Ben Crawford: Ledger

Stories naming Ben Crawford. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

Role	Organisation	Sources
Founder	Brainwaves	Startmate, Startup Daily

Funding announcement

Marketing got faster, strategy didn't: Brainwaves is fixing that.

Startmate profiles Brainwaves, which builds strategy software for marketing teams, ahead of its Demo Day pitch, covering the founding team, early revenue and enterprise traction.

Startmate Wed 15 Apr 2026 Brainwaves Blackbird Ventures Carriageworks Euronews Mr Yum Publicis Startmate Ben Crawford Jamie Brownlee Tom McKenzie

Funding announcement

Here are 19 startups sharing in $2.28 million as part of the Summer ’26 Startmate accelerator

Nineteen early-stage companies join Startmate's Summer '26 accelerator intake, each receiving $120,000 for 7% equity — $2.28 million overall — spanning construction, healthcare, fintech, energy and manufacturing.

Ben Crawford

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Coverage

Marketing got faster, strategy didn't: Brainwaves is fixing that.

Here are 19 startups sharing in $2.28 million as part of the Summer ’26 Startmate accelerator