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Tilman Ehrbeck

[TechCircle] Tilman Ehrbeck on why India is a key market for Omidyar Network-backed Flourish Ventures

In an interview with TechCircle, Managing Partner Tilman Ehrbeck shares insights from our rapidly expanding portfolio in the Indian fintech market. Tilman explains in the interview how our investment team is using the Fair Finance Principles to inform strategy and improve the financial system for more and different users. Read...

[Livemint] Flourish Ventures may fund Indian firms in embedded finance, neo-banks this year

Managing Partner Tilman Ehrbeck sat down with Livemint to discuss our growing focus on fintech investments in India. In 2019, Flourish invested in two new start-ups (neobank Yelo and Shubhloans, a digital lending startup) in India and made follow-on investments in fintech startups ZestMoney, Indifi, Kaleidofin, and also in Toffee,...

[Forbes] The Hidden Volatility Beneath Economic Indicators

Managing Partner Tilman Ehrbeck shares his thoughts in Forbes on the US Financial Health Pulse from our partners at the Financial Health Network. The biggest takeaway? “We cannot be complacent about financial health.” "United States GDP grew by 1.9% annually last quarter." "Unemployment is at 3.6%." "Consumer spending is steady."...

November 18, 2019

Why We Embrace Fair Finance Principles

We're proud to share the principles behind our fair finance vision.

October 29, 2019

Hacking New Solutions: US Financial Regulators Enter Unchartered Territory

Managing partner Tilman Ehrbeck discusses how when it comes to fighting financial crime, bad actors are massively outgunning the good guys. Groups like the newly-launched…

[Video] Tilman Ehrbeck Moderates UNSGSA Discussion, “Financial Inclusion for Development: Building on 10 Years of Progress”

On September 25th, Tilman Ehrbeck, Managing Partner at Flourish Ventures and Chair of the Reference Group of the UNSGSA, moderated a special event focusing on how financial inclusion—particularly digital finance—helps to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how to best overcome remaining challenges to achieve full financial inclusion. The...

August 26, 2019

United Income Acquisition Validates Approach to Purpose-driven Fintech Investments

Capital One’s acquisition of our portfolio company United Income is a tangible validation of Flourish's belief that purpose-driven entrepreneurship and technology-led innovation can create new…

Is Facebook's Libra Coin a Game Changer? Users and Regulators Will Tell

Our managing partner Tilman Ehrbeck comments on the launch of Libra, Facebook's cryptocurrency, and the challenges ahead for uptake.

[Forbes] Momentum Is Building for a 21st-Century Digital Banking Infrastructure

Tillman Ehrbeck shares insights in an article published by Forbes on the trends discussed at the Springs Meetings of the World Bank/International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, DC. Tilman, a former IMF employee and Advisory Council Chair to the U.N. Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance in Development, says that "while...

[The New York Times] Are Americans Financially Healthy?

Today, the New York Times T Brand Studio released a sponsored article titled "Are Americans Financially Healthy?" that highlights findings from the U.S. Financial Health Pulse 2018 Baseline Survey. Flourish is a proud founding partner of the inaugural U.S. Financial Health Pulse, led by the Center for Financial Services Innovation...

The Evolution of Digitally Native Financial Services

Our managing partner Tilman Ehrbeck shares his perspectives on the importance of leveraging user interfaces to deliver better financial experiences to consumers.

Why We Are Launching Flourish

We have to build businesses that include everyone. We have to aim for greater opportunities for all.