QED Investors

QED Fund V, managed by QED Investors, is an early-stage venture capital fund based in Alexandria, Virginia. Established in 2008, it focuses on investing in high-growth companies primarily within the fintech sector, including mortgage technology, real estate technology, software, and financial services. The firm targets its investments across various regions, including Latin America, the United States, and the United Kingdom. QED Investors is dedicated to supporting its portfolio companies by providing both capital and operational expertise, fostering a close partnership that emphasizes the importance of information in driving business success. The fund aims to nurture innovative startups that leverage technology to enhance competitive advantage in the financial services landscape.

Shruti Batra

Principal

Tommy Blanchard

COO

Matt Burton

Partner

Bill Cilluffo

Partner and Head of Early Stage Investments

Amias Gerety

Partner

Christian Limon

Investor

Nigel Morris

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Lauren Connolley

Partner at QED Investors

Mike Packer

Partner

Alexandra Piedrahita

Principal

Girish Ramkumar

Investor

Matt Risley

Partner

Frank Rotman

Founding Partner

Alex Taub

Principal

Past deals in Motor Insurance

Kin Insurance

Series D in 2022
Kin Insurance, Inc. is an insurance agency founded in 2016 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with additional offices in St. Petersburg, Florida. The company specializes in home insurance products, offering a range of coverage options including homeowners, mobile home, condo, flood, manufactured home, landlord, umbrella, hurricane, wildfire, and second home insurance. Kin Insurance utilizes an online platform that simplifies the application process, allowing customers to customize their policies based on thousands of property data points. This approach ensures that homeowners receive personalized and affordable coverage tailored to their specific needs. With payment processing facilities in Palatine and Chicago, Kin Insurance aims to provide a user-friendly experience while helping clients secure their assets effectively.

Tint

Series A in 2022
Tint is a data intelligence and insurance technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2018. It offers a platform that empowers businesses to launch, manage, and optimize property and casualty insurance programs. By utilizing API-based technology, Tint provides essential tools and infrastructure that streamline the design, underwriting, and management processes of insurance products. The platform enhances the performance of artificial intelligence models by automating the integration of external data from various vendors and assessing it through machine learning. This approach significantly reduces the engineering and data science resources typically required for developing real-time risk selection and pricing software, ultimately improving the customer experience and maximizing profitability for insurance programs.

Trellis

Series A in 2021
Developer of fintech platform intended to make insurance easy for everyone, from consumers to partners to insurers. The company's platform provides a safe and easy way to share private insurance information and for developers to replace complex user journeys with personalized experiences, enabling clients to get suitable insurance at a proper price.

Kin Insurance

Series B in 2020
Kin Insurance, Inc. is an insurance agency founded in 2016 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with additional offices in St. Petersburg, Florida. The company specializes in home insurance products, offering a range of coverage options including homeowners, mobile home, condo, flood, manufactured home, landlord, umbrella, hurricane, wildfire, and second home insurance. Kin Insurance utilizes an online platform that simplifies the application process, allowing customers to customize their policies based on thousands of property data points. This approach ensures that homeowners receive personalized and affordable coverage tailored to their specific needs. With payment processing facilities in Palatine and Chicago, Kin Insurance aims to provide a user-friendly experience while helping clients secure their assets effectively.

Pitzi

Series D in 2019
Pitzi is a prominent insurtech company based in São Paulo, Brazil, specializing in direct-to-consumer smartphone warranty services. The company transforms the insurance experience for Brazilian consumers by leveraging advanced customer experience design and an innovative supply chain. Pitzi partners with leading insurance firms to offer comprehensive smartphone insurance programs, currently protecting over one million users across the country. Its platform allows customers to easily access support for smartphone damages, ensuring efficient and effective assistance in unavoidable circumstances. Backed by notable venture capital firms, Pitzi is at the forefront of reshaping how individuals interact with insurance products in Brazil.

Caribou

Seed Round in 2019
MotoRefi, Inc. operates an automotive refinance platform designed to help customers save on their car loans. By partnering with various local and community lenders, the company offers competitive loan rates and aims to reduce monthly payments, with customers typically saving an average of $100 each month. MotoRefi's secure digital platform allows users to assess potential savings and complete the refinancing process easily from home. The company handles all aspects of the transaction, including paying off the previous lender and retitling the vehicle, eliminating the need for customers to visit the DMV. Founded in 2016, MotoRefi is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

Coru

Series A in 2017
Coru, formerly known as ComparaGuru.com, is a financial management platform based in Mexico that leverages machine learning and artificial intelligence to facilitate financial progress for its users. The platform simplifies the process of selecting financial products by intelligently matching individuals with options that best suit their needs. In addition to its automated services, Coru provides personalized assistance through one-on-one consultations with financial experts, ensuring that customers receive tailored guidance. This approach aims to enhance the overall customer experience and empower users to make informed financial decisions with confidence.

Knip

Series B in 2015
Knip AG, founded in September 2013 by Dennis Just and Christina Kehl, is a Zurich-based company specializing in mobile insurance management. The Knip app allows users to efficiently track their insurance policies, premiums, and benefits. Users receive biannual financial reviews to help them compare tariffs and products. The company employs over 100 staff members across Zurich, Berlin, and Belgrade, and provides personalized advice on various insurance matters. Users can electronically adjust their premiums, initiate new policies, or cancel existing ones, all while benefiting from the company's commitment to transparency and unbiased guidance. Knip AG was acquired by Komparu B.V. in June 2017 and is backed by venture capital from the U.S., Switzerland, Germany, and the Netherlands. The company is also registered with the German Chamber of Industry & Commerce and certified by the German Technical Inspection Agency.

DriveFactor

Venture Round in 2013
DriveFactor is a technology company based in Glen Allen, Virginia, established in 2010, specializing in insurance telematics solutions. The company offers a software platform that analyzes driving data and generates a DriveFactor Score, which helps insurance companies underwrite driving insurance more effectively. DriveFactor's platform is designed with a dynamic and scalable architecture, capable of accepting data from various input methods and facilitating easy sharing with business partners. The company's expertise enables clients to customize telematics solutions tailored to their specific needs, both immediate and long-term.

DriveFactor

Series A in 2011
DriveFactor is a technology company based in Glen Allen, Virginia, established in 2010, specializing in insurance telematics solutions. The company offers a software platform that analyzes driving data and generates a DriveFactor Score, which helps insurance companies underwrite driving insurance more effectively. DriveFactor's platform is designed with a dynamic and scalable architecture, capable of accepting data from various input methods and facilitating easy sharing with business partners. The company's expertise enables clients to customize telematics solutions tailored to their specific needs, both immediate and long-term.
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