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Ameya Upadhyay
InvestorGeneral Partner at Flourish Ventures
London
Writes $2M – $7M checks · typically $3.5M
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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
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
Apollo AgricultureFairMoneyFinancial Services InnovatorsFlashFlutterwaveHoneycoinHoneyCoinKulipaLendableLidyaLittlefishLorumLorum FinanceLuaMaxABMoneyHashPula AdvisorsStichZone
Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
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 General 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, Apollo Agriculture, FairMoney, Financial Services Innovators, Flash, Flutterwave, Honeycoin, HoneyCoin, Kulipa, Lendable, Lidya, Littlefish, and 8 more.
- Does Ameya Upadhyay lead rounds?
- Yes — Ameya Upadhyay has led 1 tracked investment.
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