Our Mission

Bringing business insurance into the 21st century by making it accessible for any business or platform to offer insurance that’s simple, easy and affordable.

Australia's fastest insurance for small businesses

Our passionate team is building upcover from the ground up as we embark on a mission to transform the small business insurance landscape in Australia by changing how the small businesses, startups and independent contractors working with enterprises and on-demand platforms protect themselves.

We enable any online business, brand or marketplace to become distributors of insurance products and offer marketing leading cover, right in their own experience.

Meet the Makers

Our Team

We are a team of insurance geeks, software engineers and actuaries with decades of experience building and launching insurance products, scaling technology products and e-commerce marketplaces.

Skye Theodorou

Co-founder / CEO
Skye is the life behind upcover. With her former stints at Zurich Insurance and NSW Govt., Skye leads our team. When she isn’t working, you can find her running along the beautiful beaches in Coffs Harbour or spending time with family.

Anish Sinha

Co-founder / COO
Anish is the glue that binds the team together. With his former experience at Goldman Sachs and nearbuy.com, Anish looks after everything product, finance and operations. At our HQ or out of it, you’ll always be able to chat with Anish on almost anything.

Sajjad Naveed

Co-founder / CTO
As a computer scientist and agile evangelist, Sajjad has 10 years of experience in successfully building end-user apps that have reached millions of users. On the days he doesn’t come in, Sajjad's probably off exploring something new across Australia.

Matteo Pinna

Product Operations Specialist
Matteo is upcover's product operations specialist par excellence! Originally from Italy, Matteo holds a Master's in Theoretical Physics, loves to cook (did someone say pizza!), and is passionate about dogs and technology.

Junaid Nadeem

Software Engineer
Junaid is our absolute pro front end engineer and loves all things tech. When not coding-building-hacking, he enjoys watching soccer and is a die hard Real Madrid fan.

Egbe Cornelius

UI / UX Designer
Egbe is from Nigeria and one of the pillars of our product & design team. An avid animator who loves design and graphics, Egbe is always experimenting with new ways to make everything on upcover look more beautiful and user friendly.

Hassan Zahid

Software Engineer
Hassan is our go to front end engineer for our platforms partner offering and an exceptional builder & designer all rolled into one complete package. An avid foodie, when not snacking (and coding), he loves to hit the gym!

Aliya Almas

Software Engineer
Aliya is the newest addition to our backend team, has recently graduated university and likes to read Russian classics. Aliya loves hiking (if its not too cold) in the beautiful mountains of Kazakstan and writing.

Musa Joshua

Software Engineer
Joshua joins us from Abuja, Nigeria and can easily count as one of the most curious engineers on the team. As part of the frontend team, Joshua is responsible for all things frontend on upcover's website and web application. A big Lebron James fan, Joshua loves Silicon Valley (HBO) and is an avid Liverpool fan!

Meruyert Tlemissova

Software Engineer
Meruyert is the most recent hire at upcover and joins our engineering team from Kazakstan. She loves to write code, travel (she is currently backpacking through Turkey) and at upcover, she works with our frontend team to make our insurance applications come to life for our users.

Nargiza Mirzabekova

Junior Product Analyst
Nargiza is passionate about working at the intersection of product and engineering. She is a nature lover who enjoys outdoor activities and long-distance road trips. Nargiza’s travel goals are to photograph the Northern Lights and a caravan trip around Australia.

Nuray Nabiyeva

Software Engineer
Nuray works with our frontend team, she likes coding and learning new things. Nuray enjoys dancing and wants to become good at it. She also likes walking in the parks, going on trips, and wants to travel the world.

Mostafa HonarmandJavan

Software Engineer
Mostafa is our most recent hire in the backend team and holds an MS in Computer Science Engineering with experience of working across a wide variety of technology stacks. Mostafa describes himself as incredibly curious and in his free time likes to play guitar and feast on Kebabs!

Abrar Hossain Galib

Software Engineer
Abrar is a self-taught engineer and is part of our backend team. He has 4 years of software engineering experience and has had exposure to various technology stacks. Abrar calls himself focused and loves soccer (Juventus fan) and sci-fi novels.

Maxwell Judson

Customer Success Specialist
Most of Maxwell's background is in Business Development. He loves traveling to destinations that are less crowded and provides a more peaceful experience. Maxwell is also a good guitar player and enjoys taking short solo trips on his bike.

Chandni Hingorani

Customer Success Specialist
As an aviation industry veteran with almost a decade of experience and customer service expertise of more than 13 years, Chandni has a great deal to offer. She has consistently demonstrated her expertise in this field, delivering excellent customer service and satisfaction levels.

Gitanjali Rajadhyaksha

Customer Success Specialist
Gitanjali is both the calm and the storm after it. An avid dog lover, mom to 6 furry four-legged kids. Passionate about cars. The driver's seat is her most favourite place to be in. A good listener and a staunch believer in miracles.

Elvis Presley

Customer Success Specialist
Elvis is a guitar musician. With a decade of experience in Customer Support, he has honed his communication and problem-solving skills to a high level. Elvis is known for his ability to work well with others and is regarded as a good team player.

Vicki Sanchos

Product Specialist
Vicki treats every customer like they are her own family, and that's why we love her ability to help any team member or customer that joins upcover. She's an incredible artist, has two wonderful kids and lives in Sydney.
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