donated to Be Kind Sydney.

Applications for Startmate Sydney 2019, starting in January, are now open. Apply here.

See you there!

This event has been enabled by funding from the Australian Government.

Who is Startmate?

Startmate's world-class community of mentors and alumni are scaling businesses from the first dollar to the next billion, and we share that knowledge through our 12-week accelerator program, 1:1 bespoke coaching and in-person events. Startmate encourages ambitious founders to hit their next milestone and offers invaluable resources, advice, and support along the way. Since 2010, we've been welcoming exceptional founders into a community for life as the create groundbreaking businesses of tomorrow.

Who is Moonshot?
Moonshot is accelerating humanity by helping people develop new innovations that evolve into, or use, space-related technologies to solve real-world problems on Earth and beyond. Moonshot is cultivating the space innovation ecosystem in Australia and around the world, and through its network and programs helps individuals and organisations solve big problems with financially sustainable ventures, with an international reach.