Nigel Morris

Managing Partner at QED Investors

Virginia

Writes $30K – $20M checks · typically $1.5M

Midas 2025 · #90 Midas 2024 · #50 Midas 2023 · #98 Midas 2022 · #54 Midas 2021 · #86

About

Nigel Morris is the co-founder and managing partner of QED Investors, a venture capital firm focused on fintech and financial services companies, whose portfolio includes unicorns such as Credit Karma, Nubank, Avant, SoFi, Klarna, GreenSky, and AvidXchange. Before launching QED, he co-founded Capital One Financial Services in 1994 and, as its President and Chief Operating Officer, helped build the company around an information-based approach to consumer lending. He currently chairs ClearScore and Mission Lane and sits on the boards of several fintech companies including Remitly, Bitso, and Current. He is a frequent keynote speaker at fintech conferences and has been named to the Midas List for five consecutive years from 2021 to 2025.

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Bitso @bitso

Mañana nos vemos en el "Blockchain Summit Global" en Montevideo. @MauroEldritch, líder del Equipo Quetzal de Bitso, participará en el panel "¡Hackeados!: ¿cómo cambió la ciberdelincuencia?" en el Hotel Radisson. Expondrá la evolución del cibercrimen y los hallazgos de nuestra https://t.co/fWZHktbLLW

Jul 30, 2026 · ♥ 20 · ⇄ 2

Bitso @bitso

La investigación en ciberseguridad también impulsa el futuro de Web3 y es por eso que Quetzal, nuestro equipo de ciberseguridad y el primer equipo de threat research enfocado en Web3 en Latinoamérica, estará presente en DEF CON 34 compartiendo investigación, herramientas y

Jul 24, 2026 · ♥ 31 · ⇄ 3

Bitso @bitso

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Jul 14, 2026 · ♥ 64 · ⇄ 3

Invests in

Crypto & Web3FintechInsurTechPropTechSaaS

Beyond investing

Founded: Co-founded QED Investors, a fintech-focused venture capital firm. Co-founded Capital One Financial Services in 1994.
Education: Holds an MBA with distinction from London Business School, where he is also a Fellow.
Boards: Previously served on the board of Brookings. Previously served on the board of National Geographic. Previously served on the board of London Business School. Previously served on the board of The Economist. Previously served on Scotia's Digital Advisory Council.
Awards: Recognized as a Top 100 Venture Capitalist by CB Insights in 2019. Named to the Midas List for five consecutive years from 2021 to 2025.
Hobbies: Is an avid cyclist.
Family: Grew up mostly in England and takes pride in being at least half Welsh. Lives in Virginia with his wife, four children, and four grandchildren.

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