In this edition, I speak with Amee Parbhoo, Managing Partner of Accion Venture Lab, a leading global seed-stage investor in inclusive fintech startups. Accion Venture Lab is part of Accion, the pioneering nonprofit that has been investing in financial inclusion for the last six decades. I was excited to speak with Amee because she’s on the front lines of identifying technologies that expand access to capital and financial services. In addition to getting an update on the fintech landscape, ...
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In this edition, I speak with Amee Parbhoo, Managing Partner of Accion Venture Lab, a leading global seed-stage investor in inclusive fintech startups. Accion Venture Lab is part of Accion, the pioneering nonprofit that has been investing in financial inclusion for the last six decades. I was excited to speak with Amee because she’s on the front lines of identifying technologies that expand access to capital and financial services. In addition to getting an update on the fintech landscape, ...
I wanted to experiment with a different format for this episode and share my writings on the Abraaj fraud scandal as they were happening in real time a few years ago. Now, for those who don’t know Abraaj, it was one of the largest — and probably the flashiest — private equity firms dedicated to investing in emerging markets. It was spearheading a big push into impact investing and was marketing a $6B fund when it collapsed in insolvency under allegations of fraud. There are a few reasons why ...
The Portico Podcast
In this edition, I speak with Amee Parbhoo, Managing Partner of Accion Venture Lab, a leading global seed-stage investor in inclusive fintech startups. Accion Venture Lab is part of Accion, the pioneering nonprofit that has been investing in financial inclusion for the last six decades. I was excited to speak with Amee because she’s on the front lines of identifying technologies that expand access to capital and financial services. In addition to getting an update on the fintech landscape, ...
