Emmalyn Shaw, Managing Partner, Flourish Ventures
Emmalyn co-manages Flourish Ventures, a $500M global fintech fund, and leads investments in startups whose technology improves the financial health for the masses of U.S. citizens. Her current portfolio includes Brigit, Chime, Clerkie, Cushion, EarnUp, Kin, Propel, SeedFi and Steady.
Emmalyn has over 20 years of technology investing experience. As a partner at Omidyar Network, she co-managed the Financial Inclusion team. Prior to that, she was a venture partner at Oak Investment Partners, deploying over $150 million of capital in companies such as Bleacher Report, Huffington Post, Thrillist, and Demand Media. Before Oak, she led software and internet investments including Tellme Networks, Neoteris, and MySpace at VantagePoint Partners and the Barksdale Group.
She holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business, and a B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley where she graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.