Natasha Nissar

Biography

Natasha has been part of the Meltwater organisation for almost 11 years now, with experience in business development across the Middle East and Africa, Asia and other international markets. Natasha has been Chief of Staff at Meltwater for the past 6 years and has worked very closely with the Founder & CEO on many strategic projects for the business. She also helped build and launch SHACK15, a technology hub and social space of entrepreneurs, founders, start-ups and VCs in San Francisco. In addition, Natasha sits on the board of Meltwater’s non-profit arm – Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST). Natasha is passionate about bridging the gap between Silicon Valley and Africa, and through her work with SHACK15 and MEST, aims to help increase engagement and investment opportunities between the two regions.

At MEST, in addition to being a board member, Natasha is passionate about recruiting and bringing on board the next generation of global software entrepreneurs in Africa from across Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Ivory Coast. With the foundation of solid talent and a strong culture, MEST now has a portfolio of over 40 companies they have invested in spanning across eCommerce, fintech, Agritech, SaaS etc. She continues to be actively involved in the growth of the training program and development of the entrepreneurs-in-training.

Natasha has a Bachelor of Science with a major in Psychology and a double minor in Spanish and Women & Gender Studies from the University of Toronto, Canada, a Master of Science in Organisational Psychology from the University of Nottingham,UK and a Postgraduate Diploma in Global Business from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.