Nerissa Naidu

Independent Chair and Board Member

📍 New York, New York, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 5 investments📅 9 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2023𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Board Member
2019
Helping independent workers live happier, healthier and more productive lives. Independent professionals are the lifeblood of today’s economy. They power our construction sites, deliver our goods, build our technology and advise our businesses. Yet unlike their employed peers, they often miss out on the protections, benefits and structured support that make long-term success sustainable. We understand this first-hand. As independent workers ourselves, we know the pressures of income volatility, admin burden, isolation and navigating insurance, healthcare and financial decisions alone. Portabl exists to change that. Our community brings together practical support, financial guidance, insurance access and wellbeing benefits into one place — designed specifically for the realities of independent work. From health and protection products at preferential rates, to everyday savings and tools that reduce friction, Portabl helps you operate with confidence and security. More than a marketplace, Portabl is infrastructure for the modern independent workforce — giving you access to the resources traditionally reserved for employees, without compromising your independence. Because thriving independently should not mean doing everything alone.
early stageInsurance
Board Member
Sep 2017
FairHire is a next generation applicant tracking system (ATS) combining blind hiring with intelligent people analytics backed by behavioural science. Using the FairHire platform helps organisations to remove bias through the use of anonymised CVs whilst facilitating the best practice in their end-to-end processes.
Founding Board Member
May 2017
Fennech is a Next-Gen Corporate Banking Platform. We deliver Hyper-automation of Finance, Treasury, and Payment solutions in Real-time, on One Platform. The Fennech Engine: Our Platform, The Fennech Financial Framework (F³) is Powered by AI and Machine Learning. Our Low-Code PaaS technology allows Businesses to Build Faster and Scale Easier. F³ is highly configurable and acts as a bridge between business applications and the banking industry. Unlike a single purpose point solution, F³ overcomes several challenges across various financial operations within a single platform. Fennech in Motion: F³ Automates Reconciliation, Booking, Cash Flow forecasting, and Payment instruction preparation to provide Real-time Data Visualisation and Enhanced Analytics. Combined, this offers the full functionality of an In-house Virtual Bank. The Fennech team is geographically agnostic and can support our partners implementations globally. Trust is at the heart of what we do. At Fennech, we are passionate about helping businesses overcome the challenges of working in a digital era. With our team of talented developers and Executives in Finance and Treasury, we deploy a Revolutionary Platform that helps large Corporates and Financial Institutions stay ahead of the curve and succeed in todays digital world. Our Drive towards Digital Transformation culminates in a philosophy instilled in Our Platform: Effortless. Intelligent. Scalable. Secure
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2023
Board Member
2023
Bectran, the industry-leading SaaS platform, has grown rapidly over the years to become the companion toolkit for the Credit Department just as CRM is for the Sales Department. From simple to complex organizations and SMEs to Fortune 500 companies, Bectran has helped companies cut down the time to process and approve credit by over 90% whilst significantly lowering the risk of credit defaults and the cost of collections.  A growing number of companies are depending on Bectran to manage their Accounts Receivable and Collections. With significant process and task automation, companies are able to cut down the cost of collections by as much as 60-90% while accelerating the cash receipts cycle with complete and accurate cash applications. Bectran’s clients enjoy the ease, speed and cost-effectiveness of adopting the Bectran platform. New clients are onboarded in a matter of days or weeks. Credit professionals in various industries have described the Bectran platform as the future of the Credit Department.
Board Member | Audit Committee | Risk Committee
2023
Thanks for stopping by to find out more about us. We’re one of the largest car and home insurers in the UK and part of an international group, which is headquartered in Brussels. We go back a fair bit too – in fact, almost 200 years. Fast-forward to today and we’re proud to be one of Europe’s top 20 insurance companies* and a certified Top Employer in the UK 2022 and 2023. Our UK team stands shoulder-to-shoulder with our most important people – our customers. We’re recognised for our excellent insurance cover and being easy and straightforward to deal with. Plus, we understand the need for choice, which is why our insurance can be bought with us directly and through your local insurance broker and our leading partnership brands. We have over 3 million customers and have a first-class attitude when it comes to being there for them when they need us most. Our UK-based, market-leading claims team are on hand 24/7 to help every step of the way and get things back to normal, quick smart. Plus, we give our customers a dedicated claims adviser to keep them up to speed from start to finish. Don’t just take our word for all this though. By having the customer at heart in everything we do, we scooped the Personal Lines Insurer of the Year Award at the British Insurance Awards for 3 consecutive years in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Additionally, we recieved the Personal Lines Insurer of the Year Award at the Insurance Times Awards in 2021, and achieved The Institute of Customer Service’s coveted ServiceMark Accreditation. * https://www.advratings.com/insurance/top-insurance-companies-in-europe
2020
Co-Founder | CEO
2020
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2019
Board Member
2019
Helping independent workers live happier, healthier and more productive lives. Independent professionals are the lifeblood of today’s economy. They power our construction sites, deliver our goods, build our technology and advise our businesses. Yet unlike their employed peers, they often miss out on the protections, benefits and structured support that make long-term success sustainable. We understand this first-hand. As independent workers ourselves, we know the pressures of income volatility, admin burden, isolation and navigating insurance, healthcare and financial decisions alone. Portabl exists to change that. Our community brings together practical support, financial guidance, insurance access and wellbeing benefits into one place — designed specifically for the realities of independent work. From health and protection products at preferential rates, to everyday savings and tools that reduce friction, Portabl helps you operate with confidence and security. More than a marketplace, Portabl is infrastructure for the modern independent workforce — giving you access to the resources traditionally reserved for employees, without compromising your independence. Because thriving independently should not mean doing everything alone.
early stageInsurance
2017
Board Member
Sep 2017
FairHire is a next generation applicant tracking system (ATS) combining blind hiring with intelligent people analytics backed by behavioural science. Using the FairHire platform helps organisations to remove bias through the use of anonymised CVs whilst facilitating the best practice in their end-to-end processes.
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