Announcing Atto Accelerator 2020's batch
Applications for Atto Accelerator 2020 closed last Friday and we officially kicked off the cohort today.
As in 2019, we were really impressed with the volume and quality of applications. It was hard to narrow them down to the startups accepted into the batch. Applications were up 40% YoY and this was despite a very-short application window and program turnaround.
We are proud to welcome 22 female founders across 20 companies into Atto Accelerator 2020. Five of these founders are based in New Zealand as part of our launch there, we have one founder based in Perth, WA, one in Sydney, NSW, four in regional Victoria, and 11 in Greater Melbourne, Victoria.
We noticed some major themes in our batch for 2020. Five of the companies are in the healthtech space and underserved market of women’s health. Thank you to everyone who submitted an application and a huge congratulations to the teams!
Vicki Likoudis, founder of Advice Hero: advice on demand for local small businesses
Founder of Binder: circular economy marketplace for buying, sharing and selling books
Jenny Le and Pamela Yip, cofounders of Bubble Tea Club: DIY bubble tea kits for any time and anywhere
Jen Barnes, cofounder of Fem Fit: pelvic floor trainer that works
Leeanna Kohn-Hardy, founder of Finappster: socially responsible investing made easy,
Marni Johnston, founder of Heels Over Head: calorie balancing made easy,
Lizzie Dunn and Shelley Dunn, cofounders of Indie: platform for indigenous stories and languages
Priya Anand, founder of Jarvis Health: voice-based personal assistant for managing your health
Vanessa Rawson, cofounder of Join the Crew: tree change and volunteering platform for regional communities
Radhika Arunkumar of Medical Wearables: fashionable medical wearable for early diagnose of GD during pregnancy
Jess Rosenberg, founder of Moode: vitamins for women across the fertility lifespan
Liisa Vurma, founder of Nudge: accessible life and business coaching for women
Bronwyn Smith, founder of Promoloco: thoughtfully-branded promotional products
Elizabeth Knight, founder of Purposeful: helping school leavers find direction, purpose & work
Carolyn Blyth, founder of Resultzworx: sales platform for legal businesses
Donna McInerney, founder of Seeze (Linella): daily personal goal tracking using OKRs
Patience Makuwira, founder of The Beeline: professional network for WOC
Sophia Ritchie, founder of Thero: app that makes learing music theory easy
Emma Scoringe, founder of Trackd: platform for unique children's care and therapy management
Ayla Toyokawa, founder of WedSites: Wedding website builder and PM platform
* If a startup’s URL is missing, it means the product isn’t currently live.
