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Grummet.
Know Mads
Grummet.
Mads plays many roles across the startup ecosystem as an Angel and VC investor, award-winning education technology entrepreneur, in-demand speaker, author and podcast host. She's also Mum to four awesome daughters, who are hands down her greatest teachers.
Unleashing breakthrough innovation
Using diversity as a catalyst
Cultivating entrepreneurial capabilities
Building future proof skills
Madeleine is committed to …
Unleashing breakthrough innovation
Using diversity as a catalyst
Cultivating entrepreneurial capabilities
Building future-proof skills
Backing great founders building great companies.
Madeleine is a writer, presenter, award-winning entrepreneur and early stage startup investor.
Journalist, Presenter + Speaker
Mads started her career as a journalist, completing her cadetship with News Corp and moving from PBL to ACP and Channel Nine in roles across editorial and management. Mads continues to find voice and tell stories as a national keynote speaker, regular media contributor, author, freelance writer, MC and cohost of the top-rating Human Cogs podcast.
Co-Founder + CEO girledworld
Mads Co-Founded and was CEO (2016-2022) of girledworld – an award-winning national career education company, which worked with STEM, startup and tech industry mentors in 100’s of global and local companies to connect them with 40,000+ female students to upskill them for the jobs of tomorrow.
Co-Founder Future Amp
Mads Co-Founded Future Amp, a careers and employability skills edtech platform supported by the University of Melbourne’s Innovated, Amazon Web Services, leading industries and David Gonski AC’s national Future Minds program.
Mads’ greatest learning moments are …
pretty much always led by her four awesome daughters, who keep her eyes firmly on the horizon.
MADS HOLDS A NUMBER OF ADVISORY POSITIONS + STARTUP MENTORSHIP ROLES, AND HAS RECEIVED MULTIPLE AWARDS.
WINNER
2019 VICTORIAN TECH DIVERSITY AWARD
WINNER
2020 UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
LEADERSHIP AWARD
MEMBER
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF COMPANY DIRECTORS
GRADUATE
VCC VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT EXECUTIVE CERTIFICATION
(2019 SCHOLARSHIP)
GRADUATE
2016 MELBOURNE BUSINESS SCHOOL MASTER OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
(FIRST CLASS HONOURS)
QUALIFIED