TEAM
Who We Are
The dedicated Umbrella Ventures team is made up of individuals from different backgrounds who use their experience in the financial and startup worlds to help businesses and innovators build great, scalable companies.

EAYL MACHLIS
Co-Founder
3 time award nominated Co-Founder of Thunder Insurance, had led one of Australia's first insurance entities by successfully creating a challenger brand utilising Insurtech as an enabler, to create a MVP centred around Gaming.
An expert in Strategy, Business Development, Sales and Growth within the Insurance, Payments, Banking and Finance Sector over a professional career that spans over 20 years within ASX Top 500 companies.

JON CALVERLEY
Co-Founder
Extensive Insurance and Reinsurance experience over the last 20 years; with a strong network across the Asia Pacific, Oceania and European Markets.