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How Mission-Driven Film Directors, Social Media Influencers, and Other Creatives Are Shaping the Narrative for a Fair Financial System

We launched Flourish five years ago with a venture capital business model focused on improving the financial system so it works better for households and…

November 13, 2023

Consumer Reports Delivers Next-Level Transparency for Fintech Customers

The pandemic accelerated the transformation and adoption of digital finance. Today, more than 80% of consumers use at least one fintech app, with the average…

[Flourish Conversations] Consumer Reports Leads the Way with Fintech Product Ratings

Implications for Startups and Sector Consumer Reports has long empowered consumers with product safety and performance assessment, building transparency and trust. Consumer Reports recently launched a new program to monitor, evaluate and strengthen consumer protections in the digital financial marketplace. In this Flourish Conversation, we speak with Delicia Hand, Director...

[ NextBillion] Does Universal Basic Income Really Work?

Understanding the Early Findings from the World’s Largest UBI Experiment, and Their Implications for Financial Resilience In recent years, the idea of Universal Basic Income (UBI) has gained traction as a potential solution to the growing income inequality and poverty rates around the world. While the concept of providing basic...

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Digitizing the Corner Shop

Executive Summary The corner shop plays a vital role in neighborhoods across the globe. These millions of small stores, often independent and family-owned, are found on every street corner in local communities, ensuring neighborhood access to food and other essential household needs. Corner shops constitute a $900+ billion global industry...

New Research Finds Corner Shops are Faring Well Against Big Box Stores in Emerging Markets, but Digital Challenges Remain

Flourish Ventures Research Reveals Shopkeepers in Brazil, Egypt, India and Indonesia are Reporting Strong Customer Traffic but Risk Falling Behind if They Don’t Become More Tech Savvy Today, Flourish Ventures released a new research report showing that corner shops are doing better than predicted despite protracted supply chain issues and...

Stella Klemperer

Stella Klemperer is the Director of Strategy & Insights at Flourish. Since the firm's launch in 2019, she has led Flourish’s sector-impact strategy, including identifying and evaluating firm-wide priorities. Stella also spearheads the firm’s learning agenda, publishing primary research in partnership with Flourish’s investment team and portfolio leaders. Stella brings...

Executive Summary At Flourish, we ground our investment work in a deep understanding of and empathy for the financially vulnerable communities we wish to serve. In May 2020, we launched a global report, The Digital Hustle: Gig Worker Financial Lives Under Pressure, to learn how these essential workers were impacted...

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New Flourish Research Finds Brazilian Gig Workers Under Pressure Since COVID-19

RESEARCH New Flourish Research Finds Brazilian Gig Workers Under Pressure Since COVID-19 By Arjuna Costa & Stella Klemperer Imagine a world where a Brazilian street vendor can easily transition to a new job in food delivery, with one-click financing for a motorbike and ready access to customers through a delivery service...

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The Ecosystem