Where does Emmalyn Shaw work?

Emmalyn Shaw is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Flourish Ventures.

What check size does Emmalyn Shaw write?

Emmalyn Shaw typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Where did Emmalyn Shaw go to school?

Emmalyn Shaw studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of California, Berkeley (BA, Economics; Minors: Math).

Emmalyn Shaw

Investor

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Flourish Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $3.5M

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457 people in our graph share verified history with Emmalyn — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Cathy FriedmanunlockedEmmalyn: together at Morgan Stanley (1997–1999)

×4Emmalyn: together at Morgan Stanley

×7Emmalyn: together at Oak Investment Partners

About

Emmalyn Shaw, a co-founder with nearly 25 years in venture, is a fintech specialist across digital banking and embedded finance, backing mission-driven founders and championing founder mental health via podcasts.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

e•••@flourishventures.comreveal

Invests in

AgTechConsumerFintechFoodTechInsurTechSaaS

Experience

Flourish VenturesCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2019 — presentCalifornia, USA
CrossmintBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
ReservBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
TreehouseBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
BricoBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
SpadeBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
CurbWasteBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
TesouroBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
UnitBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
SkipifyBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
BrigitLead Investorcurrent2019 — present
ClerkieBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
ChimeLead Investorcurrent2017 — present
Kin InsuranceLead Investorcurrent2017 — present
MANTLBoard Member2022 — 2025
Omidyar NetworkPartner2016 — 2019
Oak Investment PartnersDirector - Internet/New Media2008 — 2016
VantagePoint Venture PartnersVice President2002 — 2007
The Barksdale GroupAssociate2000 — 2002
Morgan StanleyIB - Corporate Finance1997 — 1999
MSCI BarraSoftware Project Manager1995 — 1997

Skills & more

Business Development1Angel Investing4Business Strategy12Corporate Development4Entrepreneurship14Due Diligence1Financial Modeling3Investments4

From Emmalyn's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

Brico BrigitChimeClerkie CurbWasteEarnUpJettyKinKin InsuranceMantlPropelPropel, Inc.Reserv SeedFi Skipify Spade SteadySummerTesouroTreehouseTrueBiz Tunic PayUnit

Sources: the firm's website · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Flourish Ventures

Adam Tarhouni

Partner at Hakluyt Capital

Ameya Upadhyay

General Partner at Flourish Ventures

Arjuna Costa

Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Flourish Ventures

Audrey Marrache

Corporate Paralegal at Flourish Ventures

Charlee Brady

People Operations Manager at Flourish Ventures

Daniel Gorfine

Advisor at Flourish Ventures

Diana Narváez

Principal at Flourish Ventures

Efayomi Carr

Investment Partner at Flourish Ventures

Network9

Angela StrangeScout

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Daniel GorfineScout

Advisor at Flourish Ventures

Diana NarváezScout

Principal at Flourish Ventures

Matt HarrisScout

Investor at Bain Capital Ventures

Tilman EhrbeckScout

Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Flourish Ventures

Ameya Upadhyay

General Partner at Flourish Ventures

Arjuna Costa

Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Flourish Ventures

Efayomi Carr

Investment Partner at Flourish Ventures

Garret Chiem

Sr Associate, Finance & Operations at Flourish Ventures

Investors connected to Emmalyn in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Emmalyn Shaw?: Emmalyn Shaw, a co-founder with nearly 25 years in venture, is a fintech specialist across digital banking and embedded finance, backing mission-driven founders and championing founder mental health via podcasts.
Where does Emmalyn Shaw work?: Emmalyn Shaw is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Flourish Ventures.
What does Emmalyn Shaw invest in?: Emmalyn Shaw invests in AgTech, Consumer, Fintech, FoodTech, InsurTech, SaaS.
What check size does Emmalyn Shaw write?: Emmalyn Shaw typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies has Emmalyn Shaw invested in?: Investments tracked here include Brico, Brigit, Chime, Clerkie, CurbWaste, EarnUp, Jetty, Kin, Kin Insurance, Mantl, Propel, Propel, Inc., and 11 more.
Where did Emmalyn Shaw go to school?: Emmalyn Shaw studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of California, Berkeley (BA, Economics; Minors: Math).

Same school

Also attended The Wharton School2,000

Sarah GuoFounder & General Partner of Conviction Josh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round Capital Aydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at Felicis Jack AbrahamFounder, CEO & Managing Partner of Atomic Katie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis Ventures Trevor OelschigInvestment Team at General Catalyst

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Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000

Steve WozniakCo-founder of Apple Aravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AI Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of Databricks Abraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of Skydio Trevor OelschigInvestment Team at General Catalyst Anthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel Capital

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Shared employers

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Also worked at Clerkie3

Ian W. SheridanManaging Partner and Co-Founder at Vestigo Ventures Sam DasManaging Director at TruStage Ventures Dan AhrensManaging Partner at Left Lane Capital

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Same school

Also attended The Wharton School2,000

Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000

Shared employers

Also worked at Brico4

Also worked at CurbWaste1

Also worked at Brigit7

Also worked at Clerkie3