QED Investors

QED Investors, established in 2007, is a venture capital firm headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, with an additional office in New York City. It specializes in early-stage investments, focusing on disruptive financial services and fintech companies. QED invests in seed, early venture, and mid venture stages across the United States, Latin America, and the United Kingdom. The firm provides not only capital but also strategic support to its portfolio companies, emphasizing the role of information in their success and fostering a collaborative, hands-on approach.

Shruti Batra

Principal

Tommy Blanchard

COO

Laura Bock

Partner

Christian Limon

Investor

Lauren (Connolley) Morton

Partner at QED Investors

Yusuf Ozdalga

Partner, Head of the UK and Europe

Mike Packer

Partner

Matt Risley

Partner

Alex Taub

Principal

Adams Conrad

Principal

Past deals in Insurance

CoverForce

Series A in 2025
CoverForce is an API platform designed to streamline the quoting, payment, and binding processes for commercial property and casualty insurance. It provides insurance agents and agencies with instant access to a variety of insurance products, including business owner policies, general liability, professional liability, and worker's compensation. By integrating insurance solutions into existing workflows, CoverForce enhances operational efficiency for businesses. The platform supports organizations in effectively managing their insurance needs while ensuring a seamless user experience, making it a valuable tool for sales teams and representatives in the insurance sector.

Habitto

Series A in 2024
Habitto is a fintech platform focused on alleviating financial anxiety by helping customers cultivate good money habits. It offers a mobile application that provides financial advice and insights tailored to the Japanese market. Through its user-friendly interface, Habitto facilitates digital onboarding and eKYC, allowing users to easily access and manage their finances. The platform features a variety of investment and insurance products, empowering customers to achieve their financial goals while ensuring they have the necessary coverage. By delivering personalized advice and a convenient experience, Habitto aims to enhance users' financial wellbeing.

Remofirst

Series A in 2024
RemoFirst is a global payroll and international HR platform that facilitates compliant employment of talent from over 180 countries. Acting as an Employer of Record (EOR), it enables businesses to hire remote employees without the need for local entities. The platform streamlines the hiring process by offering features such as team hour calculations, management of time off, holidays, bonuses, and benefits like health insurance. With pricing models starting at $199 per month for full-time international employees and $25 per month for contractors, RemoFirst provides a straightforward solution for companies looking to expand their workforce globally while ensuring compliance with local regulations.

Kin Insurance

Series D in 2023
Kin Insurance, Inc. is a digital insurance agency specializing in homeowners insurance and related products, including mobile home, condo, flood, manufactured home, landlord, umbrella, hurricane, wildfire, and second home insurance. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional office in St. Petersburg, Florida, Kin Insurance operates payment processing offices in Palatine and Chicago. By eliminating external agents, Kin Insurance offers a direct-to-consumer model that enhances the convenience and affordability of homeowners insurance. The company's technology platform provides a seamless user experience, personalized coverage options, and efficient claims processing. Kin leverages extensive property data to deliver precise pricing and improve underwriting outcomes.

Kin Insurance

Series D in 2023
Kin Insurance, Inc. is a digital insurance agency specializing in homeowners insurance and related products, including mobile home, condo, flood, manufactured home, landlord, umbrella, hurricane, wildfire, and second home insurance. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional office in St. Petersburg, Florida, Kin Insurance operates payment processing offices in Palatine and Chicago. By eliminating external agents, Kin Insurance offers a direct-to-consumer model that enhances the convenience and affordability of homeowners insurance. The company's technology platform provides a seamless user experience, personalized coverage options, and efficient claims processing. Kin leverages extensive property data to deliver precise pricing and improve underwriting outcomes.

Kin Insurance

Series D in 2022
Kin Insurance, Inc. is a digital insurance agency specializing in homeowners insurance and related products, including mobile home, condo, flood, manufactured home, landlord, umbrella, hurricane, wildfire, and second home insurance. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional office in St. Petersburg, Florida, Kin Insurance operates payment processing offices in Palatine and Chicago. By eliminating external agents, Kin Insurance offers a direct-to-consumer model that enhances the convenience and affordability of homeowners insurance. The company's technology platform provides a seamless user experience, personalized coverage options, and efficient claims processing. Kin leverages extensive property data to deliver precise pricing and improve underwriting outcomes.

Tint.ai

Series A in 2022
Tint.ai is a data intelligence platform founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California. The company specializes in providing tools for data scientists and insurance companies to enhance the performance of artificial intelligence models and insurance programs. Its platform automates the process of sourcing external data from various vendors and employs machine learning to evaluate this data effectively. By leveraging API-based technology, Tint.ai offers the infrastructure necessary to launch, manage, and optimize property and casualty insurance programs. This approach not only streamlines the development of real-time risk selection and pricing software but also significantly reduces the engineering and data science resources typically required for such initiatives, ultimately improving profitability and customer experience in the insurance sector.

Remofirst

Seed Round in 2022
RemoFirst is a global payroll and international HR platform that facilitates compliant employment of talent from over 180 countries. Acting as an Employer of Record (EOR), it enables businesses to hire remote employees without the need for local entities. The platform streamlines the hiring process by offering features such as team hour calculations, management of time off, holidays, bonuses, and benefits like health insurance. With pricing models starting at $199 per month for full-time international employees and $25 per month for contractors, RemoFirst provides a straightforward solution for companies looking to expand their workforce globally while ensuring compliance with local regulations.

Creditas

Series F in 2022
Creditas is a financial technology company that operates a digital platform that offers secured consumer loans. It uses credit scoring systems and borrowers’ assets, such as homes and automobiles as collateral to offer loans. Sergio Furio founded BankFacil in 2012 that later became Creditas. It has its headquarters in São Paulo in Brazil.

CoverForce

Seed Round in 2022
CoverForce is an API platform designed to streamline the quoting, payment, and binding processes for commercial property and casualty insurance. It provides insurance agents and agencies with instant access to a variety of insurance products, including business owner policies, general liability, professional liability, and worker's compensation. By integrating insurance solutions into existing workflows, CoverForce enhances operational efficiency for businesses. The platform supports organizations in effectively managing their insurance needs while ensuring a seamless user experience, making it a valuable tool for sales teams and representatives in the insurance sector.

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.

Provide

Series A in 2020
Provide, Inc. is a financial software company that specializes in offering tailored solutions for dentists, veterinarians, and healthcare professionals. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company provides a range of services including lending, business bank accounts, and insurance. This focus on the unique financial needs of healthcare providers reflects the company's commitment to supporting these essential professionals, particularly in challenging times such as the global pandemic. Previously known as Lendeavor, Provide aims to enhance the financial management capabilities of its users through innovative software solutions.

Kin Insurance

Series B in 2020
Kin Insurance, Inc. is a digital insurance agency specializing in homeowners insurance and related products, including mobile home, condo, flood, manufactured home, landlord, umbrella, hurricane, wildfire, and second home insurance. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional office in St. Petersburg, Florida, Kin Insurance operates payment processing offices in Palatine and Chicago. By eliminating external agents, Kin Insurance offers a direct-to-consumer model that enhances the convenience and affordability of homeowners insurance. The company's technology platform provides a seamless user experience, personalized coverage options, and efficient claims processing. Kin leverages extensive property data to deliver precise pricing and improve underwriting outcomes.

Zibo

Seed Round in 2020
Zibo Inc. is a financial services provider that focuses on the needs of independent landlords. The company offers a comprehensive platform that facilitates the management of banking, rent payments, and financial tasks associated with rental properties. Key features include automated rent collection, tax preparation, and various payment services, including bank transfers and credit card processing. Additionally, Zibo provides insurance services tailored for residential rental properties. By offering a suite of tools for financial management, tenant screening, and accounting, Zibo aims to enhance cash flow and support landlords in growing their rental portfolios. Founded in 2018 and based in Redwood City, California, Zibo was previously known as Project Pegasus Inc. before rebranding in April 2019.

Pitzi

Series D in 2019
Pitzi is a prominent insurtech company based in São Paulo, Brazil, specializing in direct-to-consumer smartphone warranty services. The company transforms the insurance experience for Brazilian consumers by leveraging advanced customer experience design and an innovative supply chain. Pitzi partners with leading insurance firms to offer comprehensive smartphone insurance programs, currently protecting over one million users across the country. Its platform allows customers to easily access support for smartphone damages, ensuring efficient and effective assistance in unavoidable circumstances. Backed by notable venture capital firms, Pitzi is at the forefront of reshaping how individuals interact with insurance products in Brazil.

Caribou

Seed Round in 2019
Caribou is a company that specializes in automotive refinancing services, aimed at providing customers with better rates and lower monthly payments. By partnering with trusted lenders, Caribou enables drivers to take control of their auto finances, helping them save an average of over $115 per month on car payments. The company's offerings include auto refinances, auto insurance, total loss protection, guaranteed asset protection, key replacement coverage, and cosmetic care packages. These services are designed to not only reduce monthly payments but also to help customers save on interest and protect their automotive investments.

Creditas

Series C in 2017
Creditas is a financial technology company that operates a digital platform that offers secured consumer loans. It uses credit scoring systems and borrowers’ assets, such as homes and automobiles as collateral to offer loans. Sergio Furio founded BankFacil in 2012 that later became Creditas. It has its headquarters in São Paulo in Brazil.

ComparaGuru

Series A in 2017
Coru is a platform that intelligently connects users with credit and insurance products employing the power of machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Creditas

Series B in 2017
Creditas is a financial technology company that operates a digital platform that offers secured consumer loans. It uses credit scoring systems and borrowers’ assets, such as homes and automobiles as collateral to offer loans. Sergio Furio founded BankFacil in 2012 that later became Creditas. It has its headquarters in São Paulo in Brazil.

Creditas

Series A in 2016
Creditas is a financial technology company that operates a digital platform that offers secured consumer loans. It uses credit scoring systems and borrowers’ assets, such as homes and automobiles as collateral to offer loans. Sergio Furio founded BankFacil in 2012 that later became Creditas. It has its headquarters in São Paulo in Brazil.

Knip

Series B in 2015
Knip AG, founded in September 2013 by Dennis Just and Christina Kehl, operates as an innovative insurance management company with offices in Zurich, Berlin, and Belgrade. The firm has grown significantly, employing over 100 staff members and receiving funding from venture capitalists across the U.S., Switzerland, Germany, and the Netherlands. Knip's primary offering is its mobile application, which allows users to manage all their insurance policies, premiums, and benefits in one place. The app facilitates tasks such as adjusting premiums, executing new policies, and canceling existing ones. Additionally, Knip provides users with biannual financial reviews to help them identify suitable tariffs and products. With a focus on transparency and unbiased advice, the company's insurance experts are available to assist users in navigating their insurance needs effectively. Knip is registered with the German Chamber of Industry & Commerce and certified by the German Technical Inspection Agency.

Creditas

Series A in 2015
Creditas is a financial technology company that operates a digital platform that offers secured consumer loans. It uses credit scoring systems and borrowers’ assets, such as homes and automobiles as collateral to offer loans. Sergio Furio founded BankFacil in 2012 that later became Creditas. It has its headquarters in São Paulo in Brazil.

Valen Analytics

Venture Round in 2011
Valen Analytics specializes in providing data, analytics, and predictive modeling services to property and casualty insurance carriers. The company partners with insurance providers to enhance underwriting performance through its InsureRight Platform, which offers unique insights into portfolio metrics and risk characteristics. This platform helps identify areas of pricing inadequacy and profitability, allowing carriers to manage and segment their portfolios effectively. Valen also offers a dynamic portfolio management tool that provides access to a contributory database with industry comparisons and predictive scores on over 20 million policies. Founded in 2002 and based in Denver, Colorado, Valen Analytics aims to empower its clients to navigate competitive pressures and mitigate adverse selection through innovative data-driven solutions.
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