Matt Risley
InvestorPartner Emeritus at QED Investors
Washington, District of Columbia
Writes $30K – $3M checks · typically $1.5M
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329 people in our graph share verified history with Matt — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Jessica SchultzunlockedMatt: together at Klarna AB (2015–2016)
×4Matt: together at QED Investors
×2Matt: together at University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
×4Matt: together at Klarna AB
About
Focuses on payments, consumer fintech apps, B2B fintech SaaS, software, and healthcare.
Contact· published on Matt's own website
Invests in
Fintech
Experience
- TBC UZIndependent Board Membercurrent2025 — presentTashkent, Uzbekistan
- AnyfinIndependent Board Membercurrent2024 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- QED InvestorsPartner Emerituscurrent2024 — present
- QED InvestorsPartner2017 — 2024Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Caribou Financial, Inc.Board Membercurrent2017 — presentDenver, Colorado, United States
- Klarna ABCFO & Chief Credit Officer2013 — 2016Stockholm, Sweden
Skills & more
Credit26Risk Management14
Languages Spanish
From Matt's professional profile.
Investments
Sources: curated public sources · the firm's website.
Colleagues at QED Investors
Adiam Berhane
Accounting Manager at QED Investors
Alex Taub
Principal at QED Investors
Amaree Rodriques
Executive assistant at QED Investors
Amias Gerety
Partner, Head of U.S. at QED Investors
Ana Cristina Gadala-Maria
Principal at QED Investors
Anne Bailey
Vice President, Platform – Investment Operations at QED Investors
Ashley Marshall
Director of PR and Marketing at QED Investors
Bill Cilluffo
Partner at QED Investors
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Matt Risley?
- Focuses on payments, consumer fintech apps, B2B fintech SaaS, software, and healthcare.
- Where does Matt Risley work?
- Matt Risley is Partner Emeritus at QED Investors.
- What does Matt Risley invest in?
- Matt Risley invests in Fintech.
- What check size does Matt Risley write?
- Matt Risley typically writes checks of $30K – $3M.
- What companies has Matt Risley invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Proper, Yaypay, Albert, Bambee, Codoxo, Inc., Proper, Quadient Accounts Receivable by YayPay, Summer.
- Where did Matt Risley go to school?
- Matt Risley studied at Duke University (BS, Economics, Spanish); University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business (MBA, MBA).
- Does Matt Risley lead rounds?
- Yes — Matt Risley has led 2 tracked investments.
Same school
Also attended Duke University949
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Also attended University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business542
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Shared employers
Also worked at TBC UZ1
Also worked at Anyfin3
Also worked at QED Investors40
Nigel MorrisCo-Founder and Managing Partner of QED InvestorsFrank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED InvestorsBill CilluffoPartner at QED InvestorsAdiam BerhaneAccounting Manager at QED InvestorsAlex TaubPrincipal at QED InvestorsAmias GeretyPartner, Head of U.S. at QED Investors
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