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Ameya Upadhyay, Venture Partner and Lisa Mikkelsen,
Head of Global Human Capital
Research
opinion
New Flourish Research Finds Brazilian Gig Workers Under Pressure Since COVID-19
New Flourish Research Finds Brazilian Gig Workers Under Pressure Since COVID-19.
Research
research
The Digital Hustle: Gig Worker Financial Lives Under Pressure, Brazil Spotlight 2020
RESEARCH The Digital Hustle: Gig Worker Financial Lives Under Pressure, Brazil Spotlight 2020 In May 2020, Flourish began surveying gig workers across the globe to learn more about their experiences and how they are faring...
Events
opinion
[Panel Recap] Bangladesh VCs. Fintech Opportunities in the World’s Fastest Growing Economy
While COVID-19 is affecting Bangladesh as everywhere, the economy is still projected to grow at 6% – possibly the fastest in the world. As Bangladesh enters this less-contact phase, we’re excited by fintech’s potential to...
Blog
opinion
Racial Injustice Has No Place in Our Society
At Flourish, we stand against racial injustice that has plagued America and other societies for a very long time. We recognize the problem is deep-seated with a prolonged and tragic history of systemic racism and...
Blog
embedded finance
Why We Invested in Apollo Agriculture: Helping Smallholder Farmers Grow in Africa
Traditionally, the transaction costs of serving farmers have been too high to permit commercial models. However, a new wave of technology-driven ventures are trying to prove that large segments of smallholder farmers can be served...
Blog
opinion
[Medium] New Indicators Are Giving Us a Sense of Where We Are Headed…For Now
At the macro level, the uncertainty under the current pandemic is great, and predictions are difficult. Physicians are still discovering new ways the COVID-19 virus is behaving. And it is unclear how well we will...
Blog
insurtech
Why We Invested In Qoala: On a Mission to Make Insurance Accessible
As much of our lives are digitizing, this is rapidly changing. Take Indonesia as an example. The country has the largest and fastest-growing internet economy in Southeast Asia. Half of Indonesia’s population is under the...
Events
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...
Blog
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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