Flourish Ventures

Founded in 2019, Flourish Ventures is a global venture capital firm based in San Francisco. It invests in early-stage companies focused on fintech, insurtech, regtech, and other sectors that advance financial health and prosperity for individuals and small businesses. The firm manages $850M in patient capital, deploying it with a long-term perspective across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the United States.

Garret Chiem

Senior Associate

Arjuna Costa

Managing Partner

Tilman Ehrbeck

Managing Partner

Su Fen Goh

Investor

Harsh Gupta

Investment Professional

Past deals in Credits and Lending

Vidyut

Venture Round in 2025
Vidyut specializes in financing solutions tailored for small and medium commercial electric vehicle businesses, facilitating the purchase, financing, and resale of electric vehicles. The company aims to simplify the ownership experience by providing custom financing options and establishing a secondary market for these vehicles. By collaborating with key stakeholders within the electric vehicle ecosystem, Vidyut supports buyers throughout their ownership journey, encompassing aspects from distribution and financing to after-sales services and resale.

EarnUp

Series C in 2022
EarnUp Inc. is a fintech company based in San Francisco, California, that focuses on automating loan payments for consumers. Established in 2013, EarnUp's platform is designed to assist over 200 million Americans with debt by intelligently managing their financial obligations, including home mortgages, student loans, auto loans, and personal loans. The service allows users to set aside small amounts of money when financially feasible, which are then used to make loan payments on their behalf. By synchronizing micro-payments with users' income and lifestyle, EarnUp aims to streamline the debt repayment process and help individuals regain control over their finances, ultimately enabling them to pay off their debts more efficiently.

Lidya

Series B in 2021
Lidya is a financial services platform focused on small and medium enterprises in Nigeria, enabling online account opening, funds management, credit building, and access to working capital. Founded in 2016 and based in Lagos, the company uses mobile-first technology and proprietary credit scoring to help SMEs open accounts quickly, manage receivables and cash flow, and secure affordable credit with higher limits as their credit profiles improve.

Cignifi

Venture Round in 2021
Cignifi Inc. is a Boston-based company that specializes in designing and developing a credit and marketing analytics platform specifically for mobile network operators. Established in 2010, Cignifi utilizes mobile phone data to provide credit risk and marketing scores, thereby helping underserved populations access financial services. The platform serves a diverse clientele, including telecommunications operators, retailers, lenders, and insurers. Cignifi's innovative approach leverages proprietary behavioral modeling and analytics tools to create scores based on mobile phone usage and other non-traditional data sources. This enables financial service providers to onboard new customers digitally while effectively managing fraud and credit risk. Additionally, Cignifi offers related products such as airtime credit, handset financing, and online lending, aimed at enhancing access to essential financial products for individuals without access to formal financial services.

EarnUp

Series B in 2021
EarnUp Inc. is a fintech company based in San Francisco, California, that focuses on automating loan payments for consumers. Established in 2013, EarnUp's platform is designed to assist over 200 million Americans with debt by intelligently managing their financial obligations, including home mortgages, student loans, auto loans, and personal loans. The service allows users to set aside small amounts of money when financially feasible, which are then used to make loan payments on their behalf. By synchronizing micro-payments with users' income and lifestyle, EarnUp aims to streamline the debt repayment process and help individuals regain control over their finances, ultimately enabling them to pay off their debts more efficiently.

SeedFi

Series A in 2021
SeedFi operates an online platform offering payroll loans to consumers, focusing on those living paycheck to paycheck. Founded in 2019 by fintech veterans, the company aims to provide lower-cost access to capital and improve financial health for vulnerable members of society.

MyShubhLife

Series A in 2019
MyShubhLife is a comprehensive financial services provider focused on enhancing financial inclusion for the unserved and underserved segments of the population. The company leverages real-time analytics and alternative data to develop credit reports, which facilitate access to financial products for those who traditionally lack banking services. MyShubhLife offers a range of services, including personal loans of varying sizes, bill payments, insurance, mutual fund investments, and tax filing assistance. By employing an innovative credit scoring methodology, the platform identifies creditworthy customers, enabling them to secure loans at affordable rates. Additionally, MyShubhLife promotes financial wellness through its programs tailored for both individuals and corporations, thereby broadening its impact in the financial services landscape.

Brigit

Series A in 2019
Brigit develops a financial platform offering tools for cash advances, credit building, and financial management. Its tools help individuals track bills and budgets, understand spending habits, and access credit with lower interest costs.

Cignifi

Series D in 2018
Cignifi Inc. is a Boston-based company that specializes in designing and developing a credit and marketing analytics platform specifically for mobile network operators. Established in 2010, Cignifi utilizes mobile phone data to provide credit risk and marketing scores, thereby helping underserved populations access financial services. The platform serves a diverse clientele, including telecommunications operators, retailers, lenders, and insurers. Cignifi's innovative approach leverages proprietary behavioral modeling and analytics tools to create scores based on mobile phone usage and other non-traditional data sources. This enables financial service providers to onboard new customers digitally while effectively managing fraud and credit risk. Additionally, Cignifi offers related products such as airtime credit, handset financing, and online lending, aimed at enhancing access to essential financial products for individuals without access to formal financial services.

Lidya

Series A in 2018
Lidya is a financial services platform focused on small and medium enterprises in Nigeria, enabling online account opening, funds management, credit building, and access to working capital. Founded in 2016 and based in Lagos, the company uses mobile-first technology and proprietary credit scoring to help SMEs open accounts quickly, manage receivables and cash flow, and secure affordable credit with higher limits as their credit profiles improve.

NeoGrowth

Series D in 2018
NeoGrowth is a non-banking financial company based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, founded in 2011 by Dhruv Khaitan and Piyush Khaitan. The company specializes in providing financial solutions tailored to the needs of small and medium-sized businesses in India that engage in retail activities, including the sale of apparel, consumer electronics, footwear, handicrafts, and various services such as restaurants, beauty salons, and health centers. NeoGrowth offers term working capital loans and inventory financing against future credit and debit card sales, enabling merchants to access credit facilities with ease. Through its services, NeoGrowth aims to support the growth and operational needs of small businesses, facilitating their access to essential financial resources.

Aspiration

Series B in 2017
Aspiration empowers consumers and enterprises to combat climate change through innovative financial products. With over 6 million consumers, Aspiration offers debit and credit cards that automatically offset carbon footprints of purchases. For businesses, they provide software for carbon footprint monitoring, access to carbon reduction assets, and features to make products carbon neutral.

Cignifi

Series C in 2017
Cignifi Inc. is a Boston-based company that specializes in designing and developing a credit and marketing analytics platform specifically for mobile network operators. Established in 2010, Cignifi utilizes mobile phone data to provide credit risk and marketing scores, thereby helping underserved populations access financial services. The platform serves a diverse clientele, including telecommunications operators, retailers, lenders, and insurers. Cignifi's innovative approach leverages proprietary behavioral modeling and analytics tools to create scores based on mobile phone usage and other non-traditional data sources. This enables financial service providers to onboard new customers digitally while effectively managing fraud and credit risk. Additionally, Cignifi offers related products such as airtime credit, handset financing, and online lending, aimed at enhancing access to essential financial products for individuals without access to formal financial services.

Lidya

Seed Round in 2017
Lidya is a financial services platform focused on small and medium enterprises in Nigeria, enabling online account opening, funds management, credit building, and access to working capital. Founded in 2016 and based in Lagos, the company uses mobile-first technology and proprietary credit scoring to help SMEs open accounts quickly, manage receivables and cash flow, and secure affordable credit with higher limits as their credit profiles improve.

NeoGrowth

Series C in 2016
NeoGrowth is a non-banking financial company based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, founded in 2011 by Dhruv Khaitan and Piyush Khaitan. The company specializes in providing financial solutions tailored to the needs of small and medium-sized businesses in India that engage in retail activities, including the sale of apparel, consumer electronics, footwear, handicrafts, and various services such as restaurants, beauty salons, and health centers. NeoGrowth offers term working capital loans and inventory financing against future credit and debit card sales, enabling merchants to access credit facilities with ease. Through its services, NeoGrowth aims to support the growth and operational needs of small businesses, facilitating their access to essential financial resources.

Vistaar

Series D in 2015
The idea of Vistaar dawned on the minds of two first generation entrepreneurs, who truly believe in supporting and creating new economic opportunity through providing access to finance, to deserving small business men, to enhance and enrich their lives and the community they live in. The Company targets the missing middle segment, consisting of customers with an annual income of Rs 120000-10,00,000, which is not effectively served by the formal financial system.

NeoGrowth

Series B in 2015
NeoGrowth is a non-banking financial company based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, founded in 2011 by Dhruv Khaitan and Piyush Khaitan. The company specializes in providing financial solutions tailored to the needs of small and medium-sized businesses in India that engage in retail activities, including the sale of apparel, consumer electronics, footwear, handicrafts, and various services such as restaurants, beauty salons, and health centers. NeoGrowth offers term working capital loans and inventory financing against future credit and debit card sales, enabling merchants to access credit facilities with ease. Through its services, NeoGrowth aims to support the growth and operational needs of small businesses, facilitating their access to essential financial resources.

Cignifi

Series B in 2014
Cignifi Inc. is a Boston-based company that specializes in designing and developing a credit and marketing analytics platform specifically for mobile network operators. Established in 2010, Cignifi utilizes mobile phone data to provide credit risk and marketing scores, thereby helping underserved populations access financial services. The platform serves a diverse clientele, including telecommunications operators, retailers, lenders, and insurers. Cignifi's innovative approach leverages proprietary behavioral modeling and analytics tools to create scores based on mobile phone usage and other non-traditional data sources. This enables financial service providers to onboard new customers digitally while effectively managing fraud and credit risk. Additionally, Cignifi offers related products such as airtime credit, handset financing, and online lending, aimed at enhancing access to essential financial products for individuals without access to formal financial services.

Vistaar

Series C in 2014
The idea of Vistaar dawned on the minds of two first generation entrepreneurs, who truly believe in supporting and creating new economic opportunity through providing access to finance, to deserving small business men, to enhance and enrich their lives and the community they live in. The Company targets the missing middle segment, consisting of customers with an annual income of Rs 120000-10,00,000, which is not effectively served by the formal financial system.

NeoGrowth

Series A in 2014
NeoGrowth is a non-banking financial company based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, founded in 2011 by Dhruv Khaitan and Piyush Khaitan. The company specializes in providing financial solutions tailored to the needs of small and medium-sized businesses in India that engage in retail activities, including the sale of apparel, consumer electronics, footwear, handicrafts, and various services such as restaurants, beauty salons, and health centers. NeoGrowth offers term working capital loans and inventory financing against future credit and debit card sales, enabling merchants to access credit facilities with ease. Through its services, NeoGrowth aims to support the growth and operational needs of small businesses, facilitating their access to essential financial resources.

Cignifi

Series A in 2012
Cignifi Inc. is a Boston-based company that specializes in designing and developing a credit and marketing analytics platform specifically for mobile network operators. Established in 2010, Cignifi utilizes mobile phone data to provide credit risk and marketing scores, thereby helping underserved populations access financial services. The platform serves a diverse clientele, including telecommunications operators, retailers, lenders, and insurers. Cignifi's innovative approach leverages proprietary behavioral modeling and analytics tools to create scores based on mobile phone usage and other non-traditional data sources. This enables financial service providers to onboard new customers digitally while effectively managing fraud and credit risk. Additionally, Cignifi offers related products such as airtime credit, handset financing, and online lending, aimed at enhancing access to essential financial products for individuals without access to formal financial services.

Vistaar

Series B in 2012
The idea of Vistaar dawned on the minds of two first generation entrepreneurs, who truly believe in supporting and creating new economic opportunity through providing access to finance, to deserving small business men, to enhance and enrich their lives and the community they live in. The Company targets the missing middle segment, consisting of customers with an annual income of Rs 120000-10,00,000, which is not effectively served by the formal financial system.
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