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

Cilluffo, William

Partner and Head of Early Stage Investments

Christian Limon

Investor

Morris, Nigel William

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Yusuf Ozdalga

Partner, Head of the UK and Europe

Packer, Mike

Partner

Alexandra Piedrahita

Principal

Matthew Risley

Partner

Rotman, Frank L.

Founding Partner

Laura Bock

Partner

Lauren Connolley

Partner at QED Investors

Past deals in Trading Platform

Kamino

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Kamino is a financial management software company that specializes in providing comprehensive solutions for medium-sized businesses in Brazil. The platform features an integrated system for B2B payments, including proprietary banking services and corporate credit card solutions, alongside seamless connections to leading local banks and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. This integration allows financial managers to gain real-time insights into company expenditures and manage payments through a structured approval process. Kamino's capabilities include automatic invoice capture, data extraction, and streamlined accounts payable and reconciliation, which collectively enhance operational efficiency. By automating these processes, Kamino enables businesses to improve cash flow, reduce errors, and save significant amounts of time in their financial operations.
Upswing Financial Technologies is a developer of a financial technology platform that facilitates the integration of financial products through an open finance ecosystem. The company focuses on providing differentiated fintech solutions and empowers financial institutions with secure business processes and compliance. By enabling consumer companies to connect directly with banks, Upswing Financial Technologies allows them to offer a range of financial services to their customers, enhancing accessibility and efficiency in the financial sector.

Fairplay

Debt Financing in 2022
Fairplay is a performance-based financing platform that assists e-commerce companies in their growth by providing upfront capital for marketing expenditures. The platform utilizes advanced data analytics to evaluate and invest in clients' digital marketing campaigns, facilitating sales advancements. In return for the funding, Fairplay receives a consistent share of the revenues until the capital is fully repaid, alongside a fixed fee for its services. This model allows businesses to access necessary resources for marketing while aligning the financing structure with their revenue generation.

Fairplay

Series A in 2022
Fairplay is a performance-based financing platform that assists e-commerce companies in their growth by providing upfront capital for marketing expenditures. The platform utilizes advanced data analytics to evaluate and invest in clients' digital marketing campaigns, facilitating sales advancements. In return for the funding, Fairplay receives a consistent share of the revenues until the capital is fully repaid, alongside a fixed fee for its services. This model allows businesses to access necessary resources for marketing while aligning the financing structure with their revenue generation.

FPL Technologies

Series C in 2021
FPL believes that consumption credit presents a very large opportunity in India and the credit card is the best product to offer consumption credit to India’s growing younger population. Card acceptance has trebled in the three years after demonetisation and every category is getting digitized. Like the overall growth in adoption of digital payments, the adoption of credit cards too has grown, both in terms of card issuance and spends. However, the experience of using a credit card has not evolved to serve the digitally savvy young millennials. FPL has created a proprietary full-stack technology platform to deliver a next-gen credit card experience to its customers. Customers can use an intuitive mobile app along with their credit cards to manage every aspect of their credit life cycle. FPL launched the OneScore app in July this year to help customers understand and manage their credit score and behavior in a simple and secure way.

Mudrex

Seed Round in 2021
Mudrex Inc. is a Bengaluru-based platform founded in 2018 that enables crypto traders to automate their trading strategies by setting predefined rules. The company aims to democratize investing, making crypto investing easy and accessible for a broad audience. Its flagship product, Coin Sets, simplifies the investment process and has received positive recognition in the market. With a rapidly growing community of over 1 million members, Mudrex focuses on building a user-friendly platform that empowers both individuals and institutions to invest in digital assets. The company leverages advanced technology and expert insights to create a secure environment for managing cryptocurrency investments.

Malga

Seed Round in 2021
Malga is an API to accept payments with multiple payment providers. Malga gives digital businesses access to multiple payments services through a single integration, and the ability to change between them on a transaction-to-transaction basis without writing code.

CommonStock

Series A in 2021
CommonStock is a company that offers an online platform designed to facilitate collaborative investing among users, allowing them to trade stocks together with friends, family, and colleagues. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, the platform enables users to link their brokerage accounts, share their investment holdings by percentage, and receive real-time notifications when peers make trades. Users can also replicate each other's trades and invest collaboratively while tracking performance against one another. The service aims to create a community of engaged and informed investors, making investment decision-making more interactive and supportive. The platform is accessible for free on the web and through an iPhone app, with plans for an Android version in development.

Wildfire Systems

Series A in 2021
Wildfire Systems offers a white-label platform that enables businesses to implement shopping rewards and cashback programs. The platform features customizable tools for integrating rewards into customer journeys, enhancing loyalty and revenue. It ensures compliance with security standards while providing access to a vast network of merchants for cashback and coupon offers.

Weavr

Seed Round in 2021
Weavr operates a cloud-based platform that connects payment networks and financial providers, enabling companies to easily integrate banking and financial services into their offerings through APIs. The platform provides a range of financial solutions for both consumers and businesses, including options for accounts with or without IBANs, virtual and physical cards, and wearables. By offering comprehensive tools for creating, deploying, and managing digital payment flows, Weavr allows digital businesses to embed financial services within their applications while alleviating the burdens of data security and regulatory compliance.

GetGround

Series A in 2021
GetGround is a property management platform that simplifies the process for landlords and property investors to manage residential investments in England and Wales. The company offers an innovative Fintech solution that enables users to establish registered UK limited companies online in approximately 30 minutes, facilitating the purchase of buy-to-let properties. GetGround provides a current account for handling rental income and expenses while managing day-to-day administrative tasks such as bookkeeping, accounting, and tax returns. Launched in early 2020, the platform has gained thousands of customers from the UK, Middle East, and Asia, positioning itself as a reliable partner for landlords and investors seeking to streamline their property management and investment processes.

Trellis Technologies

Series A in 2021
Trellis makes insurance easy by meeting consumers where they are–and helping them find the right personal insurance to meet their needs. Powered by consumer-permissioned data, Trellis Connect is a property and casualty pre-fill solution that delivers a simplified user experience, unlocks the full value of data in personal insurance accounts, and protects users’ security and privacy. Trellis Technologies was established in 2019 by Daniel Demetri in San Francisco, California.

Treasury Prime

Series B in 2021
Treasury Prime Inc. is a Banking-as-a-Service company that provides an application programming interface (API) banking platform designed to connect banks and fintechs. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Treasury Prime enables institutions to open and manage online bank accounts, automate financial operations, and streamline compliance processes. Its offerings include integration with core banking systems, allowing for a range of services such as account management, payment processing, and card issuance. By facilitating these services, Treasury Prime enhances the customer experience while helping banks and fintechs reduce operational costs.

Bitso

Series C in 2021
Bitso is a cryptocurrency exchange platform founded in 2014 and headquartered in Mexico City. It enables users to buy and sell various cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin and ether, through a user-friendly marketplace. The platform allows customers to trade fractions of cryptocurrencies and make payments using their mobile devices, facilitating seamless transactions in the growing fintech and blockchain sectors. Bitso's focus on accessibility and ease of use positions it as a significant player in the cryptocurrency landscape in Latin America.

Warren Investimentos

Series C in 2021
Warren Investimentos is an investment brokerage and wealth management firm based in Brazil, known for pioneering the goal-based investment model previously utilized by ultra-high-net-worth individuals abroad. The firm offers a comprehensive and tailored experience that aligns with the specific life stages and objectives of each investor. By leveraging its innovative wealth management platform, Warren Investimentos assists clients in creating investment goals and analyzing results, while ensuring a conflict-free environment for investment decisions. This approach not only enhances client experience but also enables users to efficiently track their investments and visualize product profitability, reinforcing Warren Investimentos' commitment to safeguarding clients' interests in a transparent manner.

FPL Technologies

Series B in 2021
FPL believes that consumption credit presents a very large opportunity in India and the credit card is the best product to offer consumption credit to India’s growing younger population. Card acceptance has trebled in the three years after demonetisation and every category is getting digitized. Like the overall growth in adoption of digital payments, the adoption of credit cards too has grown, both in terms of card issuance and spends. However, the experience of using a credit card has not evolved to serve the digitally savvy young millennials. FPL has created a proprietary full-stack technology platform to deliver a next-gen credit card experience to its customers. Customers can use an intuitive mobile app along with their credit cards to manage every aspect of their credit life cycle. FPL launched the OneScore app in July this year to help customers understand and manage their credit score and behavior in a simple and secure way.

Loft

Series D in 2021
Loft is a transactional marketplace for residential real estate based in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2018 by experienced entrepreneurs. It facilitates the buying and selling of properties for individuals, brokers, and publicly listed REITs, providing an end-to-end digital workflow that modernizes the homebuying experience. The platform includes a searchable database that allows users to find, browse, and evaluate residential and commercial properties, enhancing transparency in real estate transactions. By utilizing proprietary transaction data, Loft integrates various adjacent services, aiming to streamline the entire real estate process and adapt it to the e-commerce landscape.

Bitso

Series B in 2020
Bitso is a cryptocurrency exchange platform founded in 2014 and headquartered in Mexico City. It enables users to buy and sell various cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin and ether, through a user-friendly marketplace. The platform allows customers to trade fractions of cryptocurrencies and make payments using their mobile devices, facilitating seamless transactions in the growing fintech and blockchain sectors. Bitso's focus on accessibility and ease of use positions it as a significant player in the cryptocurrency landscape in Latin America.

Weavr

Seed Round in 2020
Weavr operates a cloud-based platform that connects payment networks and financial providers, enabling companies to easily integrate banking and financial services into their offerings through APIs. The platform provides a range of financial solutions for both consumers and businesses, including options for accounts with or without IBANs, virtual and physical cards, and wearables. By offering comprehensive tools for creating, deploying, and managing digital payment flows, Weavr allows digital businesses to embed financial services within their applications while alleviating the burdens of data security and regulatory compliance.

CommonStock

Seed Round in 2020
CommonStock is a company that offers an online platform designed to facilitate collaborative investing among users, allowing them to trade stocks together with friends, family, and colleagues. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, the platform enables users to link their brokerage accounts, share their investment holdings by percentage, and receive real-time notifications when peers make trades. Users can also replicate each other's trades and invest collaboratively while tracking performance against one another. The service aims to create a community of engaged and informed investors, making investment decision-making more interactive and supportive. The platform is accessible for free on the web and through an iPhone app, with plans for an Android version in development.

Warren Investimentos

Series B in 2020
Warren Investimentos is an investment brokerage and wealth management firm based in Brazil, known for pioneering the goal-based investment model previously utilized by ultra-high-net-worth individuals abroad. The firm offers a comprehensive and tailored experience that aligns with the specific life stages and objectives of each investor. By leveraging its innovative wealth management platform, Warren Investimentos assists clients in creating investment goals and analyzing results, while ensuring a conflict-free environment for investment decisions. This approach not only enhances client experience but also enables users to efficiently track their investments and visualize product profitability, reinforcing Warren Investimentos' commitment to safeguarding clients' interests in a transparent manner.

Weavr

Seed Round in 2020
Weavr operates a cloud-based platform that connects payment networks and financial providers, enabling companies to easily integrate banking and financial services into their offerings through APIs. The platform provides a range of financial solutions for both consumers and businesses, including options for accounts with or without IBANs, virtual and physical cards, and wearables. By offering comprehensive tools for creating, deploying, and managing digital payment flows, Weavr allows digital businesses to embed financial services within their applications while alleviating the burdens of data security and regulatory compliance.

Loft

Series C in 2020
Loft is a transactional marketplace for residential real estate based in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2018 by experienced entrepreneurs. It facilitates the buying and selling of properties for individuals, brokers, and publicly listed REITs, providing an end-to-end digital workflow that modernizes the homebuying experience. The platform includes a searchable database that allows users to find, browse, and evaluate residential and commercial properties, enhancing transparency in real estate transactions. By utilizing proprietary transaction data, Loft integrates various adjacent services, aiming to streamline the entire real estate process and adapt it to the e-commerce landscape.

Fairplay

Seed Round in 2019
Fairplay is a performance-based financing platform that assists e-commerce companies in their growth by providing upfront capital for marketing expenditures. The platform utilizes advanced data analytics to evaluate and invest in clients' digital marketing campaigns, facilitating sales advancements. In return for the funding, Fairplay receives a consistent share of the revenues until the capital is fully repaid, alongside a fixed fee for its services. This model allows businesses to access necessary resources for marketing while aligning the financing structure with their revenue generation.

Loft

Series B in 2019
Loft is a transactional marketplace for residential real estate based in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2018 by experienced entrepreneurs. It facilitates the buying and selling of properties for individuals, brokers, and publicly listed REITs, providing an end-to-end digital workflow that modernizes the homebuying experience. The platform includes a searchable database that allows users to find, browse, and evaluate residential and commercial properties, enhancing transparency in real estate transactions. By utilizing proprietary transaction data, Loft integrates various adjacent services, aiming to streamline the entire real estate process and adapt it to the e-commerce landscape.

Tienda Pago

Series A in 2018
Tienda Pago is a merchant support platform designed to facilitate weekly merchandise purchases for small merchants in emerging markets. By offering a mobile cashless payment system, it enables traders to finance consumer goods and manage inventory more effectively. The platform operates on a closed-loop payment mechanism that leverages mobile technology, allowing merchants to transact without cash and incentivizing them to purchase high-demand products on credit. This approach not only enhances sales and profit margins for traders but also fosters a collaborative ecosystem among distributors and merchants. Tienda Pago aims to reduce transaction inefficiencies and costs, ultimately benefiting all participants involved in the supply chain.

MMKT Exchange

Venture Round in 2015
MMKT Exchange LLC operates a digital platform designed to facilitate the loan syndication and trading process for qualified institutional buyers and loan originators. Founded in 2015 and based in New York, the platform serves as a marketplace where commercial lenders who originate loans can connect with institutional buyers. It allows buyers to access listings of loans from prominent originators while enabling originators to list their loans efficiently. Additionally, the platform provides sponsors and borrowers with tools to monitor purchasing activities, ensuring a streamlined experience in the middle market for smaller transaction sizes. Through its innovative approach, MMKT Exchange aims to enhance accessibility and efficiency in the loan trading process.

Orchard Platform

Series B in 2015
About Orchard Orchard Platform has built a centralized marketplace where loan originators and institutional investors can come together to explore and evaluate opportunities for funding, buying, and selling loans. By providing a global network of institutional buyers and sellers with high-quality data services, advanced analytics and reporting, and robust capital management tools through an innovative, end-to-end platform, Orchard has created a smarter way for participants in the private credit markets to interact, evaluate deals, and move forward with simple and complex transactions more efficiently. Orchard Platform does not provide legal advice, tax advice, or accounting advice. Before making any investment or executing any transaction, you should consult with your legal, tax, and accounting advisors with respect to the suitability, value, and risk of such investment or transaction. Investment advisory services are provided to clients by Orchard Platform Advisors, LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in New York, N.Y. Orchard produces the Orchard U.S. Consumer Marketplace Lending Index—the only industry-wide direct lending performance benchmark—and has been named one of the Next Billion Dollar Startups by Forbes. The commentary and insights posted on its blog, and the data and research available to everyone on its platform, have cemented Orchard as a thought leader in its industry. For more information, visit www.orchardplatform.com. About Orchard Platform Markets, LLC Orchard Platform Markets, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orchard App Inc., and is an SEC-registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC. The mission of Orchard Platform Markets, LLC is to provide a transparent, technologically optimized platform for loan originators and institutional investors to safely and securely connect, evaluate potential deals, and move forward with multiple types of transactions. For more information, visit www.orchardplatformmarkets.com.

Orchard Platform

Series A in 2014
About Orchard Orchard Platform has built a centralized marketplace where loan originators and institutional investors can come together to explore and evaluate opportunities for funding, buying, and selling loans. By providing a global network of institutional buyers and sellers with high-quality data services, advanced analytics and reporting, and robust capital management tools through an innovative, end-to-end platform, Orchard has created a smarter way for participants in the private credit markets to interact, evaluate deals, and move forward with simple and complex transactions more efficiently. Orchard Platform does not provide legal advice, tax advice, or accounting advice. Before making any investment or executing any transaction, you should consult with your legal, tax, and accounting advisors with respect to the suitability, value, and risk of such investment or transaction. Investment advisory services are provided to clients by Orchard Platform Advisors, LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in New York, N.Y. Orchard produces the Orchard U.S. Consumer Marketplace Lending Index—the only industry-wide direct lending performance benchmark—and has been named one of the Next Billion Dollar Startups by Forbes. The commentary and insights posted on its blog, and the data and research available to everyone on its platform, have cemented Orchard as a thought leader in its industry. For more information, visit www.orchardplatform.com. About Orchard Platform Markets, LLC Orchard Platform Markets, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orchard App Inc., and is an SEC-registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC. The mission of Orchard Platform Markets, LLC is to provide a transparent, technologically optimized platform for loan originators and institutional investors to safely and securely connect, evaluate potential deals, and move forward with multiple types of transactions. For more information, visit www.orchardplatformmarkets.com.
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