# QED Investors

> QED Investors is a VC fund backing Financial Services and FinTech. See 379 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Alexandria, United States
- Total investments: 379
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 44%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/qed-investors
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/QEDInvestors
- Website: http://www.qedinvestors.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/QEDInvestors

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.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for QED Investors. Shizune tracks 21 team members at QED Investors. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/qed-investors?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 109 | 29% |
| FinTech | 105 | 28% |
| Software | 42 | 11% |
| Finance | 38 | 10% |
| Payments | 32 | 8% |

190 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 108 | 28% |
| Seed | 68 | 18% |
| Series B | 67 | 18% |
| Series C | 34 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 11 | 3% |

15 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 114 | 30% |
| Brazil | 23 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 19 | 5% |
| Mexico | 15 | 4% |
| India | 8 | 2% |

25 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bill Cilluffo | Partner and Head of Early Stage Investments | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-cilluffo |
| Lauren Connolley | Partner at QED Investors | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lauren-connolley |
| Matthew Risley | Partner | 12 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-burton-f8b4 |
| Matt Risley | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-risley-42ea |
| Miles Reidy | Partner and Emeritus | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/j-miles-reldy |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Augustus | Augustus builds an AI-native, stablecoin-based clearing and banking platform for financial institutions. The company focuses on enabling digital asset and stablecoin-based clearing to support payments and banking workflows. Its platform is designed for banks, fintechs, and other regulated financial institutions that require infrastructure fordigital asset transactions. Augustus integrates artificial intelligence into its systems to support automated processes and decisioning around payments and clearing. The company positions its offerings as core banking and payments infrastructure centered on digital assets rather than traditional legacy systems. | $180M | Series B | Jul 21, 2026 |  |
| Velocity | Velocity provides a unified platform for efficiently moving and managing funds across both traditional banks and blockchains. | $38M | Series A | Jul 14, 2026 |  |
| Skalar | Skalar specializes in providing automated and digital tax and accounting services for companies. | $13.7M | Seed | Jul 14, 2026 |  |
| Airwallex | Established in Melbourne in 2015, Airwallex is a global payments fintech that enables businesses to operate anywhere, anytime.In today’s fast-changing digital era, Airwallex's purpose is to empower businesses of all sizes to grow without borders, and by doing so, contribute to the global economy. With technology at its core, Airwallex builta proprietary global financial infrastructure platform to help businesses transact, collect and pay in any foreign currency across 130+ countries and 50+ currencies, without the constraints of the traditional global financial system. | $320M | Series H | Jun 25, 2026 |  |
| Current | Current is a leading consumer fintech banking platform transforming financial access for everyday Americans. We're focused on building integrated solutions to solve needs that stand between Americans and their financial goals, making it easier for everyone to build the future they deserve. To learn more about us, visithttp://www.current.com or download our app on the App Store or Google Play.Current is backed by investments from Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global Management, Avenir, Wellington Management, General Catalyst, Cross River, Foundation Capital and QED Investors. | $80M | Series E | Jun 11, 2026 |  |
| FEMSA’s lending business | FEMSA’s lending unit provides accessible credit to underserved consumers via its digital ecosystem. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 09, 2026 |  |
| FEMSA | FEMSA is a brewing company and bottler of Coco-Cola products. |  | Post-IPO Debt | Jun 08, 2026 |  |
| Catena Labs | Catena Labs incubate independent products spanning identity, communications, AI, and commerce. The company's mission is to empower people with agency, safety, value, and joy online. | $30M | Series A | May 20, 2026 |  |
| Astrada | Astrada is a software company that provides financial infrastructure, payments, and automation services. | $3.8M | Seed | May 05, 2026 |  |
| KAST | Kast Finance provides open access, financial freedom, and rapid gratification services. | $80M | Series A | Mar 09, 2026 |  |

10 of 379 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Kaszek](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kaszek-ventures) — VC Fund, 30 deals together
- [Tiger Global Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tiger-global) — VC Fund, 30 deals together
- [Endeavor Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endeavor-catalyst) — VC Fund, 20 deals together
- [Valor Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/valor-capital) — VC Fund, 20 deals together
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 17 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 17 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does QED Investors invest in?

QED Investors invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Software startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 379 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 QED Investors?

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### Who are the partners at QED Investors?

The team at QED Investors includes Bill Cilluffo (Partner and Head of Early Stage Investments), Lauren Connolley (Partner at QED Investors) and Matthew Risley (Partner), among 21 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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