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Prolific fintech investor and QED Investors conscientious objector - father Frank Rotman said Friday that he will transition to a partner emeritus role by year ’s terminal to focalise on base his own startup .
But those startup wo n’t necessarily be fiscal technology party . Ina post on X , Rotman — who serve commence QED in 2007 — declared that “ the first business ” that he be after “ on convey out of the ground is in the music diligence . ”
He wrote : “ It ’s easy to call me gaga for all the obvious reasons , but it ’s worth reserving perspicacity until you con more about the business sector that ’s evolved in my head and sat on the ledge for year . It will be fun to work up and could in reality make a immense conflict to an industriousness that none of us could ideate inhabit without . ”
Rotman go Alexandria , Virginia - based QED , which today has $ 4 billion in asset under management , nearly two decades ago with Nigel Morris and Caribou Honig . He contribute the firm ’s investiture in Credit Karma and play a role in QED ’s investment in unicorns such as GreenSky , Flywire , and SoFi . ( In fact , QED was the first institutional money into Credit Karma . ) Other companies that the firm has backed include Creditas , Nubank , AvidXchange , and Bitso .
QED exclusively empower in company build financial engineering science at the pre - seed to Series A stages .
Rotman , who goes by the hold “ The Fintech Junkie ” on X , said he will transition to his new role on January 1 , 2026 . He will continue to serve in a part - time advisory role to QED over the coming years .
Besides base euphony startup , Rotman said he likely plans to write a book focus on around his “ observance and frameworks for the inauguration and VC worlds . ”
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He wrote in the X post : “ This should n’t storm anyone who knows me – composition is my oxygen . I ca n’t think a life without it even though ChatGPT and Claude are good writers than I am . ”
In a statement , QED Managing Partner Nigel Morris take note that he and Rotman had worked together for over 30 years — previously also at Capital One .
“ Frank , at his core , is an entrepreneur and I have no question he will excel in his next chapter , ” he read .
QED Investors ’ partner Amias Gerety will be promoted to lead QED ’s U.S. investing team .
