QED Investors

QED Investors, LLC is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 and headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, with an additional office in New York City. The firm focuses on making direct investments in high-growth companies, particularly in the financial services sector. It specializes in seed, early, and mid-stage investments, as well as growth capital transactions. QED Investors targets disruptive financial services companies and invests across various sectors, including fintech, online financial services, technology hardware, and specialized finance. The firm is active in regions such as India, Southeast Asia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Latin America and the Caribbean. QED Investors is known for its commitment to engaging directly with portfolio companies, emphasizing the importance of information and collaboration in driving success.

Matt Burton

Partner

Bill Cilluffo

Partner and Head of Early Stage Investments

Christian Limon

Investor

Nigel Morris

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Yusuf Ozdalga

Partner, Head of the UK and Europe

Mike Packer

Partner

Alexandra Piedrahita

Principal

Matt Risley

Partner

Frank Rotman

Founding Partner

Laura Bock

Partner

Lauren Connolley

Partner at QED Investors

Past deals in Virginia

DriveFactor

Venture Round in 2013
DriveFactor is a consolidated contractors company that offers a range of insurance telematics technology solutions. The DriveFactor platform is built on a dynamic, scalable architecture, accepting data from any input method and enabling easy sharing with business partners. The team has built its technology and apps for insurance, and applies its expertise to help clients customize telematics solutions to meet their short- and long-term needs. It was founded in 2010 and is based in Glen Allen, Virginia, USA.

DriveFactor

Series A in 2011
DriveFactor is a consolidated contractors company that offers a range of insurance telematics technology solutions. The DriveFactor platform is built on a dynamic, scalable architecture, accepting data from any input method and enabling easy sharing with business partners. The team has built its technology and apps for insurance, and applies its expertise to help clients customize telematics solutions to meet their short- and long-term needs. It was founded in 2010 and is based in Glen Allen, Virginia, USA.

AddThis

Series D in 2011
AddThis operates a social sharing and analytics platform that enables users to distribute and track online content across various domains, including web pages, widgets, and videos. The platform provides tools for social sharing and analytics, allowing users to monitor how content is shared on social networks, track email shares, and receive real-time data on site traffic and audience preferences. Serving publishers, brands, consumers, and advertisers worldwide, AddThis supports over 15 million domains and reaches approximately 2 billion unique users, leveraging a vast footprint of 1 trillion page views annually. Founded in 2004 and based in McLean, Virginia, AddThis functions as a subsidiary of Oracle Corporation since January 2016.

Koofers

Series A in 2010
Koofers, Inc. is a consumer internet platform based in Blacksburg, Virginia, that supports college students by offering a variety of educational resources. These resources include access to practice exams, testbanks, professor ratings, grade distribution data, and flashcards, all aimed at enhancing academic success. Additionally, Koofers provides a class schedule maker to help students organize their studies effectively. The platform also features a campus recruiting solution, enabling employers and recruiting firms to connect with over one million college students seeking internships and full-time job opportunities. Founded in 2008, Koofers focuses on fostering student-driven collaboration and improving the overall college experience.

Convoke Systems

Series B in 2010
Convoke Systems, Inc. is a Software-as-a-Service provider specializing in solutions for the debt collection market. Founded in 2006 and based in Arlington, Virginia, the company offers a platform that facilitates secure data exchange between enterprises and their vendors, addressing complex regulatory compliance and vendor oversight challenges. Convoke's technology includes a debt validation and third-party oversight platform that enhances the tracking of auto repossession accounts and expands audit capabilities. It serves a diverse clientele, including financial services institutions, marketplace lenders, insurance companies, government agencies, and various third-party vendors such as collection agencies and debt buyers. By automating and managing accurate business information, Convoke aims to improve recovery rates, reduce operational costs, and ensure compliance with federal and state regulations within the accounts receivable management industry.

AddThis

Series C in 2008
AddThis operates a social sharing and analytics platform that enables users to distribute and track online content across various domains, including web pages, widgets, and videos. The platform provides tools for social sharing and analytics, allowing users to monitor how content is shared on social networks, track email shares, and receive real-time data on site traffic and audience preferences. Serving publishers, brands, consumers, and advertisers worldwide, AddThis supports over 15 million domains and reaches approximately 2 billion unique users, leveraging a vast footprint of 1 trillion page views annually. Founded in 2004 and based in McLean, Virginia, AddThis functions as a subsidiary of Oracle Corporation since January 2016.

Mobile Posse

Series B in 2007
Mobile Posse, Inc. specializes in mobile content discovery solutions designed to enhance the user experience for wireless carriers and device manufacturers. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, with an additional office in New York, the company offers the Firstly Mobile™ platform, which delivers engaging curated content directly to users' smartphones without the need for traditional search methods. This frictionless approach not only improves consumer engagement but also helps carriers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) increase advertising revenues. Mobile Posse's offerings include a customer relationship management solution for direct outreach and a web portal that transforms default home pages into profit-generating assets. As of early 2020, the company operates as a subsidiary of Digital Turbine Media, Inc., further solidifying its position in the mobile advertising economy.
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