Impact-Driven VC with Emmalyn Shaw, Managing Partner of Flourish

Published: Aug. 19, 2020, 7 a.m.

b"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.\\n\\nIn this extensive interview, Emmalyn shares:\\n\\u2022\\tFlourish's goal of advancing financial health and how it grew out of Omidyar Network's impact mission\\n\\u2022\\tHow Flourish identifies investment themes as well as specific companies to invest in\\n\\u2022\\tPortfolio companies that Emmalyn is especially excited about, and how they are helping consumers during COVID-19\\n\\u2022\\tFinTech\\u2019s role in helping consumers overcome the financial challenges they are facing\\n\\u2022\\tAdvice that Emmalyn has for those building careers as venture capitalists and/or entrepreneurs\\n\\nPrior to Flourish, Emmalyn was a Managing Partner at Omidyar Network where she co-managed the financial inclusion team. She joined Omidyar from Oak Investment Partners, where she was a venture partner. Prior to that, Emmalyn held roles at VantagePoint Partners and Barksdale Group. She began her career at Morgan Stanley and MSCI Barra.\\n\\nEmmalyn holds an MBA from Wharton and a BA from University of California at Berkeley, where she graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. When not with entrepreneurs, Emmalyn enjoys time with her husband and six kids."