# QED Investors > Fintech operators turned fintech investors QED Investors is a venture capital firm focused exclusively on financial technology companies, investing from pre-seed through IPO across global markets. QED Investors is a venture capital firm that invests exclusively in financial technology companies, backing startups across stages from pre-seed to IPO. The firm covers fintech categories including lending, payments, insurance, wealth management, proptech, and banking-as-a-service across multiple continents. Its investment team consists of former fintech operators who provide hands-on advisory support to portfolio companies on unit economics, regulatory compliance, and growth strategy. - Type: Investor - Sector: Venture Capital - Status: Active - Founded: 2007-01-01 - Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/qed_investors ## Products - [QED Funds](https://thegrid.id/profiles/qed_investors): Venture capital funds deploying capital into fintech companies across stages from seed through growth. Funds I–VIII target early-stage investments with a primary focus at Series A, covering verticals including credit and lending, payments, insurance, wealth management, embedded finance, proptech, and banking-as-a-service. Growth Fund I–II invests in established fintech companies at Series B and beyond. Portfolio companies receive advisory support on unit economics, compliance, fraud, and regulatory matters from investment team members with operational backgrounds in financial services, supplemented by platform resources in PR, B2B growth, executive search, and credit analytics. (Venture Fund, Live, Main Product) - [Bolt by QED](https://thegrid.id/profiles/qed_investors): A seed investment vehicle deploying checks of $250,000 to $1.5 million into pre-revenue and early-revenue fintech companies. Each investment is authorized by a single QED investment professional without requiring a lead position or minimum ownership threshold, enabling faster capital deployment alongside established seed investors. The vehicle is designed for fintech startups at formation or early seed stage where a quick commitment from a known fintech investor is available without a full diligence process. (Venture Fund, Live) - [Fontes by QED](https://thegrid.id/profiles/qed_investors): A seed and pre-seed investment fund targeting fintech startups in Latin America. The fund invests up to $500,000 per company starting at idea stage, focusing on founding teams with a fintech component in their business model across the Latin American region. Capital is sourced primarily from QED's regional network, including founders and senior leaders at established Latin American fintech companies. Portfolio companies receive support from QED partners and prominent local entrepreneurs alongside access to QED's broader portfolio resources. 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