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For the Startmate program, which looks to fast-track budding entrepreneurs into the big time, there\u2019ll be no time to ease into 2013. The year will start with a bang in January, when eight start-ups<\/a> are welcomed into the Startmate fold for a period of five months.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n These start-ups have been accepted into the annual Startmate program, which, in addition to $50,000 per start-up, will include two demo days and a two-month stint in Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Startmate obviously devoted much of this year to its 2012 class, which included Happy Inspector<\/a>, ScriptRock<\/a> and Ninja Blocks<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n In March, co-founder Niki Scevak defended Startmate\u2019s decision to advise its 2012 class to become incorporated in the United States<\/a> rather than Australia.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI completely disagree with comments characterising it as a brain-drain\u2026 Incorporating there will simply allow the companies to accept payments from all around the world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Like Startmate, start-up incubator AngelCube was also kept busy this year with its class of 2012, which included Broccol-e-games<\/a>, Vinspi<\/a> and Kickfolio<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Meanwhile, film rating and review site Goodfil.ms managed to raise some funds<\/a> following on from its stint in AngelCube\u2019s 2011 program.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n After announcing the participants for its 2012 class, AngelCube co-founder Andrew Birt told StartupSmart <\/i>the incubator would be taking a tough-love approach.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201c[There are] strict milestones that each team must hit each week,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Birt also weighed on in the debate about the lack of female tech entrepreneurs and mentors<\/a>, admitting more can be done to entice women into the industry.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n In February, co-working space Fishburners launched a new space for start-ups<\/a>, called EngineRoom, in the Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst after partnering with the City of Sydney.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\nAngelCube<\/h3>\n
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