Nan Meka

Non Executive Board Member

2023 - Current

PANDA is a federally and state funded for-purpose organisation that operates Australia's only National Perinatal Mental Health Helpline for parents and families during pregnancy and throughout the first year of parenthood. Corporate partners and donors include Baby Bunting and Priceline.

Fellow / Limited Partner

2021

AfterWork Ventures is a community-powered VC fund that invests in pre-seed and seed stage startups in Australia and New Zealand. In pooling our diverse skills, functional knowledge, and networks, we are able to punch above our weight in the quality of our deal flow, the incisiveness of our due diligence, and the breadth of support we provide to our portfolio companies. As a Fellow, I support the investment team to source and evaluate investment opportunities and pitch in to help AfterWork’s portfolio companies.  Website: afterwork.vc 

Vice President - Commercial & FP&A

2022 - 2023

Commercial, FP&A and Investor Relations. One of Australia's fastest-growing e-commerce companies serving over 1 million pet parents. Built high performing team of managers and analysts and developed functions. Partnered with ELT, Senior Leaders across Marketing, Category Management, Product, Data, Technology, HR and Operations (Supply Chain, Inventory, Logistics, Fulfilment Centre, Customer Experience).

Head of Operations

2020 - 2022

Simply Wall St helps stock investors make better informed decisions by turning complicated data into simple visuals. Over 5 million users worldwide access institutional data and news at www.simplywall.st. Part of the leadership team with the CEO and Head of Engineering, we define the Company Strategy. Set up and manage the Company Operating System. In particular, I own: - Finance + Legal (Accounting, Investor Relations & Compliance) - People Operations (Talent Acquisition, Team Happiness & Vibe) - Business Operations (Special Projects & Partnerships)

Head of Corp Dev. / Biz Ops

2015 - 2019

Abhibus is India's fastest growing bus ticketing app connecting millions of Indians. 5.5M app downloads, 1M/month transactions and $200M annual turnover. The company has raised $10M to date.

Global Strategy & Investments

2013 - 2014

Global Corporate Strategy & Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions covering US, EMEA, Asia, LatAm and ANZ regions. I made investments in global software, hardware, mobile and social gaming companies. Aristocrat Technologies Inc. (ASX: ALL) which has a market capitalization of ~A$20B, is a leading global provider of gaming solutions in about 90 countries, including Big Fish, Plarium, and Product Madness mobile gaming businesses.

Strategy & Corporate Development

2011 - 2013

Group Strategy, M&A, Corporate Development, Corporate Ventures and Product Strategy across News' assets including newspapers, digital media, pay-tv and magazines. News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS), which has a market capitalization of ~US$10B, is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing content to consumers throughout the world. The company comprises leading businesses across a range of media, including: news and information services, digital real estate services, book publishing, digital education, and sports programming and pay-TV distribution. Full-time position whilst completing Masters degree.

Corporate Finance

2010 - 2011

Valuation, financial and commercial due diligence for PE investors and corporate acquirers. Full-time position whilst completing Bachelors degree.

Young Finance Professionals Committee Member

2010 - 2011

Senior Associate

2007 - 2009

Managed funds division within BFS group. Full-time position whilst completing Bachelors degree.