FOUNDER SUPPORT

We take founder well-being seriously and build lasting partnerships based on mutual trust.

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Kim Nguyen (Alloy), Will Sealy (Summer), Jen Tescher (Financial Health Network), Jim McGinley (Seedfi) and Jay Parekh (Chime)

We prepare founders to run marathons, not sprints

With our patient-capital approach, we help founders solve challenges across their business models, teams and partnerships. Our responsive, talented team of professionals offer guidance, expertise, and a breadth of services to empower our fintech partners.

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Research
To keep current on how technology can positively influence the financial lives of today’s consumers and small businesses, we regularly fund and conduct proprietary research across the US and emerging markets. We use this research to inform our decisions and guide our founders.
Human Capital
Our dedicated team helps founders to grow as leaders, build world-class teams, and foster inspiring workplace cultures. We take founder well-being seriously and provide individualized coaching, global peer-to-peer support groups, founder retreats and ongoing access to counsel and resources.
Operations
Our first-rate finance and operations team provides ongoing strategic counsel, support, resources and references. We offer access to a distinguished network of seasoned professionals around the globe who can help meet the ever-changing financial and legal needs of founders as they grow their businesses.
Policy & Regulatory
Flourish’s investment themes cover highly regulated areas that are complex and ever evolving. Our team has years of combined experience in the fintech sector and we share our deep understanding of the changing policy and regulatory landscape to inform go-to-market strategy and accelerated growth.
Marketing
To generate brand awareness and build customer loyalty, we work side-by-side with founders and their teams on bespoke programs that support their startup journeys – from strategic media outreach and speaker coaching, to content development, event support, and digital marketing campaigns.

"Flourish acts on their commitment to support our journey. We actively seek their opinions because we know they will come with a perspective not offered by many other investors."

DOUGLAS STORF
Founder & CEO, Swap

"The fact that Flourish cares about me as a person, in addition to the company, means a lot. You don’t get that a lot. In fact, I’m not sure I’ve ever had it."

JIM MCGINLEY
Co-Founder & CEO, SeedFi

 

"Flourish has a unique approach to nurturing founders. Through development workshops and 1:1 interactions with the investment team, they help me cultivate self awareness and mental resilience.”

ARDELIA APTI
CEO, Mapan

 

We recognize the pressures facing founders and prioritize their wellbeing

NEWS & EVENTS

Blog
founder wellness
A CEO’s Strongest Support System May Be Found in Other CEOs
The third entry in our founder wellness series explores advisors and CEO peer groups – informal communities where founders can be honest and get honest feedback. Guiding a company through a pandemic and an uncertain...
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founder wellness
[The Future Farm] The role of investors on the wellbeing of entrepreneurs, with Lisa Mikkelsen
Originally posted on The Future Farm At the same time as drawing attention to the subject of mental wellbeing for entrepreneurs, we must acknowledge that the reasons why entrepreneurs experience mental health challenges are still...
Blog
founder wellness
Leading With Authenticity: Healthy Teams Thrive on Clear Communication
The second in our founder wellness series, this blog looks at how CEOs are leading their companies through a challenging environment. With teams more dispersed than ever, it’s all about connecting on a human level....
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founder wellness
Strong Startups Are Led by Healthy CEOs: Why We're Prioritizing Founder Wellness
As the fintech fundraising landscape shifts from boom times to a more challenging environment, we see the pressure ratcheting up on founders and their teams – passionate people who are already taxed by two years...
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[Business Insider] I'm an HR director managing 106 people. Here's how I recognized and dealt with my own burnout while trying to help employees prevent theirs.
Kim Nguyen is the director of people operations at Alloy, a fintech company based in New York. While supporting her coworkers during the pandemic, Nguyen says she began to notice her own signs of burnout.
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