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Flourish Ventures

Flourish Ventures, based in California, backs fintech startups at Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A, can lead rounds, and writes checks from $500k to $10 million, including Chime and Flutterwave.

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Entry stagePre-seed, Seed, Series A

Check size$500K to $10M

Leads roundsYes

FocusFintech

Latest fundn/a

Investing team17 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Flourish Ventures

17 people on the investing team, 8 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Ameya UpadhyayGeneral PartnerHe previously worked at Omidyar Network and Bain & Company.

Arjuna CostaCo-Founder & Managing PartnerHe previously held roles at Omidyar Network, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Rohatyn Group, and Lehman Brothers.

Emmalyn ShawCo-Founder & Managing PartnerShe has a background in venture investing and investment banking.

Tilman EhrbeckCo-Founder & Managing PartnerHe previously held leadership roles at Omidyar Network, CGAP, and McKinsey & Company.

Efayomi CarrInvestment PartnerHe has experience in entrepreneurship, social impact, and finance, including roles at Lori, Quona Capital, and Boston Consulting Group.

John OnwualuInvestment PartnerHe previously held roles at the U.S.

Kabir KumarPartner, EcosystemHe previously worked at Omidyar Network and cofounded a World Bank program.

Sarah MorgensternInvestment PartnerFocus: U.S. investments that improve financial health.

Diana NarvaezPrincipalShe previously worked at Picap, co-founded Impulsum Capital, and held roles at McKinsey and JPMorgan.

Harsh GuptaPrincipalInvests in India and supporting portfolio companies like ApnaKlub and M2P.

Ravi KaushikExecutive Director, Head of Asia InvestmentsHe previously served as CFO at Agro.Club and was a founding General Partner at WaterBridge Ventures.

Evi MucoInvestorFocus: fintech founders.

Karen RizkallahSenior Investment AnalystFocus: Latin America.

Nader YoussefInvestment AssociateHe previously worked at Sawari Ventures and CI Capital, with a background in investment banking and venture capital.

Peter LagrotteriaInvestorHe previously worked in investment banking at Citigroup and Deutsche Bank.

Philippe MalletteInvestorHe previously worked at L.E.K.

Shivam SatijaInvestorHe previously helped establish Dallas Venture Capital's India team and invested at Bharat Innovation Fund.

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Writes $500K to $10M checks. Its smallest check is larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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No recent activity since September 2026. Quiet does not mean closed.

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Notable investments

ChimeFlutterwaveGrabBrigit

In their words

Flourish VenturesWe are an early-stage global venture capital firm investing in fintech founders.flourishventures.com

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On these lists

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Questions

What stage does Flourish Ventures invest in?

Flourish Ventures reports entry at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How much does Flourish Ventures invest?

Flourish Ventures reports checks of $500K to $10M.

Does Flourish Ventures lead rounds?

Yes. Flourish Ventures says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Flourish Ventures?

Ameya Upadhyay (General Partner), Arjuna Costa (Co-Founder & Managing Partner), Emmalyn Shaw (Co-Founder & Managing Partner), Tilman Ehrbeck (Co-Founder & Managing Partner), Efayomi Carr (Investment Partner), John Onwualu (Investment Partner).

Is Flourish Ventures active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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