Head of Founders, Startmate
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Head of Founders | Startmate | Startup Daily (17 May 2026), Startup Daily (12 Mar 2026), Startup Daily (17 Feb 2026) |
Stories naming Emma Grife. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Startmate brought its 2026 intake to San Francisco for investor meetings and a Demo Day hosted by Stripe; Melbourne alumnus Fluency's Accel-led US$6 million seed round is recalled.
Startmate will resume taking founders to Silicon Valley this May and stage its first San Francisco Demo Day; the article also recalls Fluency's recent US seed round led by Accel.
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.