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[American Banker] Most Influential Women in Fintech

Influence in the fintech sector takes many forms. There are the entrepreneurs who work long hours to build businesses, create jobs and develop innovative products that help people. There are the venture capitalists who take a chance on these founders with fresh ideas and give them the funding to keep...

[Hummingbird] AI and the Financial Industry: Incredible Potential for Change

Originally posted on Hummingbird. AI is on everyone’s minds. ChatGPT and other generative AI's sophistication and availability have businesses speculating how they can apply the…

[Banking Dive] Debt repayment fintech Clerkie raises $33M in Series A

“Our goal is to support struggling American families by giving them better tools to responsibly fulfill their debt obligations and ease their debt burden,” said founder Guy Assad. Clerkie, a fintech providing debt repayment and optimization technology for lenders, announced a $33 million Series A round led by Left Lane...

Investment Update: Clerkie - The AI-Powered Financial Automation Platform Repairs America’s Broken Debt System

The average American debt levels continue to grow at alarming rates.

[Insurance Journal] Insurtech Kin Increases Series D Funding Round to $109 Million

Kin, the direct-to-consumer home insurance company, announced it conducted a third close, an incremental $15 million, to its Series D round in the fourth quarter of 2022. The investment came from Geodesic Capital, QED Investors, and additional investors, bringing the total Series D funds raised to $109 million. Since the...

Why We Invested in Staging Labs: Blockchain infrastructure Startup Protects Consumers from Fraud

By Kabir Kumar, Pranav Mittal, and Su Fen Goh. At Flourish Ventures, we invest in infrastructure that has a strong potential to build a fair…

[TechCrunch] Once scammed for ten grand, this VC is building a crypto security vault

View the full article on TechCrunch One of the barriers to bringing cryptocurrency into the mainstream is the frequency of fraud in the space. Last year alone, over $3.9 billion worth of crypto was “lost”, according to an industry report, even though the number was already down roughly 50% from...

[TechCrunch] 7 investors reveal what’s hot in fintech in Q1 2023

View the full article on TechCrunch The global downturn has impacted every sector, but fintech bore the brunt of it as public-market valuations fell off a cliff last year. However, it appears that even though VCs are proceeding more cautiously than before and taking their time with due diligence, they...

Matt is involved in all aspects of the investment process in the U.S., including sourcing opportunities, evaluating investments, and executing deals. As a senior investment analyst, Matt also works to explore new investment themes and to connect founders with valuable resources across the Flourish and broader fintech ecosystems. He joins...

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