Startmate Alumni Demo Day (powered by Stripe)

​🔥 Startmate Alumni Demo Day (powered by Stripe)

​Startmate has spent the last 15 years backing ANZ’s most ambitious founders - from first ideas to global traction.

​Now, for one night only, they’re back on stage.

​Alumni Demo Day is a live pitch event spotlighting the breakout startups we backed early, now building what’s next in FMCG, space tech, health, cyber security, and more.

​You’ll hear directly from the founders what they’re building, how they got here, and where they’re going next.

​🧠 Expect:

• ​2,000+ founders, investors, future hires and startup obsessives

• ​A curated lineup of early-stage to Series D companies

• ​Big energy, big ambition, real traction and stories you won’t hear anywhere else

• ​Weekly founder drops leading up to the event

​Over the next few weeks, we’ll be revealing which Startmate alumni founders are pitching live on the night and trust us, it’s a lineup you don’t want to miss.

​📍 ICC Sydney
🗓️ Thursday 11 September
⏰ 5:45 pm–8:00 pm
🎟️ Free for a limited time

​🤝 In partnership with Stripe

​Before the pitches kick off, join Stripe Tour Sydney 2025, hosted at the same venue, as they dive into what’s next in fintech, AI, and building at scale. Hear from leaders like Scott Farquhar (Atlassian), Caroline Bowler (BTC Markets), and Rowena Westphalen (Salesforce). Perfect for founders. 

​Register here.
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​➡️ For investors

​Want to invest in the next gen of early-stage startups? 

• ​First Believers - Learn the craft of investing while simultaneously being exposed to 700+ early-stage startups

• ​Startmate Funds - Invest in our Accelerator companies

​🚀 For founders

​We've got 4 initiatives for founders depending on where you're at:

• ​​Launch Club - start a new company 

• ​Accelerator - raise your pre-seed or seed round 

• ​Startmate Leaders - for female founders at any stage

• ​Founder Bootcamp - for students testing out founding

​TICKETS WILL SELL OUT.