Kabir Kumar is a founding team member at Flourish, where he invests in early-stage fintech and regtech startups across the U.S. and emerging markets. His focus is on infrastructure, compliance, and companies turning regulation into a competitive edge.

Kabir previously led fintech and policy investments at Omidyar Network and has also funded Alliance for Innovative Regulation. He also worked at the World Bank, where he helped scale mobile-first fintech models in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

Why this matters: Kabir monitors regulatory trends and is on board of several compliance focused startups. He has also funded regtech think tanks and is frequently involved in running government tech hackathons. He has a unique, well-informed thesis: that the next wave of fintech will be driven by compliance-first builders with regulatory tailwinds.