Our People

At Flourish, our diverse, global team has deep expertise in financial services, venture investing, technology, policy, and operations. We work as true partners with the entrepreneurs we support.

Our Team

Ameya Upadhyay

Ameya Upadhyay

Venture Partner

Ameya invests in disruptive organizations creating economic opportunity for people in emerging markets with a focus on Africa. As a principal, he is based in Flourish’s London office.

Arjuna Costa

Arjuna Costa

Managing Partner

Arjuna Costa is driven by a deep compassion for vulnerable populations across the globe, and partners with entrepreneurs using innovative technologies to enhance their customers’ financial well-being. He co-manages Flourish, with a primary focus on venture investing across emerging markets in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

Dapo Ogunfeitimi

Dapo Ogunfeitimi

Senior Investment Analyst

As a senior investment analyst, Dapo is involved in all aspects of the deal process for potential Flourish investments in the U.S. He supports portfolio companies on capital raises, cash flow management, financial planning, and connecting entrepreneurs to resources across our ecosystem.

Diana Narváez

Diana Narváez

Associate

With background as an entrepreneur, investor and business consultant, Diana brings a wide breadth of experience to manage Flourish’s investments in Latin America.

Emmalyn Shaw

Emmalyn Shaw

Managing Partner

Emmalyn has a keen eye for innovative technologies with the potential to upend the traditional financial landscape and strengthen economic resiliency. Emmalyn co-manages Flourish and leads investments focused on promoting financial health in the US.

Efayomi Carr

Efayomi Carr

Principal

Efayomi has seen firsthand how startups catalyze innovation and unleash opportunity for communities. He brings experience in entrepreneurship, social impact and finance to his role at Flourish, with a focus on Africa.

Evelyn Ng

Evelyn Ng

Director of Finance and Operations

Evelyn brings a deep background in valuations and finance to the operations team and oversees financial planning, strategic projects, accounting, and operations for the firm.

Kabir Kumar

Kabir Kumar

Director

Kabir is driven to back early-stage entrepreneurs who want to fundamentally transform the financial sector and improve people's economic outlook. At Flourish, he leads global policy and ecosystem building efforts, makes investments in the US and emerging markets, and incubates new areas of work.

Larry Cook

Larry Cook

Head of Global Finance & Operations

Larry brings a deep background in technology, operations, and venture capital to Flourish. As head of operations, he directs the investment management process, finance, and portfolio management.

Lisa Mikkelsen

Lisa Mikkelsen

Head of Global Human Capital

Lisa is passionate about engaging and leveraging all levels of talent at scaling companies. At Flourish, she is the head of global human capital, where she leads people operations for the firm and helps portfolio organizations align their business strategy with their human resources strategy.

Sarah Morgenstern

Sarah Morgenstern

Venture Partner

Sarah is inspired by purpose-driven entrepreneurs tackling meaningful financial health challenges for US families. She is a principal on the US investment team at Flourish, where she sources, executes, and manages investments that improve financial health and create economic opportunity for American households.

Pranav Mittal

Pranav Mittal

Senior Investment Analyst

As a Senior Investment Analyst with the Flourish team in India, Pranav is responsible for all aspects of the deal process, from building the firm’s pipeline across South Asia, evaluating investments, executing deals, and working with our founders on strategy and growth.

Stella Klemperer

Stella Klemperer

Director of Strategy & Insights

Stella understands the power of learning and collaboration for successful impact investing. As a director of strategy & insights at Flourish, she leads these efforts in collaboration with the firm’s leadership, investment teams, and portfolio organizations.

Stefanie Wulf

Stefanie Wulf

Legal Operations Manager

As legal operations manager, Stef guides Flourish’s investments to closing, in all markets. She assists portfolio companies with investor requests, Know Your Customer inquiries, and contracts.

Su Fen Goh

Su Fen Goh

Associate

At Flourish, Su Fen focuses on investments in leading-edge fintech technologies, such as blockchain and cryptocurrency. She also covers the Southeast Asian market, helping to expand the firm’s pipeline throughout the region.

Tilman Ehrbeck

Tilman Ehrbeck

Managing Partner

Tilman believes that luck favors the prepared. He thrives when stellar entrepreneurs, technology-led business model innovations, and untapped market opportunities come together. He co-manages Flourish and globally works with purpose-driven founders, investing in actionable ideas that help people improve their economic prospects and financial lives. He currently serves as chair of the Advisory Council to the U.N. Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance in Development.

Tina Moran

Tina Moran

Associate

Tina believes access to appropriate and affordable financial products is a basic human right, which is not accessed by everyone due to systemic challenges.

As associate on the investment team in Washington, D.C., Tina hopes to change that through a combination of private sector investments and supporting frontier ecosystem building and regulatory change.

Tyler Mann

Tyler Mann

Head of Legal

I enjoy working in complex and interesting sectors, coming up with legal solutions that won’t slow down mission-driven entrepreneurs, but...

Our Advisors

Daniel Gorfine

Daniel Gorfine

Senior Policy Advisor

As a Senior Policy Advisor to Flourish, Daniel brings experience with financial regulation, regulatory innovation, and business development to the firm’s work building a fairer, more open financial system.

Ken Miller

Ken Miller

Global Investments Advisor

Ken is a serial entrepreneur and executive, having previously launched or scaled many startup and mature businesses. At Flourish, he works with entrepreneurs to solve deep operational and technology challenges, with a particular focus around data science and risk issues.

Smita Aggarwal

Smita Aggarwal

Global Investments Advisor

Smita is a pioneer on digital banking and financial inclusion. She advises Flourish on investment strategies and policy engagements that help advance financial health and inclusion in Asia.