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Hell yes. Yes. No. Hell no. That's how over 200 investors across the Startmate network decide if you make the cut. Here's what happens after you hit submit: Every investor is assigned a batch of startups. They read your application, watch your pitch video, and assess your company using our Spike Framework. Then they vote: 🔥 Hell yes ✅ Yes ❌ No 🚫 Hell no Evidence-based. No fence sitting. And then there are the Golden Tickets 🎫 They need to be used on companies being overlooked by the popular vote: founders the investors believe have clear spikiness but are at risk of not making it through to an interview. The Startmate team reviews every single Golden Ticket. By the end of Stage 1 (Winter '26), we had over 5,000 reviews and 665 hell yes's. Our top 10 selectors by review count: Carl Spurling, Bella Liu, Vamsy Doddala, Tick J., Scott Fenton, Tom Markov, Mark Brogan, Ashley M., Nilay S., Yotam Rosenbaum. This is one of the most exciting parts about being a First Believer: reviewing the best up-and-coming ANZ startups, building your investing muscle, and sitting at the forefront of early-stage investing 💰 Want in? Apply here: https://lnkd.in/g2g49Dsv