About
Vanessa Fajardo is a Venture Capital Associate at InsurTech NY, where she sources and evaluates early-stage insurtech companies across North America and the UK, having led five seed investments including Armadillo, Kwant, and SecureCPG. She also serves as an angel investor through Epic Angels and has backed companies including Refurbi and Proud Mary Coffee, while maintaining a focus on the Latin American venture ecosystem through founder networks, educational initiatives, and research mapping venture capital availability in Peru.
Experience
- InsurTech NYAssociatecurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- InsurTech NYVenture Capital Analyst2024 — 2025New York, New York, United States
- Epic AngelsAngel Investorcurrent2025 — present
- Proud Mary CoffeeAngel Investorcurrent2025 — presentUnited States
- FidelidadeCorporate Venture Capital | Center for Transformation2024Lisbon, Portugal
- Basinghall PartnersVenture Capital Analyst2023 — 2024Lisbon, Portugal
- B Venture Capital (BVC)Venture Capital Intern2023
- Hub UdepManagement Intern2022 — 2023Piura, Peru
- Universidad de PiuraTeaching Assistant2022 — 2023Piura, Peru
Skills & more
InsurtechAI LiteracyGenerative AI for ManagementSustainable FinanceSpanishPortugueseEnglishCap TablesTerm SheetsContent StrategyEconomic Data AnalysisPortfolio Management
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Competitive AnalysisEarly-Stage InvestingValuationFinancial ModelingDeal SourcingInvestmentsAngel InvestingStart-up ConsultingStart-up SupportProfessional MentoringDebt ManagementMedium-Term Debt StrategyLanguages Español · Inglés · Portugués
- Private Equity and Venture Capital — Università Bocconi | Coursera
- Strategy and Innovation for Agile Organizations Specilization — Duke University
- Introduction to Model Context Protocol — Anthropic
- Al Fluency Certificate — Anthropic
- Sustainable Infrastructure Specialization — Inter-American Development Bank
- MTDSx: Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy — International Monetary Fund
- GovTech: Fundamentals and Key Concepts — World Bank Group
- Excel Modeling — Wall Street Oasis
- Academic Process Mining Fundamentals — Celonis
- Venture Deals - Fall 2023 — Kauffman Fellows
From Vanessa's professional profile.
Colleagues at InsurTech
Aaron Caton
Innovation Program Manager at InsurTech
David Gritz
Co-Founder & Managing Director at InsurTech
Eliza Victorio
Operations Analyst at InsurTech
Isaac Espinoza
Venture Partner at InsurTech
Julia Ju
Research Analyst at InsurTech
Roi Hansraj
Strategic Advisor at InsurTech
Sokhiba Mukhitdinova
Investment Principal at InsurTech
Tarun Chopra
Venture Partner at InsurTech
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Vanessa Fajardo?
- Vanessa Fajardo is a Venture Capital Associate at InsurTech NY, where she sources and evaluates early-stage insurtech companies across North America and the UK, having led five seed investments including Armadillo, Kwant, and SecureCPG. She also serves as an angel investor through Epic Angels and has backed companies including Refurbi and Proud Mary Coffee, while maintaining a focus on the Latin American venture ecosystem through founder networks, educational initiatives, and research mapping venture capital availability in Peru.
- Where does Vanessa Fajardo work?
- Vanessa Fajardo is Investment Analyst at InsurTech.
- Where did Vanessa Fajardo go to school?
- Vanessa Fajardo studied at Nova School of Business and Economics (Master of Science - M.Sc., Impact Entrepreneurship and Innovation); Universidad de Salamanca (Master's degree, Entrepreneurial Development and Innovation); VC Lab (Cohort 3, Venture Capital).
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