Insurtech Gateway Australia

Meet the team

We are a hybrid team of; entrepreneur, tech innovation and insurance experts. We look at problems from unusual angles, and combine our breadth of knowledge to ﬁnd unique solutions.

We believe insurance should matter. Seeing innovative founders and game-changing ideas get stuck in the mud, before even getting to market, inspired us to ﬁnd a way to remove these barriers to entry. We are here to support and advise the next generation of insurtech founders, who share our vision of creating revolutionary insurance products, that have a positive impact on society.

Simon O'Dell

Managing Director & Co-Founder

Simon is a social and tech entrepreneur specialising in the insurance space. With more than two decades of insurance industry experience, Simon has worked in various parts of the insurance value chain, across the US, UK and Australia. Simon has first hand experience as an insurtech founder and helped create and build Insurtech Australia, the peak body responsible for nurturing Australia's insurtech ecosystem.

Nick Proud

Portfolio Manager

Nick is an experienced strategist and commercial/innovative thinker, with a demonstrated history of working in the banking, mining and financial services industries. He is a skilled negotiator that leads the Gateway team's origination and investment processes. He is always on the lookout for the most exciting startups to incubate and invest in.

Ron Arnold

Associate Partner

Ron Arnold has over 30+ years C suite and executive experience in the insurance industry. He is a former Managing General Director of Firemark Ventures and has also been involved on multiple Boards (e.g. Stone & Chalk, GIVIT, Pocketbook) and previously held senior roles in the State and Federal Governments.

Gil Snir

Tech Innovation Advisor

Gil is the co-founder of tech company specialising in online marketing solutions using machine logic and an End-to-End Programmatic Management Platform. He provides advice and support to the Insurtech team to bring products to market in a multi-channel digital environment.

Megan Houston

Marketing & Communications

Megan joined the team to help raise the profile of the Gateway brand in the Australian market, manage marketing activities and our social media presence. A qualified journalist and digital marketer, Megan has spent the last decade helping entrepreneurial and start-up businesses tell their stories and connect with customers online and is looking forward to helping the Gateway and its portfolio do the same.