# Matthew Risley

> Matthew Risley is a Series A investor at QED Investors backing FinTech. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [QED Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/qed-investors)
- Location: Washington, United States
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-risley-ba65442/

Matthew Risley is a Series A investor at QED Investors in Washington focused on FinTech and Software. Matthew Risley is the Board of Director of Tbc Bank Group. Matthew Risley is the partner at QED. He attended Duke University.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 3 | 25% |
| Software | 3 | 25% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 25% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 25% |
| SaaS | 2 | 17% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 4 | 33% |
| Series B | 3 | 25% |
| Seed | 2 | 17% |
| Series C | 2 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 42% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 8% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Codoxo | Codoxo uses AI technology to re-envision healthcare affordability and effectiveness. Its Forensic AI Platform uses a patented algorithm to identify problems and suspicious behavior earlier than traditional techniques which helps ensure our scarce healthcare dollars go to real patient care. It was founded in 2016 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. | $35M | Series C | Dec 17, 2025 |  |
| Proper | Proper is an automated accounting startup that offers property accounting tools that help property managers to grow their portfolios.The company utilizes machine learning and Fortune-500 level financial specialists to help property managers and owners grow their businesses without fear of operational limitations, as well as decrease the timetheir accountants spend performing routine tasks.Mark Rojas founded it in San Francisco, California in 2017. | $19M | Series B | Mar 24, 2023 |  |
| Bambee | Bambee is a platform that gives access to small and medium-sized businesses to hire an HR Manager.Bambee clients can hire an HR manager starting at just $99 a month, to help craft HR policy and understand compliance. Combined with HR Autopilot, Guided Payroll, and a free suite of powerful HR tools, SMBs can easily reach compliance. The companywas founded on the idea that every business should have access to an affordable human resource manager and every business can run like a Fortune 500 company.The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Los Angeles, California. | $30M | Series C | Mar 16, 2022 |  |
| Codoxo | Codoxo uses AI technology to re-envision healthcare affordability and effectiveness. Its Forensic AI Platform uses a patented algorithm to identify problems and suspicious behavior earlier than traditional techniques which helps ensure our scarce healthcare dollars go to real patient care. It was founded in 2016 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. | $5.2M | Series B | Feb 03, 2022 |  |
| Proper | Proper is an automated accounting startup that offers property accounting tools that help property managers to grow their portfolios.The company utilizes machine learning and Fortune-500 level financial specialists to help property managers and owners grow their businesses without fear of operational limitations, as well as decrease the timetheir accountants spend performing routine tasks.Mark Rojas founded it in San Francisco, California in 2017. | $9M | Series A | Jun 14, 2021 |  |
| Bambee | Bambee is a platform that gives access to small and medium-sized businesses to hire an HR Manager.Bambee clients can hire an HR manager starting at just $99 a month, to help craft HR policy and understand compliance. Combined with HR Autopilot, Guided Payroll, and a free suite of powerful HR tools, SMBs can easily reach compliance. The companywas founded on the idea that every business should have access to an affordable human resource manager and every business can run like a Fortune 500 company.The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Los Angeles, California. | $15M | Series B | Dec 17, 2020 |  |
| Codoxo | Codoxo uses AI technology to re-envision healthcare affordability and effectiveness. Its Forensic AI Platform uses a patented algorithm to identify problems and suspicious behavior earlier than traditional techniques which helps ensure our scarce healthcare dollars go to real patient care. It was founded in 2016 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. | $7M | Series A | Jul 02, 2020 |  |
| Summer | Summer combines innovative technology and policy expertise to serve student loan borrowers. The company's platform provides resources including a personalized loan payment dashboard, payment notifications, student loan policy updates, and customized repayment plans, enabling student borrowers to take control of their loans and save money whilerepaying.Summer was established in 2017 in New York by Will Sealy. | $10M | Series A | Sep 26, 2019 |  |
| Quadient Accounts Receivable by YayPay | YayPay builds modern accounts receivables management software powered by data science for finance, credit and collections teams. It serves mid-market and enterprise customers through automation of the credit to cash process with credit assessment, invoicing, collections management, online payment portal, cash application and predictive analytics.The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York. | $8.4M | Series A | Dec 13, 2018 |  |
| Quadient Accounts Receivable by YayPay | YayPay builds modern accounts receivables management software powered by data science for finance, credit and collections teams. It serves mid-market and enterprise customers through automation of the credit to cash process with credit assessment, invoicing, collections management, online payment portal, cash application and predictive analytics.The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York. | $5.3M |  | Sep 13, 2017 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [GRA Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gra-venture-fund-llc) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Birchmere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/birchmere-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Brewer Lane Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brewer-lane-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- 111° West Capital — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alpha Edison](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpha-edison) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About QED Investors

VC Fund · Alexandria, United States

QED Investors is an investment firm that supports high-growth companies and businesses. The firm typically provides a combination of both capital and capability. But common to all the firm's partnerships is a shared conviction that information plays a decisive role in the success of the company, a mutual desire for a high degree of directengagement, and a shared enthusiasm for experimentation and learning.

5 contacts available at QED Investors.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bill Cilluffo | Partner and Head of Early Stage Investments | — |
| Lauren Connolley | Partner at QED Investors | — |
| Matthew Risley | Partner | — |
| Matt Risley | Partner | — |
| Miles Reidy | Partner and Emeritus | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/j-miles-reldy |

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## FAQ

### What does Matthew Risley invest in?

Matthew Risley invests primarily in FinTech, Software and Financial Services startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Matthew Risley?

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### When did Matthew Risley last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Matthew Risley closed in Dec 2025. Shizune tracks 12 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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