Ecosystem Manager, AWS
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Chair | Fintech Australia | Startup Daily |
| Ecosystem Manager | AWS | LaunchVic, Startup Daily |
| Partner (former) | Reinventure Group | LaunchVic, SmartCompany, Startup Daily |
| Partner of Platform and Operations | Reinventure Group | Startup Daily |
| Principal (former) | Startmate | LaunchVic, Startup Daily (Fri 22 Jul 2022), Startup Daily (Mon 21 Mar 2022), SmartCompany (Fri 4 Mar 2022), Startup Daily (Wed 6 Oct 2021), Startup Daily (Mon 26 Apr 2021), Startup Daily (Mon 19 Apr 2021), Blackbird Ventures portfolio, SmartCompany (Thu 10 Sep 2020), Startup Daily (Mon 24 Aug 2020) |
Stories naming Lauren Capelin. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Startmate's Winter '22 intake of 12 Australian and New Zealand startups is its first cohort with a majority of women founders, each receiving a set investment; the piece also notes a principal leaving for AWS.
Consumer crypto wallet startup Minke has secured pre-seed backing ahead of its app launch, with four angels participating. Its founders previously worked at SmartrMail, and the company is currently in Startmate's summer program.
Art licensing startup Provvy, led by Alisha Geary, received $25,000 as the first backee of Startmate's Small Bets fund and joined its Summer 2022 cohort, bringing a further $120,000.
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Startup Daily lists the 19 Australian and New Zealand startups in Startmate's largest-ever Winter21 cohort pitching at Demo Day, including a climate stream backed by Mike Cannon-Brookes through Grok Ventures.
Startmate's Demo Day unveiled its largest cohort of 18 ANZ startups, and the accelerator also raised a $2 million fund through its mentor network to invest in this intake.
Blackbird's year-end review covers its fourth fund announcement, investments in companies including See-Mode, Morse Micro and SafetyCulture, Startmate's climate cohort intakes, Mike Cannon-Brookes joining its board, and numerous team hires.
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Startmate reveals the startups joining its latest Melbourne cohort and its first New Zealand group, while discussing remote operations and new leadership appointments.
Startmate appoints Lauren Capelin from Reinventure as its first Principal and Blackbird's Samantha Wong to its board, replacing Nick Crocker, as it launches its first New Zealand accelerator cohort.
Reinventure Group promotes its first two employees to partner roles, while the article recalls its earlier investments in SocietyOne, Slyp, Curious Thing and Flybits, and Westpac's role as limited partner.