Today you’re going to hear the story of Startmate featuring the head of operations at Startmate, Michael Batko.

Startmate is the leading tech accelerator in Australia and they take 10 to 15 companies and new stage founders in each cohort and help them from three to four months to get them to the next stage of their business.

They look for just the most ambitious founders and then work with that talent. Startmate doesn’t necessarily specialise in a certain area or industry. Startmate just focuses on the most ambitious founders and work with them to create immense value.

Let’s go back to day one, to a pub in Surry Hills where this story begins…