Emmalyn Shaw
Co-founder & Managing Partner, Flourish Ventures
Emmalyn is a co-founder and managing partner of Flourish Ventures, an early-stage global venture capital firm that invests in mission-driven entrepreneurs and industry influencers working towards a fair financial system. Emm leads the firm’s US investment team. Her current portfolio of disruptive fintech companies includes Brigit, Chime, Clerkie, Cushion.ai, EarnUp, Jetty, Kin, Mantl, Propel, Skipify, Steady, TrueBiz and Unit. Emm is an industry thought leader and advocate for transforming the US financial system to help create better financial health. She is a believer in working with marginalized communities and leads her firm’s DEIJ+ efforts. Emm has 23 years of tech investing experience from her roles as a Partner at Omidyar Network and a Venture Partner with Oak Investment Partners. She started her career as a tech investment banker with Morgan Stanley. Emm holds an MBA degree from Wharton and a BA degree from UC-Berkeley where she graduated summa cum laude.