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Ameya Upadhyay, Venture Partner and Lisa Mikkelsen,
Head of Global Human Capital
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flourish conversations
[Flourish Conversations] Early Stage Funding in Africa A Pulse Check
Watch as Arjuna Costa and Ameya Upadhyay convene with leading Africa-focused VCs to discuss investing and fundraising in the current health and financial crisis.
Blog
embedded finance
[Medium] Why We Invested In Summer: Why We’re Helping Students Minimize Debt Loans
At Flourish, we have tracked market innovations in student debt closely, given our focus on technology-led financial health solutions. While first-generation startups like SoFi have narrowly targeted high-income degree holders (MBAs, JDs and MDs), we...
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opinion
[Medium] As We Approach the End of the Beginning: What Is the Economic Outlook?
Informed by the expertise of epidemiologists, a consensus view of the most likely global economic outlook is emerging. And the virus and its likely behavior are dominating that outlook. The public health experts agree that...
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opinion
[Medium] How Fintech Lenders Can Cope with the Impact of the Pandemic — Lessons from Flourish’s Portfolio Leaders
While the policy interventions being proposed at the national and multilateral levels could partially cushion the shock, these lending start-ups are going to have to navigate a period of chronic uncertainty.
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opinion
[Medium] A Bold Ask to Tech Companies and VCs: Match Our $1M Donation to Struggling Families
In six weeks, the United States shifted from a 50-year-low unemployment rate to likely the highest one since the Great Depression. No economic downturn has happened as rapidly as this one triggered through COVID-19, and...
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opinion
Speed Matters in Small Business Support: 3 Lessons from a Successful Swiss 30-Minute Crisis Loan
A number of governments and central banks around the globe have launched facilities to provide concessionary loans and guarantees to small businesses, a critical backbone for local economies. Small business owners are experiencing an unprecedented...
Blog
opinion
Fintech Entrepreneurs Across the Globe Are Springing into Crisis Mitigation Action
As they emerge from the initial rush of securing their families and teams and their own ability to meaningfully contribute, entrepreneurs around the globe have sprung into action to help fight the pandemic crisis and...
Blog
opinion
We Are In It For The Long Run
Our managing partner Tilman Ehrbeck talks about what Flourish is doing to help our portfolio companies and the people they serve weather the financial crisis caused by the global epidemic.
Blog
opinion
[Medium] Let’s Act Now to Protect the Financially Vulnerable
Our managing partner Arjuna Costa calls out for bold action to help the 135 million Americans that are already financially vulnerable overcome the COVID-19 impact on the economy.
Events
opinion
[Podcast] Voice of FinTech with Emmalyn Shaw
Managing Partner Emmalyn Shaw sat down with Rudolph Falat and Voice of Fintech Podcast while at the Paris Fintech Forum. Emmalyn discusses financial inclusion, global scalability, and our commitment to fintech entrepreneurs that advance financial health....
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