# Rafael Niesten

> Rafael Niesten is a seed investor in Sydney backing InsurTech and Insurance. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafael-niesten

Rafael Niesten is a seed investor in Sydney focused on InsurTech and Insurance. Rafael Niesten is the CTO & Co-Founder at JRC Software

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| InsurTech | 1 | 100% |
| Insurance | 1 | 100% |
| Commercial Insurance | 1 | 100% |
| Small and Medium Businesses | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| upcover | upcover is an AI-native Commercial Insurance Broker / MGA and a CB Insights Top 50 Global Insurtech, HQed in Australia.We have assisted thousands of Small, Mid-market and Technology Businesses with world class coverage and risk management solutions via our team of product specialists, our risk advisors, and upcover's extensive network80+ local and global underwriting partners. | $2.7M | Seed | Jul 05, 2022 | https://www.upcover.com |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Antler Australia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-australia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BetterLabs Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/betterlabs-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Rafael Niesten invest in?

Rafael Niesten invests primarily in InsurTech, Insurance and Commercial Insurance startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Rafael Niesten?

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### When did Rafael Niesten last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rafael Niesten closed in Jul 2022. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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