Flourish Ventures
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series A · 33 people tracked
Investment thesis
Flourish Ventures is a global early-stage venture fund focused on fintech and mission-driven financial services. It backs ambitious founders reshaping financial systems, with an emphasis on hands-on, founder-friendly support that goes beyond capital. Beyond funding, the firm nurtures founders through development workshops and one-on-one work with its investment team, helping build self-awareness and resilience. Flourish invests globally, with notable activity across the United States, Latin America, Africa, India, and Southeast Asia, and highlights a strong commitment to backing female founders and companies advancing inclusive, impactful financial systems.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 33 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 48 of 62 portfolio companiesFintech ×38AI & Machine Learning ×15SaaS ×13Enterprise Software ×8Impact & Social Good ×7Consumer ×6Crypto & Web3 ×6Data & Infrastructure ×4
HQs:United States×12India×4Nigeria×3Brazil×2Indonesia×2Bangladesh×1
Investments · 62 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 32024 · 42023 · 42021 · 12019 · 116 dated
Grab operates a superapp serving Southeast Asia, offering services including ride-hailing and mobility, deliveries, and financial services through Grab Financial Group.
FintechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSingapore, SG
Anthony Tan(Founder)inHooi Ling TanCheryl GohChin OngKell LimSarah Lim
Co-investors137 Ventures500 Global500 Startups VietnamArbor VenturesBase PartnersBeacon VC+21 more
ApnaKlub is a B2B wholesale platform that supplies retailers, SMEs, and business owners in India's Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities with a wide range of branded products, offering better margins, on-time delivery, and customer support.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceRetail TechIndia, IN
Shruti(Founder & CEO)Manish Kumar(Co-Founder & COO)inGourav Das(Co-Founder & CPTO)Ashutosh Kumar(Co-Founder & Growth Head)
Co-investorsWhiteboard CapitalBlume VenturesTiger Global ManagementAlteria CapitalPeak XV Partners
M2P Fintech provides fintech infrastructure and supports fintech startups and entrepreneurs.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSChennai, IN
Madhusudanan R(Co-founder)inMuthukumar A(Co-founder)inPrabhu Rangarajan(Co-founder)
Co-investors8i VenturesBetter CapitalBEENEXTHelios Investment PartnersInsight PartnersMUFG Innovation Partners+7 more
Greenbelt, US
Ashley Lewis(Director)Akintunde Kehinde(Chief Executive Officer)Christian Ruehmer(Director)Ercin Eksin(Director)
Board seatAmeya Upadhyay· per SEC Form D · filed May 2021
Co-investorsAccion Venture Lab
Akua builds modern payment infrastructure for Latin America, offering a universal API and dashboard that let businesses accept and embed payments, run payouts, recurring billing, risk management, and compliance in one system.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Carlos Marín(CEO)Juan José Behrend(CTO)Rodrigo Rodrigues(COO)
Co-investorsHTwentyKrealoPropel Venture Partners4um InvestimentosAtlanticoSimma Capital
albo is a Mexican digital financial institution (IFPE authorized by the CNBV) offering a fully digital personal account with a Mastercard debit card, transfers, bill payments, and access to credit and crypto through commercial partners.
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Angel Sahagun Fernandez(Founder)in
Co-investorsMagma PartnersNazcaSouth QuadValar Ventures LlcMorpheus Ventures
Alloy provides an identity and fraud prevention platform for financial institutions and fintechs to manage fraud, credit, and compliance risk through real-time data orchestration and AI algorithms integrated with over 200 intelligence sources.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech
Tommy Nicholas(CEO)inLaura Spiekerman(President)inCharles Hearn(CTO)in
Co-investorsAlpha EdisonAvenir Growth CapitalAvid VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersEniac VenturesFelicis Ventures+5 more
Apollo Agriculture provides small-scale farmers with farming inputs, financing, insurance, and training to help them run more profitable agribusinesses.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningFintechImpact & Social GoodOakland, US
Earl Joseph St. Sauver(Director)Eli John Pollak(Executive Officer, Director)Eli Pollak(Co-founder & CEO)inBenjamin Njenga(CCO & Co-Founder)inEarl St Sauver(Co-founder)
BoardSeth Todd Silverman(Director)
Co-investorsAccionAnthemis VentureCeniarthCommunitas Capital PartnersEndeavor CatalystEquator+5 more
Aquaconnect is an integrated seafood company working across aquaculture biologicals, animal nutrition, and cross-border seafood trade.
AgTechFoodTech
Co-investorsRebright PartnersS2G InvestmentsTrifecta Capital AdvisorsAgFunderLok CapitalOmnivore
Bitnob provides cross-border payment and money management tools that let individuals and businesses send, save, and manage money internationally, with a focus on financial inclusion across Africa and beyond.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsBrad MillsHivemind Ventures, LlcIngressive CapitalLoftyInc CapitalThe Raba PartnershipVentures Platform
Blockchains builds a privacy-first "trust layer" for the agentic AI era, providing verifiable digital identity, user-controlled encrypted data, and bounded authorization for AI agents acting on behalf of people and businesses.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & Infrastructure
Co-investorsFuture Perfect Ventures
Co-investorsQuona CapitalValor Capital Group
Borderless operates a stablecoin orchestration network that connects local banking systems, multiple stablecoins, and foreign exchange services to enable cross-border money transfers for financial institutions and payment providers globally.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investors57Blocks CapitalAmity Ventures
Brico provides a software platform that automates financial licensing for banks, financial institutions, and fintechs, handling new license applications, maintenance, renewals, and periodic reporting across US states.
FintechLegalTechSaaS
Co-investorsFinancial Venture StudioRestive VenturesPear VC
Brigit is a mobile financial health app that helps low-income Americans avoid overdrafts, access emergency cash, build credit, and budget for savings.
Fintech
Zuben Mathews(Co-founder)Hamel Kothari(Co-founder)
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesCanaan PartnersCore Venture CapitalDCM VenturesDN CapitalDreamers VC+5 more
CDFI builds data-driven governance tools and digital payment systems—including direct benefit transfer (DBT) portals and mobile apps—to support financial inclusion, health, and livelihood programs for rural communities, farmers, women's self-help groups, and government agencies across India.
FintechGovTechImpact & Social Good
Chime is a US financial technology company offering fee-free checking and savings accounts, debit and credit-builder cards, early access to direct-deposited pay and no-fee overdraft cover.
San Francisco, US
Ryan King(Co-founder)inChris Britt(Co-founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAmino CapitalAspect VenturesCathay InnovationClocktower VenturesCoatue ManagementCrosslink Capital+18 more
CipherOwl provides AI-powered security and compliance infrastructure for institutional stablecoins and digital assets, automating screening, investigation, and regulatory reporting across blockchain networks.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3CybersecuritySan Francisco, US
Leo Liang(Founder)Ming Jiang(Founder)in
Co-investors57Blocks CapitalCoinbase VenturesPredictive VCSancus Ventures
Clerkie is a full-service automation platform powered by machine learning that helps lenders manage, optimize, and recover loan portfolios through AI-driven repayment strategies and multi-currency payment solutions.
AI & Machine LearningFintech
Co-investorsLeft Lane CapitalTruStage VenturesVestigo VenturesCiti Ventures
Co-investorsStellaris Venture Advisors 2 LlpInflexor Ventures
CurbWaste offers a cloud-based platform that consolidates operational and management software needs for waste haulers, covering client servicing, scheduling, and business operations.
Circular EconomyLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Michael Marmo(Founder)in
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalMucker CapitalSocium VenturesTTV Capital
Cushion builds AI and machine-learning infrastructure that extracts and structures consumer financial data from email inboxes, including buy now pay later loans, utilities, subscriptions, and credit card statements.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechBrooklyn, US
Paul KesserwaniinJonathan Hallman(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsGreen Cow Venture Capital500 GlobalAfore CapitalBetter Tomorrow VenturesVestigo Ventures
GramCover is an insurance platform offering motor, crop, and livestock insurance products, along with reinsurance services.
AgTechFintechInsurTech
Co-investorsEmphasis VenturesIIMA VenturesInflexor VenturesOmidyar Network IndiaOmnivoreSiana Capital Management+1 more
Dinie provides embedded credit and B2B payment solutions for platform operators, allowing them to offer financial products to their customer base without holding capital or banking licenses.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSão Paulo, BR
Andrea Burattini(Founder)
Co-investorsDOMO.VCLatitud Ventures
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesNorte VenturesValor Capital Group
EarnUp is a financial technology platform that automates loan debt repayment management for consumers managing mortgages, auto loans, student loans, and personal loans.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Matthew Cooper(Founder)in
Co-investorsBase Venture Management, Inc.Blumberg CapitalKapor Capital
eCurrency builds central bank digital currency (CBDC) infrastructure, covering secure offline minting, digital distribution through regulated financial institutions, and integration with monetary policy and regulatory functions.
Crypto & Web3FintechGovTech
Co-investorsSenaHill Partners
FairMoney is a digital banking platform offering personal loans, asset finance, savings products, and banking services for individuals and businesses.
Fintech
Co-investorsTLcom CapitalTiger Global Management
FairMoney is a digital bank offering personal loans, savings products, and business banking services through a mobile app.
ConsumerFintech
Co-investorsNewfund CapitalSpeedinvestTiger Global Management
Flutterwave provides payment processing infrastructure and tools that enable businesses and financial institutions across Africa to send and receive payments securely and efficiently.
FintechLagos, NG
Adeleke Adekoya(Founder)inOlugbenga GB Agboola(Founder)in
Co-investors4DX VenturesAAF Management Ltd.Avenir Growth CapitalB Capital GroupB4 CapitalChaos Ventures+21 more
Fuse is a correspondent banking platform that provides banks and fintechs with API-based access to global clearing, named customer accounts, and treasury operations on a non-lending, 100% reserve model.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsKaszek VenturesValor Capital Group
HoneyCoin builds financial infrastructure that helps companies create cross-border payment and money-movement solutions, supporting high-volume trades.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
David N.(Founder)inDavid Nandwa(CEO)
Co-investors4DX VenturesFlori VenturesMicrotractionTimon CapitalTLcom CapitalMusha Ventures+1 more
Kamino is a financial automation platform for the finance teams of mid-sized Brazilian companies, combining accounts payable/receivable, automatic bank reconciliation, cash flow and DRE reporting, plus an integrated bank account and corporate cards.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSão Paulo, BR
Guto Fragoso(Founder)Rodrigo Perenha(Founder)inGonzalo Parejo(Founder)inJuliana Strohl(Founder)in
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesInspired CapitalNorte VenturesPICUS CAPITALPropel Venture PartnersQED Investors+2 more
Kamino is a DeFi protocol on Solana that combines lending, liquidity provision, and leveraged trading in a single platform.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)FactionHack VCLongHash VenturesMulticoin CapitalParaFi Capital+7 more
Kin is a home insurance provider that offers both self-service and agent-assisted policy purchase and management for homeowners.
InsurTechChicago, US
Sean Harper(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inLucas Ward(Executive Officer and Director)Sebastian VillarrealBret Bret HarperJason Heidkamp
BoardEric Carlborg(Director)in
Co-investors500 GlobalACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSAlpha EdisonAugust CapitalAvanta VenturesBetter Tomorrow Ventures+18 more
Lua is a free online PDF converter that enables users to convert PDF files to Word, Excel, JPG, PNG, PPT, and HTML formats without requiring downloads.
SaaSNew York City, US
Co-investorsTechstars20VCNorrsken22P1 VenturesTwenty Two VenturesY Combinator
Lua is an AI workforce platform that enables teams to work alongside AI agents in a shared workspace with unified memory and governance.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB
Lorcan O Cathain(Founder)inStefan Kruger(Founder)in
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupEnza CapitalP1 VenturesTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Y Combinator20VC+1 more
Brick provides payment and money-movement APIs — including disbursement, payment links, virtual accounts, and sub-accounts — that businesses embed into their platforms to move funds.
Developer ToolsFintechSaaS
Co-investors1982 VenturesBetter Tomorrow Ventures
Qoala is an online insurance platform that lets consumers compare and buy insurance products, including health, life, and car insurance.
ConsumerFintechInsurTech
Harshet Lunani(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAppWorks VenturesIndogen CapitalMandiri Capital IndonesiaSTRIVEAppWorksEurazeo+6 more
AIR (Alliance for Innovative Regulation) is a nonprofit organization that conducts research, advocacy, design sprints, and convenings to help financial regulators and institutions adopt technology-enabled, data-driven oversight.
FintechGovTechImpact & Social Good
Jo Ann Barefootin
ShopUp operates a full-stack B2B commerce platform connecting mills and manufacturers to small neighborhood shops, handling sourcing, logistics, and financing for these micro-retailers.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceFintechLogistics & Supply ChainRetail Tech
Afeef Zaman(Founder & Group CEO, SILQ)inAtaur Rahim Chowdhury(Co-founder & CEO, ShopUp (Bangladesh))inSujayath Ali(Co-founder & Group COO, SILQ)in
Co-investorsMyAsiaVCValar Ventures LlcFasanara CapitalSequoia Capital
Skipify provides a "Commerce Identity Cloud" that identifies online shoppers at checkout and connects them with financial institutions to retrieve payment methods in real time, working within a merchant's existing ecommerce and payments stack.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceFintech
Co-investorsBee PartnersInfinity VenturesPoint72 VenturesSamsung NextAmex VenturesFIS+3 more
Spade provides transaction data enrichment and standardization for financial institutions, fintechs, platforms, and AI companies.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechNew York City, US
Oban MacTavish(Founder)inCooper Hart(Cofounder)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzEvolution VenturesGradient VenturesNAventuresOak HC/FTY Combinator+2 more
TrueBiz provides AI-powered automated analysis of business legitimacy and risk profiles by synthesizing data from the merchant's internet footprint, designed for payments providers and financial services organizations during customer onboarding.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMiami, US
Danny Hakimian(Founder)in
Co-investorsHomebrewY CombinatorThe Fintech Fund
Zaapi provides a unified customer communication platform that consolidates conversations from channels like websites, Facebook, Instagram, Email, Shopify, and TikTok Shop into one helpdesk inbox.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investors1982 VenturesKaya Founders
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioGrabNASDAQ: GRAB
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesKamino · webdisclosure.com · Aug 25, 2026
Chime · investing.com · Aug 25, 2026
ShopUp · thedailystar.net · Aug 18, 2026

Grab · finance.yahoo.com · Aug 12, 2026
FairMoney · techcabal.com · Jul 23, 2026
M2P · siliconindia.com · Jul 19, 2026

Flutterwave · serrarigroup.com · Jul 14, 2026

Alloy · stainless-steel-world.net · Jul 13, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Flourish Ventures invest at?
- Flourish Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Flourish Ventures's typical check size?
- Flourish Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What sectors does Flourish Ventures focus on?
- Flourish Ventures focuses on Fintech, Impact & Social Good.
- Where is Flourish Ventures located?
- Flourish Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Flourish Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Flourish Ventures leads investment rounds.
From the blog
visit blog ↗Flourish Ventures has recently written about emerging infrastructure layers reshaping financial services: tabular foundation models for structured data prediction, AI-powered legal and compliance automation, and tokenization platforms focused on removing asset-specific friction points. AI summary
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamFintech’s Next Chapter with Flourish Ventures’ Emmalyn Shaw
Fintech Is Femme · Emmalyn Shaw
Domain Expertise is the Winning Formula in VC - Emmalyn Shaw, Flourish Ventures
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Emmalyn Shaw, Flourish Ventures - Why Specialist VC Funds Win
Miguel Armaza · Emmalyn Shaw
Emmalyn Shaw, Flourish Ventures - Backing Mission-Oriented Founders
Miguel Armaza · Emmalyn Shaw
Emmalyn Shaw, Flourish Ventures - Always Trust Your Gut
Miguel Armaza · Emmalyn Shaw
Emmalyn Shaw, Flourish Ventures - What Motivates Mission-Driven Founders, Global Fintech Investing
Miguel Armaza · Emmalyn Shaw
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Co-investors · 86
Endeavor is a global nonprofit network supporting high-impact entrepreneurs across 45+ markets, and operates Endeavor Catalyst, a rules-based co-investment fund that invests in the same entrepreneurs Endeavor supports.
Tiger Global Management operates public equity strategies (long/short, long-focused and crossover) and a private equity business investing in early- through late-stage growth companies across new and existing industries.
Better Tomorrow Ventures (BTV) is an early-stage venture firm focused on fintech startups, run by experienced operators who provide hands-on support beyond capital.
Clocktower Ventures is the fintech-focused venture practice of Clocktower Group, backing technology companies transforming financial services across consumer and enterprise. It is based in Santa Monica, California.
Quona Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in fintech companies expanding financial access in emerging markets across Latin America, India, Southeast Asia, and EMEA.
Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm that has spent over two decades backing innovative companies as an early and first investor.
B Capital is a global investment firm backing early to late-stage technology innovators across technology, healthcare, and energy & resilience sectors.
Picus Capital is a privately financed venture capital investor focused on early-stage technology ventures, having backed over 170 companies with a long-term, entrepreneur-aligned approach.
QED Investors is a venture capital firm focused on financial services, founded by former Capital One executives to back founders bringing transparency and fairness to fintech.
Homebrew is an early-stage venture firm backing mission-driven founders, investing its own capital primarily at the pre-seed and seed stages.
Inspired Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Alexa von Tobel and Penny Pritzker, backing founders from pre-seed through Series A across a range of sectors.
Valar Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on backing exceptionally focused founder teams with large ambitions across fintech, payments, and financial services globally.
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Propel Venture PartnersTLcom CapitalEmphasis VenturesAndreessen HorowitzInsight PartnersMenlo VenturesEverywhere VenturesDST GlobalCanaan PartnersGreycroftOak HC/FTDN CapitalDCM VenturesGlobal Founders CapitalLeft Lane CapitalLobby CapitalAnthemis VentureMucker CapitalPeak XV PartnersCommerce Ventures137 VenturesKaszek VenturesIrishAngelsMassMutual VenturesFinTech CollectiveNazcaBEENEXTNewfund CapitalCathay InnovationAtlanticoSandalphon CapitalAvanta VenturesAccelGreylock PartnersAlumni VenturesBain Capital VenturesSpark CapitalKrakenNextView VenturesSignalFireAdditionF-Prime CapitalAcrew CapitalRibbit CapitalAccompliceVillage GlobalCapitalGLakestarCompany CapitalOMERS VenturesSerena VenturesMONASHEESPreston-Werner Ventures645 VenturesCanaryBECO CapitalEvolution Equity PartnersRichmond Global VenturesIterative Instinct CapitalAmara VCDGFIA Capital GroupSemperVirens Venture CapitalTwenty Seven Ventures99 Startups1k(x)Altai VenturesK50 VenturesYellow VenturesOptimist VenturesAcross Capital PartnersIgah VenturesScaleUP VenturesQBE Ventures
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