About
Nirali Zaveri is cofounder and CEO of Friz. She previously worked at Mastercard developing credit card products for small businesses, gaining experience with major issuers including DBS, OCBC, UOB, BNI, and BNP. She holds patents in digital payments and credit scoring.
Founder at FrizYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Nirali went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Nirali can intro founders to Friz's investors below.
Friz's investors · 2
Co-founders at Friz
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Ash RhazalyFounder
Experience
- WiseSenior Product Managercurrent2026 — presentSingapore
- IterativeIterative Venture Partnercurrent2022 — presentSingapore
- DeelSenior Product Manager2024 — 2026Singapore
- FrizCEO and Cofounder2020 — 2024Singapore
- MastercardProduct Management Specialist - Digital Solutions2019 — 2020Singapore
- MastercardAssociate Analyst - Commercial Payments Solutions2018 — 2019Singapore
- MastercardAssociate Analyst - Digital Payments and Labs2017 — 2018Singapore
- SureParkFinance Specialist2016
- MasterCardIntern - Digital Payments and Labs2016Singapore
- SMU - Singapore Management UniversityTeaching Assistant2014 — 2015
- Housing and Development BoardResearch Intern2015Singapore
Skills & more
Strategic PlanningAnalysisManagementPublic SpeakingLeadershipRelationship BuildingTeamworkProblem SolvingCommunicationPersuasionPayment SolutionsMicrosoft Word
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PowerPointEnglishBusiness DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipMarket ResearchResearchProject ManagementSocial MediaEvent ManagementData AnalysisFinanceEconomicsLanguages English · Gujarati · Hindi
- Bachelor of Science (Economics) - Summa Cum Laude — Singapore Management University
- IGCSE O' Levels — Cambridge International Education
- International Baccalaureate — International Baccalaureate
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nirali Zaveri?
- Nirali Zaveri is cofounder and CEO of Friz. She previously worked at Mastercard developing credit card products for small businesses, gaining experience with major issuers including DBS, OCBC, UOB, BNI, and BNP. She holds patents in digital payments and credit scoring.
- Where does Nirali Zaveri work?
- Nirali Zaveri is Founder of Friz.
- What companies did Nirali Zaveri found?
- Nirali Zaveri founded Friz.
- Where did Nirali Zaveri go to school?
- Nirali Zaveri studied at Y Combinator; Singapore Management University (Bachelor of Science (Economics), Double Major in Economics and Finance (Wealth Management Track)); Global Indian International School (International Baccaluareate, Economics).
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