2022 GLOBAL REPORT

Digitizing the Corner Shop

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CHAPTER 1 The Digitized Corner Shop Opportunity Photo courtesy of MaxAB Why the Corner Shop, Why Digital Services Around the world, corner shops are colorful and varied. Tiny and often stacked to the ceiling with everything from everyday essentials like rice, eggs, and shampoo packets to products such as cold...

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...

Africa Founder Wellbeing Report - Download page

[kmdg_builder_block id='52518'] Conducted in partnership with Endeavor, Launch Africa, Madica, and research firms Econa and Startup Snapshot, the research includes responses from approximately 200 startup founders across 13 African countries, diving deeply into the stresses and challenges they navigate on their startup journeys and how they cultivate resilience.

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[Bloomberg] Open Financial Data Would Bolster Global Economy, Report Says

RESEARCH [Bloomberg] Open Financial Data Would Bolster Global Economy, Report Says Originally posted on Bloomberg By Eric Krebs Greater efficiency could lift GDP in EU, U.K. and U.S. by 1.5% Benefits may be even bigger in developing countries like India The lack of thorough and accessible financial data is holding...

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Open Financial Data Would Bolster Global Economy, Report Says

RESEARCH Open Financial Data Would Bolster Global Economy, Report Says Originally posted on Bloomberg Greater efficiency could lift GDP in EU, U.K. and U.S. by 1.5% Benefits may be even bigger in developing countries like India The lack of thorough and accessible financial data is holding back economies across the...

[Research] The Digital Hustle: Gig Worker Financial Lives Under Pressure, U.S. Spotlight 2020

RESEARCH The Digital Hustle: Gig Worker Financial Lives Under Pressure, U.S. Spotlight 2020 Since May, we have been examining the lives of gig workers around the world and the impact COVID-19 has played on their financial lives. Our reports on Brazil, South Africa, India, and Indonesia each tell the tale...

The Digital Hustle: Gig Worker Financial Lives Under Pressure, India Spotlight 2020

RESEARCH The Digital Hustle: Gig Worker Financial Lives Under Pressure, India Spotlight 2020 With each study in our ongoing series The Digital Hustle: Gig Worker Financial Lives Under Pressure, we aim to better understand the economic impact of COVID-19 on gig workers, further helping fintech entrepreneurs serve the most vulnerable consumers...

[Research] The Digital Hustle: Gig Worker Financial Lives Under Pressure, Indonesia Spotlight 2020

RESEARCH The Digital Hustle: Gig Worker Financial Lives Under Pressure, Indonesia Spotlight 2020 The Indonesia Spotlight 2020 of The Digital Hustle: Gig Worker Financial Lives Under Pressure examined how gig workers in the Indonesian informal economy – ridesharing drivers, online sellers, household services, and delivery workers – are coping with...

[Research] The Digital Hustle: Gig Worker Financial Lives Under Pressure, South Africa Spotlight 2020

RESEARCH The Digital Hustle: Gig Worker Financial Lives Under Pressure, South Africa Spotlight 2020 The South Africa Spotlight 2020 of The Digital Hustle: Gig Worker Financial Lives Under Pressure tracked the experiences of gig workers, including those who use digital platforms such as e-hailing or delivery apps, to learn more about...

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...

Flourish Ventures Brazil Gig Workers 2020

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...

The Digital Hustle: Gig Worker Financial Lives Under Pressure, Brazil Spotlight 2020

RESEARCH The Digital Hustle: Gig Worker Financial Lives Under Pressure, Brazil Spotlight 2020 In May 2020, Flourish began surveying gig workers across the globe to learn more about their experiences and how they are faring during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thousands of their responses will serve as the foundation for a...