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Ameya Upadhyay, Venture Partner and Lisa Mikkelsen,
Head of Global Human Capital
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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.
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regtech
Why We Invested in the Financial Service Innovators Association (FSI): Accelerating Fintech Innovation in Nigeria
By Ameya Upadhyay and David Madden Fintech is booming in Africa right now. In 2018, a third of all venture capital invested in Africa went to fintech and, last month alone, $360 million was invested...
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