There are strong parallels with #fintech adoption in LatAm and Africa. "Technology does not follow a very linear distribution model," says QED's Head of Africa Gbenga Ajayi. Watch the full video on why we're building with entrepreneurs across MENA: qedinvestors.com/blog/video-fut…

🚨🚨 We are humbled, fortunate and excited to share that we have closed $925 million in new funds - Fund VIII and Growth II - that will allow us to invest in the best #fintech companies globally. Thanks Bloomberg and Katie Roof for covering our story. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Thrilled to announce our new funds to continue to back the best Fintech founders on the planet. Fintech is just getting started 💪🚀

Unpopular Opinion: Most VC Investors overpay for their early-stage Investments Framework: Early-stage VC Investments are illiquid, out-of-the-money options that are commonly mispriced Implication: Most VCs aren’t getting paid for the risk they’re taking on Curious? 🧵👇

Any IPO is a positive sign! But most companies that I talk to remain much more focused on execution and building efficiently. There is a lot of work to get IPO ready, even if the market is open.

Thanks for having me @theventurenews !

Huge deal news out of Latam today. Very excited to be partnering with Mottu, Rubens, and team 💪🏻 🚀 Well done Camila Vieira Fernandes QED Investors Bicycle Capital Shu Nyatta Marcelo Claure prnewswire.com/news-releases/…

¡Noticias emocionantes para México! Mike Packer, y Ana Cristina Gadala-Maria de QED Investors, ven oportunidades innovadoras en el país con el auge del nearshoring. ¿Qué impacto crees que tendrá en la escena empresarial mexicana? qedinvestors.com/blog/2024-fint… #México #Nearshoring

Thanks for having me Kfund ! This was a lot of fun to do.

Nigel, I and QED Investors are as excited as ever about Fintech investing in India and believe the recent changes shape the ecosystem for the better. Great speaking to Economic Times economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technolog…

Nigel, Bill, Mel and I had a dynamic, vibrant trip to India. 4 days that covered 3 cities, 6 portfolio companies, 4 town halls, 1 meet-up, 2 VC dinners/drinks, and numerous new companies. The contrasts to previous trips were apparent… 🧵

“Angel and Alex have surrounded themselves with a world-class team that we believe is just scratching the surface on the consumer and merchant payments opportunity in Mexico” latamlist.com/aplazo-lands-4…

Love to see Wayflyer as part of this story of scale and efficiency

Great to see some deals coming back to the market. Latam remains a core focus for us QED Investors and we continue to see huge opportunities ahead. news.crunchbase.com/fintech-ecomme…

Great articulation of why speed matters from fintechjunkie Critical question for all founders and key to success - Are you moving at Startup Speed?

Today's startup ecosystem is truly challenging to navigate. There are fantastic ideas being surfaced that have real potential but each idea has 20 teams chasing it and the pitches are almost indistinguishable from each other. One answer is to be more thoughtful, more discerning

Led by Fintech, Latin America Startup funding was up in 2024. Great to see some big rounds getting done and investors deploying into the region. Still tons of opportunity. news.crunchbase.com/venture/latin-…

📈Given our deep belief in data, we're excited to share that we've led Hydrolix's $80 million Series C. "At QED, we believe data is one of the most powerful assets to a business, especially in the fintech industry. The ability to collect, store and compress data is critical to

Incredible compounding. And love the simplicity of this table as it is updated every year

Stablecoins, here we go. Impressive announcements from Stripe this week.