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Ameya Upadhyay, Venture Partner and Lisa Mikkelsen,
Head of Global Human Capital
Blog
opinion
September 07, 2021
Southeast Asia should capitalize on open data dividend to boost GDP. Here's why.
Countries in Southeast Asia should accelerate their push towards open data, allowing more financial data-sharing with user consent.
News
embedded finance
September 07, 2021
[TechCrunch] Jetty raises $23M to help give renters more payment flexibility
Jetty, a fintech company which aims to give renters flexibility when paying rent, has raised $23 million in a funding round co-led by Citi and Flourish Ventures.
Blog
embedded finance
September 07, 2021
Why We Invested In Jetty: Introducing a Real Estate Embedded Finance Platform to Our Portfolio
After several months of keeping our excitement under wraps, we can finally share about our investment in Jetty, which was announced this morning in combination with its new product Jetty Rent. Today’s news has several...
News
embedded finance
September 06, 2021
[Nikkei Asia] Bangladeshi retail tech startup raises $74m from US fund
ShopUp to expand mobile-first digital platform for mom-and-pop shops
News
embedded finance
September 06, 2021
[TechCrunch] Commerce platform ShopUp raises $75 million in Bangladesh's largest funding
ShopUp, a startup that is digitizing neighborhood stores in Bangladesh, has raised $75 million in a new financing round that is also the largest in the South Asian market.
Blog
embedded finance
September 01, 2021
Why We Invested In Apnaklub: Digitally Connecting India’s Retailers to Goods and Wholesalers
By Anuradha Ramachandran and Harsh Gupta Embedded Finance Platform Apnaklub Digitally Connects India’s Retailers, and Kiranas to Consumer Goods and Wholesale Partners India’s unwieldy consumer goods supply chain poses significant challenges for local grocery retailers and their consumers....
Events
flourish focus
August 26, 2021
[Flourish Focus] A One-on-One with Apollo Agriculture Co-Founders
Meet Kenya’s Apollo Agriculture, a high-growth fintech start-up offering financing, digital advice, and high-quality farm products to smallholder farmers that raised a $6M Series A round last year.
News
embedded finance
August 25, 2021
[TechCrunch] MaxAB gets an extra $15M, acquires YC-backed Moroccan startup WaystoCap
Last month, MaxAB, the Egyptian B2B e-commerce platform that serves food and grocery retailers, raised one of the largest Series A on the continent, to the tune of $40 million. Today, it has raised a...
Blog
opinion
August 18, 2021
The Value and Limitations of Market-Based Innovations for Impact: Three Takeaways After COVID-19
For those of us who work toward economic inclusion in emerging markets, the year and a half since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has validated one key element of our approach: The value of...
Events
embedded finance
August 06, 2021
[EVENT Recap] Fintech Founders in Bangladesh, Egypt & the US Share Customer-first Focus and Offerings
Today, embedded finance is one of the most influential, seemingly all-encompassing technology trends taking place around the world. It involves non-bank companies and fintech start ups offering financial products and services to targeted customers.
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