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Vanessa Fajardo

Investor

Investment Analyst at InsurTech

Peru

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.

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Experience

  1. InsurTech NYAssociatecurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. InsurTech NYVenture Capital Analyst2024 — 2025New York, New York, United States
  3. Epic AngelsAngel Investorcurrent2025 — present
  4. Proud Mary CoffeeAngel Investorcurrent2025 — presentUnited States
  5. FidelidadeCorporate Venture Capital | Center for Transformation2024Lisbon, Portugal
  6. Basinghall PartnersVenture Capital Analyst2023 — 2024Lisbon, Portugal
  7. B Venture Capital (BVC)Venture Capital Intern2023
  8. Hub UdepManagement Intern2022 — 2023Piura, Peru
  9. Universidad de PiuraTeaching Assistant2022 — 2023Piura, Peru

Education

  1. Nova School of Business and EconomicsMaster of Science - M.Sc., Impact Entrepreneurship and Innovation2023 — 2025
  2. Universidad de SalamancaMaster's degree, Entrepreneurial Development and Innovation2022 — 2023
  3. VC LabCohort 3, Venture Capital2024
  4. Universidad de PiuraBachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Business Administration and Management2017 — 2022

Skills & more

InsurtechAI LiteracyGenerative AI for ManagementSustainable FinanceSpanishPortugueseEnglishCap TablesTerm SheetsContent StrategyEconomic Data AnalysisPortfolio Management
+12 moreCompetitive AnalysisEarly-Stage InvestingValuationFinancial ModelingDeal SourcingInvestmentsAngel InvestingStart-up ConsultingStart-up SupportProfessional MentoringDebt ManagementMedium-Term Debt Strategy

Languages 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.

Same school

Also attended Nova School of Business and Economics103

Giorgio PastariniSenior Associate at P101 VenturesJosephine LuschInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsAlasdair MitchellPortfolio Support at Giant Ventures Global LlpNoah FreyFinance Analyst at Emerald Technology Ventures AgEmin Taha CelikInvestment | Growth Funds at 212João BandeiraPrincipal, Infrastructure Software at Bright Pixel Capital

+ 97 more

Also attended Universidad de Salamanca25

Erich SieberFounding General Partner at PeakBridge VCSandra Pérez BaosAssociate at 2048 VenturesEthan SmithInvestor at Innovius CapitalAlfonso CoboInvestor at Enzo VenturesClarissa RossbachInvestment Manager at IBB VenturesKelly Quesada VegaLegal Advisor at Meusinvest (Noshaq)

+ 19 more

Also attended VC Lab34

Seth HallenFounder and Managing Partner at Hallstone VenturesMatthew StaffordInvestor at STAFFORD VCJamey EdwardsHealth Transformer Coach at StartUp HealthBenjamin BoatengInvestor at ODBANassir CrissPrincipal at Sixty8 CapitalNobuhiro SekiCIO at Monozukuri Ventures

+ 28 more

Also attended Universidad de Piura5

Alejandro MazaVenture Partner at NazcaJorge CondeñaReporting Analyst at Accial CapitalJorge Arturo Chávez ZentenoLirio Fund Andes Director at NESsTLucho TorresInvestor at AVP VenturesFederico CuneoInvestor at AVP Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at InsurTech NY9

Garnet S. HeramanFounder and Managing Partner at Aperture Venture CapitalElliot VernonInvestor at Greenlight ReTony LewGeneral Partner at InsurTechDavid GritzCo-Founder & Managing Director at InsurTechAaron CatonInnovation Program Manager at InsurTechEliza VictorioOperations Analyst at InsurTech

+ 3 more

Also worked at Fidelidade1

Francisco CordovilInvestment Associate at Actium Capital

Also worked at Basinghall Partners5

AndrewFounding Partner at Basinghall PartnersGinetteFounding Partner at Basinghall PartnersChristopheInvestor at Basinghall PartnersIsabelInvestor at Basinghall PartnersKonstantinInvestor at Basinghall Partners

Also worked at B Venture Capital (BVC)7

Mitsuru NakayamaCEO & GP at BVCAlejandro TrollGeneral Partner at BVCAna PrietoAssociate at BVCValentina BojacáAssociate at BVCIsabela BerduAssociate at BVCRahiza ChicaemeProgram Manager at BVC

+ 1 more

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