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Ameya Upadhyay, Venture Partner and Lisa Mikkelsen,
Head of Global Human Capital
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February 27, 2021
[Protocol] Five Questions with Emmalyn Shaw, managing partner, Flourish Ventures
Originally posted on Protocol By Tomio Geron Emmalyn Shaw is a managing partner at Flourish Ventures, which spun out from Omidyar Network. She focuses on financial inclusion and has invested in startups Bridgit, Chime, EarnUp,...
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February 26, 2021
[Fintech Times] EarnUp uses $25m Funding Round to Expand its GetAhead PlatformEarnUp uses $25m Funding Round to Expand its GetAhead Platform
Homeowners struggling to pay their monthly mortgage often damage their financial health by waiting too long to initiate a forbearance, modification, or workout solution with their lender or servicer.
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February 19, 2021
[The Fintech Times] Financial Health Start-up SeedFi Launches to Help Underserved Americans Build Credit
SeedFi, the financial health startup helping Americans build credit, save money, access funds, and plan for the future, has launched and announced it has raised $65 million in funding, including $15 million in equity and...
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digital banking
February 17, 2021
[Crunchbase] SeedFi Banks $65M To Help Americans Build Credit, Savings
Saving and building credit are two of the most difficult challenges for a majority of Americans. In fact, statistics show that 69 percent of Americans have less than $1,000 in savings, while 61 percent ran...
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opinion
February 01, 2021
[FinLedger] Women in Fintech: Flourish Ventures’ Emmalyn Shaw
Fintech will shift from products to audiences, and mortgage, core banking and insurance will expedite digitization. As a managing partner at Flourish Ventures, a $500 million global venture fund that was launched in 2019 by...
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opinion
January 31, 2021
[FinTech] Investing for impact as a woman in fintech
Emmalyn Shaw at Flourish Ventures provides us with a personal take on how women can make an impact in fintech investing. When I co-founded Flourish Ventures, focusing solely on fintech was relatively new to me....
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January 19, 2021
[Forbes] This Fintech Startup Wants To Cover Your Overdraft Fees, And It Just Announced $35 Million In Series A Funding
Nearly two decades before Zuben Mathews co-founded a consumer fintech app, he was studying economics at the University of Chicago as a recent immigrant to the U.S. Despite earning a scholarship and regular allowances from...
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January 13, 2021
[Reuters] Grab raises $300 million for fintech arm's ambitious expansion
Southeast Asian ride-hailing and food delivery giant Grab has raised more than $300 million from investors led by South Korea’s Hanwha Asset Management Co. Ltd for its rapidly-expanding financial services business.
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digital banking
January 04, 2021
[Forbes] Forbes Fintech Awards 2020: Jack Dorsey Gives Banks A Wake-Up Call
This past year was a whirlwind for fintech. The pandemic hit many businesses like a hurricane, with lenders suffering the most damage. But as government stimulus checks hit bank accounts and consumers began buying everything...
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opinion
December 09, 2020
[CNBC Africa] COVID-19: How the pandemic has impacted Africa’s gig economy
Originally posted on CNBC Africa According to a report by Flourish Ventures, 66 per cent of gig workers across the globe reported a large decline in income, with ridesharing drivers being hardest hit. Watch the...
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