Perspectives

Many people are in a better financial position than before the pandemic.

At least by some metrics.

They’ve paid down debt. Perhaps they’ve padded their savings cushions with funding from the waves of stimulus payments. And yet the pressures of daily life remain.

For the third year in a row, we contacted readers and others in the VC community to discover who are the industry’s rising stars. It was quite an undertaking, but we have here is a list of 40 professionals under 40 who are destined to shape venture capital.

(Featuring Sarah Morgenstern of Flourish Ventures)

My guest this week is Kabir Kumar, Investor at Flourish Ventures.
Flourish is a Venture Firm focused on investing in entrepreneurs whose innovations help people achieve financial health and prosperity.

The Nykaa IPO sharpened the gaze on women entrepreneurs. But despite this, multiple social and cultural biases make the journey of a woman entrepreneur difficult. Here’s what they have to say.

Cross-border remittances — when people living and working abroad send money back home to friends and family — continues to be a huge part of how those living in developing countries, off the global financial grid, can be helped. T

FairMoney MFB has grown its customer base to over 5 million users, and 2 million bank accounts, disbursed over N117 billion by relentlessly positioning as the New Bank for the masses–with plans to cater for the underbanked and unbanked.