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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…

Andrei Cherny

[Los Angeles Times] How I Made It: He dreamed of a career in politics. Now he’s shaking up consumer banking

Andre Cherny, co-founder and CEO of Flourish portfolio company Aspiration, sat down with the Los Angeles Times' Margot Roosevelt in a "How I Made It" feature to share his own journey - from politics, to Fintech - to how Aspiration's mission is focused on the health of consumer finances, their...

Jennifer Tescher

[Forbes] FHN's Jennifer Tescher: Go Slow On Libra. Speed Up On Faster Payments.

In June, Facebook revealed the details of its proposed cryptocurrency, Libra, which will let you buy things or send money to people with nearly zero fees. Jennifer Tescher, founder and CEO of the Financial Health Network, raises concerns about Libra in her Forbes Opinion piece. She notes that while it's...

Humans Are Not Calculators

Emmalyn Shaw shares behavioral economics learnings from expert Wendy De La Rosa.

Time for the Financial Industry to Turn Intentions into Action

Flourish Principal Sarah Morgenstern shares insights on groundbreaking research from the Financial Health Network.

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Why We Invested in Clerkie: Helping People Make Smart Financial Decisions with an AI Assistant

Learn why we invested in Clerkie, the AI-powered financial assistant.

Clerkie Launches its AI-powered Financial Assistant, Announces $2 Million Seed Round Led by Flourish

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, May 21, 2019 – Clerkie, the AI-powered financial assistant, officially launched its app today with $2 million in seed funding from Flourish, a venture of The Omidyar Group focused on backing impact fintech globally, and angel investors. Clerkie's mission is simple: democratize financial help by bridging the...

What Will the Workforce Look Like in the Future?

Flourish managing partner Emmalyn Shaw shares insights about how technology is changing the future of our workforce.

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[Lendit Fintech News] Flourish's Emmalyn Shaw joins Lend Academy Podcast on Fintech Trends

Flourish managing partner Emmalyn Shaw joined Peter Renton on the Lend Academy Podcast by Lendit Fintech News to discuss the problems that the majority of the U.S. faces when it comes to financial health, and how the "new breed' of entrepreneurs are working to change these problems with fintech innovations....

[WWD] Today's Consumer - Cash-strapped, Loaded With Debt, Living Beyond Their Means

WWD's Arthur Zaczkiewicz' latest article spotlights the crippling debt that many in the US face as they live beyond their means. It spotlights the fact that about 80 percent of all US families, which includes minimum wage earners to those classified as upper middle class, are living paycheck-to-paycheck—meaning they don’t...

Living on the Edge: Lessons from a day in a life of a low-income American

On this FinHeath Matters Day, Flourish shares our experience participating in the CFSI FinX workshop.