#57 Lauren Capelin - Startmate

Dexter Cousins chats to Lauren Capelin, Principal at Startmate about the rapidly evolving Fintech scene and discovering the next generation of startups.Startmate brings together exceptional founders, operators and investors through their  accelerator programs. Over the past decade they have invested in 130+ startups, with a collective portfolio value of $1 billion. Lauren has played a significant part in Australia's Fintech community. Joining ReInventure (Westpac's CVC) in early 2015 as Head of Community, Lauren has nurtured some of Australia's most successful FinTech startups.As a Board Director with FinTech Australia, Lauren has supported the organisation through the tough times and leaves her role with the organisation in great shape.Lauren talks about her new role with Startmate where through their Fellowship Program, they are supporting over 100 females to become startup founders. We chat about the strength of Australia's Fintech startup community, the next generation of founders and the Startmate programme.Apply for the latest in take at Startmate (Applications close 24/11/20)For more information on Startmate https://www.startmate.com.au/programTo join the Fellowship Programme https://www.startmate.com.au/thefellowshipSend us Fan MailConnect on with Dexter Cousins on LinkedinHire Exceptional Fintech TalentSubscribe on LinkedIn