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Ameya Upadhyay

Investor

Venture Partner at Flourish Ventures

London

Writes $2M – $7M checks · typically $3.5M

About

Ameya Upadhyay is a General Partner at Flourish Ventures who invests in founders building financial infrastructure across Africa, the Middle East, and other emerging markets, with an emphasis on global and cross-border payments as well as blockchain-native companies. He helped launch Madica, the firm's Africa-focused pre-seed program. Before Flourish he worked at Omidyar Network and Bain & Company, and he holds an engineering degree from Delhi College of Engineering and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.

Invests in

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Experience

  1. Flourish VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2026 — present
  2. Flourish VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2019 — presentLondon
  3. Omidyar NetworkPrincipal, Investments2012 — 2019London Area, United Kingdom
  4. BAIN & Co.Consultant2009 — 2012
  5. Barclays Capital, Barclays Capital Fund Solutions LondonQuantitative Associate2008

Skills & more

Strategy5Management Consulting11Business Analysis4Business Strategy13Corporate Finance2Financial Modeling12Market Entry7Valuation4Consulting3Analytics2Growth Strategies5Competitive Analysis1
+1 moreBusiness Development

From Ameya's professional profile.

Deals · 1

Lidya HoldingsBoard seat

via Flourish Ventures · filed May 2021

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Led

Flutterwave

Investor

FairMoneyHoneycoinLorumStich

Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Flourish Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ameya Upadhyay?
Ameya Upadhyay is a General Partner at Flourish Ventures who invests in founders building financial infrastructure across Africa, the Middle East, and other emerging markets, with an emphasis on global and cross-border payments as well as blockchain-native companies. He helped launch Madica, the firm's Africa-focused pre-seed program. Before Flourish he worked at Omidyar Network and Bain & Company, and he holds an engineering degree from Delhi College of Engineering and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.
Where does Ameya Upadhyay work?
Ameya Upadhyay is Venture Partner at Flourish Ventures.
What does Ameya Upadhyay invest in?
Ameya Upadhyay invests in Crypto & Web3, Fintech.
What check size does Ameya Upadhyay write?
Ameya Upadhyay typically writes checks of $2M – $7M.
What boards does Ameya Upadhyay sit on?
Ameya Upadhyay holds tracked board seats at Lidya Holdings.
What companies has Ameya Upadhyay invested in?
Investments tracked here include Flutterwave, FairMoney, Honeycoin, Lorum, Stich.
Where did Ameya Upadhyay go to school?
Ameya Upadhyay studied at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (PGP, Business Administration); Delhi College of Engineering (New Delhi) (BE electrical); Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram (New Delhi).
Does Ameya Upadhyay lead rounds?
Yes — Ameya Upadhyay has led 1 tracked investment.

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