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QED Investors is a global fintech venture capital firm headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. Founded in 2007 by Nigel Morris and Frank Rotman, the firm focuses exclusively on investing in disruptive financial services companies across the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Latin America, India, Southeast Asia, and Africa. QED's portfolio includes notable companies such as Credit Karma, Nubank, Remitly, and Klarna. The firm's investment strategy spans the entire lifecycle of fintech companies, from pre-seed to IPO. Initially concentrating on Series A investments, QED has expanded its approach to support both earlier and later-stage companies. This includes backing seed and pre-seed ventures, as well as participating in formation-stage businesses through its Belay and Fontes by QED vehicles. Since 2021, QED has operated a growth-stage fund for early-stage growth companies, enabling it to double down on breakthrough businesses while having the flexibility to invest in other companies that it may have missed initially. QED's investment philosophy is rooted in a unique, hands-on approach that leverages its partners' decades of entrepreneurial and operational experience. The firm works closely with CEOs and founders, applying a rigorous, hypothesis-driven methodology to identify investment opportunities capable of creating breakthrough companies at scale. This approach has been instrumental in the growth of several fintech leaders, solidifying QED's reputation as a leading venture capital firm in the fintech sector.