Moderator

Emmalyn Shaw

Emmalyn Shaw
Moderator

Emmalyn Shaw

Managing Partner & Co-Founder

Flourish Ventures

Speaking at

Monday 27 October, 11:20 - 11:50

Blood in the Digital Water: Real-Time Data Intelligence vs. Modern Fraud Sharks

Biography

Emmalyn is the Co-founder and Managing Partner for Flourish Ventures, an $850M an early-stage global venture firm backing bold entrepreneurs reshaping financial system. Emmalyn’s portfolio includes Brico, Clerkie, Curbwaste, Kin, Propel, Reserv, Skipify, Spade, Treehouse, TrueBiz and Unit. Most recent exits include: Brigit (acqd by UPBD), Chime (IPO CHYM), Mantl (acqd by ALKT) and SeedFi (acqd by INTU).

She has 25+ years of venture experience, working with entrepreneurs to build large scale businesses. Before Flourish, she was a Partner at Omidyar Network and a Venture Partner at Oak Investment Partners where her investments included Bleacher Report (acqd by TWX), Huffington Post (acqd by AOL) and Thrillist (acqd by Vox Media). Before Oak, Emmalyn led investments including Tellme Networks (acqd by MSFT), Neoteris (acqd by NSCN), and MySpace (acqd by NWSA).

Prior to venture, Emm worked on Morgan Stanley’s Technology Investment Banking team and as a product manager at MSCI Barra.