Wharton Fintech Podcast

In our latest podcast, Peter Jankovsky (WG'20) is joined by Emmalyn Shaw, Managing Partner at Flourish, a $500 M global venture fund whose investments leverage technology to advance financial health and economic resilience. Emmalyn co-manages the fund and leads its US investment efforts. She has 20 years of technology investing experience, working closely with entrepreneurs to build large-scale businesses. In this extensive interview, Emmalyn shares: • Flourish's goal of advancing financial health and how it grew out of Omidyar Network's impact mission • How Flourish identifies investment themes as well as specific companies to invest in • Portfolio companies that Emmalyn is especially excited about, and how they are helping consumers during COVID-19 • FinTech’s role in helping consumers overcome the financial challenges they are facing • Advice that Emmalyn has for those building careers as venture capitalists and/or entrepreneurs Prior to Flourish, Emmalyn was a Managing Partner at Omidyar Network where s