Ravi Kaushik Joins as Executive Director
Overseeing Early-Stage Fintech Investments in Emerging Markets
Asia
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FRANCISCO, April 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Flourish
Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm with purpose, today
announced the appointment of Ravi
Kaushik as Executive Director, Head of Asia Investments.
Ravi will lead the global firm's fintech investments and portfolio
management in India and
Southeast Asia.
"Ravi offers critical experience in growing and
scaling tech companies that will be invaluable to us as we partner
with new investments throughout Southeast
Asia and India," said
Flourish Co-Founder and Managing Partner Tilman Ehrbeck. "His
unique skill set in operations, wide breadth of investment
knowledge and passion for helping founders navigate their startup
journeys will provide great value for our team and portfolio. We're
thrilled to have him on board."
Most recently, Ravi served as the CFO of
Agro.Club, a global B2B full stack grain marketplace seeking to
transform the way farmers and buyers connect, trade and grow. In
that role, he oversaw the financial strategy and fund raise as well
as operations and overall performance of the company with its 250
employees and a strong presence in five geographies. Ravi has more
than 15 years of professional experience in operating and full
cycle investing across venture capital and private equity. He
served as a Founding Member and General Partner at WaterBridge
Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm and has experience as
a growth PE investor, focused on high quality growth stage
companies.
"Having spent the last few years scaling
Agro.Club and gaining invaluable experience in operating and
scaling global tech companies, I am really excited to join the
Flourish team and help expand our presence in Southeast Asia and India. I have seen first-hand the power of
technology to drive scale. When you combine that with Flourish's
razor-sharp focus on fintech and the fact that India and Southeast
Asia are the fastest growing regions in the world, it
presents a multi-decade opportunity to invest in and build with
some of the best founders in the region."
Ravi's appointment, the fourth new hire on the
Flourish global investment team so far this year, comes on the
heels of the news that the firm secured a new commitment of
$350 million late last year, bringing
its total patient capital under management to $850 million. Flourish is doubling down on
fintech investments in the U.S. and across Africa, Asia
and Latin America in order to
build a more fair financial system.
About Flourish
Flourish is global venture capital firm with
purpose investing in mission-driven fintech entrepreneurs and
industry influencers working toward a fair financial system. With
$850M in patient capital under
management, the early-stage firm's global portfolio includes
leading fintechs ApnaKlub, Brick, Chime, Fair Money, GrabFinancial,
Indifi, Kin Insurance, M2P, Qoala, and ShopUp, among other
high-growth companies. Flourish brings together networks of policy
innovators, trailblazers and industry experts to influence and
create systemic change. https://flourishventures.com/.
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