About
Emma Grife is the Chief of Staff - Founders at Startmate, an accelerator program that supports startup founders in Australia and New Zealand. In this role, she leads programs designed to help founders understand their customers and elevate their companies.
Before joining Startmate, Emma was an investor at Insight Partners, a venture capital firm based in New York City.,Cheryl Mack is the CEO of Aussie Angels, a platform dedicated to democratizing angel investing in Australia and New Zealand. With over 20 startup investments, she leads an angel syndicate of more than 120 investors and co-runs the 361 Angel Club, which includes over 400 investors. Cheryl is a strategic advisor to several startups and a mentor for programs like Startmate and Founder Institute. Her career includes leadership roles at Stone & Chalk and the Australian Computer Society, and she was the CEO of StartCon for four years, where she created the APAC-wide Pitch for $1M competition. Cheryl is also known for her appearances on Startup Daily as the Pitch Doctor. She is passionate about community building, marketing, and helping both startups and angel investors succeed.
