Matt Risley
InvestorPartner Emeritus at QED Investors
Washington, District of Columbia
Writes $30K – $3M checks · typically $1.5M
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
- Treliant Risk AdvisorsSenior Director2009 — 2013Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Pertuity DirectSVP, Head of Risk and Operations2008 — 2009
- Axiant LLCSVP Operations Strategy2007 — 2008
- EduCapChief Credit Officer2006 — 2007
- Capital OneBusiness Manager1999 — 2004
Skills & more
Management7Credit26Risk Management14Credit Risk39Credit Cards5Banking14Financial Risk27Portfolio Management6Consumer Lending8Credit Analysis5Financial Services8Mortgage Lending4
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UnderwritingLoansFinancial AnalysisEnterprise Risk ManagementFinancial ModelingAnalyticsRisk AnalyticsCredit ScoringSecuritizationMortgage BankingOperational Risk ManagementDue DiligenceLanguages Spanish
From Matt's professional profile.
Investments
Led
Proper
Investor
Sources: curated public sources · the firm's website.
Colleagues at QED Investors
Adams Conrad
Principal at QED Investors
Adiam Berhane
Accounting Manager at QED Investors
Alex Taub
Principal at QED Investors
Alexandra Piedrahita
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
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, Albert.
- Where did Matt Risley go to school?
- Matt Risley studied at Duke University (BS, Economics); University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business (MBA, MBA).
- Does Matt Risley lead rounds?
- Yes — Matt Risley has led 1 tracked investment.
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