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!

Articles by

Nora Schertwitis

Accelerator
From inbox overload to AI magic: the story of Ninja AI

Nora Schertwitis

October 15, 2025

Marcus is the founder of Ninja AI, an AI-powered inbox that doesn’t just help you write emails; it actually does the work inside them.
Accelerator
Medlo + Doccy: the new operating system for healthcare without walls

Nora Schertwitis

October 15, 2025

When Louis Sisk and Jordi Hermoso describe Australia’s healthcare system, they don’t mince words.“It’s broken. Understaffed, overworked, and designed for a world that doesn’t exist anymore."
Accelerator
Plugging the leaks: How Sara Richardson is building Leakster to save the world’s water

Nora Schertwitis

October 2, 2025

Leakster is a startup tackling one of the least visible but most costly challenges in the water industry: leaks.
Accelerator
On the House: Free period products, powered by purpose

Nora Schertwitis

October 1, 2025

On The House installs digital vending machines in public and commercial bathrooms, dispensing free period products funded entirely by advertising revenue.
Accelerator
From Sabbatical to Super Agents: How Care GP is Building the Future of Healthcare Provider Ops

Nora Schertwitis

October 1, 2025

Care GP is on a mission to 10x the productivity of healthcare provider admin & ops teams through AI. Their first product, Samantha, is an AI agent that clinics literally dance about.
Accelerator
Matchbox: The hiring platform founders didn't know they needed

Nora Schertwitis

October 1, 2025

Matchbox is building an AI-powered hiring platform designed to help founders hire like the top 1% from day one.
Accelerator
First Believers
Investments
Startmate Spike Framework

Nora Schertwitis

September 16, 2025

Startmate looks for spikiness not smoothness. One extraordinary strength in team progress invention vision or ten times better is enough for us to back you.
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.