Growth Marketing Associate

Nora Schertwitis

Amplifying Startmate’s message within the right communities in the highest leverage ways possible.

Nora Schertwitis
Favourite part of working at Startmate?

Automating things.

Favourite Quote?

Stay hungry. Stay foolish.

Favourite book?

Hard one! Probably "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman

What was the first job you ever had, and what did you learn from it?

Funny story, but my first interview was at Vogue (which I completely failed)! Then I emailed every fashion magazine I knew and landed a role as a Fashion Assistant at Grazia. Huge lesson: you gotta fight for your luck and never give up!

What would be your alternative career?

Growing up I really wanted to be a virologist or work in genetics - biology used to be my biggest passion!

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Nora Schertwitis

Accelerator
Startmate Accelerator Investment Terms 101

Nora Schertwitis

August 28, 2025

Startmate invests AUD $120,000 into each startup. If you haven’t raised before: we invest at a $1.5M post-money SAFE valuation cap.