# Lauren Capelin

> Lauren Capelin is a startup investor at Startmate (Sydney). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Startmate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startmate)
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenjcapelin/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/laurenjcapelin

Lauren Capelin is a startup investor at Startmate in Sydney. Lauren is a community strategist and disruptive innovation specialist passionate about the development and application of new business models, corporate social innovation, impact investment and fostering entrepreneurial capacity, particularly in women. As Head of Venture Community, Lauren focuses on strengthening collaboration across the portfolio,deepening connections with strategic investor Westpac, and building networks in the broader FinTech and startup ecosystem, both in Australia and globally.Prior to her work with Reinventure, Lauren co-founded Collaborative Lab with author Rachel Botsman, spending five years working alongside leading thinkers, entrepreneurs and community champions to play an instrumental role in growing collaborative consumption into a global economy and movement.

## About Startmate

VC Fund · Melbourne, Australia

We support the most exceptional founders, operators and investors with best-in-class programs, propelled by a highly trusted mentor-driven community, and backed by the best angels, venture funds and tech startups in the region.Startmate helps technically-focused founders create world-class companies that solve customer problems. It invests AUD$120,000 for a 7.5% equity stake.Startmate’s three-month program offers a $75,000 investment, mentorship from more than 40 successful founders, sage legal counsel, and a one week trip to Silicon Valley. At the conclusion of the program, there are two demo days, one in Sydney and the other in Melbourne, where the chosen startups present in front of early-stage investors.Startmate was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

5 contacts available at Startmate.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alex de Aboitiz | Mentor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-de-aboitiz |
| Anubhav Ghosh | Launch Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anubhav-ghosh |
| Bardia Housman | Mentor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bardia-housman |
| Ben Armstrong | Mentor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-armstrong-2 |
| Brendan Brummer | Mentor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brendan-brummer |

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