Matthew Flannery

About Matthew Flannery

Matthew Flannery is the Co-founder and CEO of Branch International, a fintech company focused on mobile-based credit and financial services in emerging markets. Before Branch, he founded and was CEO of Kiva.org for ten years, overseeing more than $700 million in loans to entrepreneurs globally. He departed from Kiva in 2014 to establish Branch as a branchless Android-based smartphone bank.

Matthew Flannery at a glance

• Company: Branch International
• Latest round: Series B
• Investors: CreditEase FinTech Investment Fund, International Finance Corporation, Andreessen Horowitz, Trinity Ventures, Victory Park
• Location: San Francisco, California

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