Fintech VC Frank Rotman Steps Down from QED Investors to Found Startups
- Frank Rotman is stepping down as co-founder of QED Investors
- He will transition to a partner emeritus role by year’s end
- Rotman plans to found his own startups, including one in the music industry
- He will continue to serve in a part-time advisory role to QED
- Rotman plans to write a book on his observations and frameworks for the startup and VC worlds
Prolific fintech investor and QED Investors co-founder Frank Rotman announced that he will transition to a partner emeritus role by year’s end to focus on founding his own startups. Rotman, who helped start QED in 2007, declared that his first business venture will be in the music industry.
Rotman started Alexandria, Virginia-based QED, which today has $4 billion in assets under management, nearly two decades ago with Nigel Morris and Caribou Honig. He led the firm’s investment in Credit Karma and played a role in QED’s investments in unicorns such as Greensky, Flywire, and SoFi.
Rotman will continue to serve in a part-time advisory role to QED over the coming years. Besides founding music startups, Rotman plans to write a book centered around his observations and frameworks for the startup and VC worlds.
QED Investors' Future
QED Managing Partner Nigel Morris noted that he and Rotman had worked together for over 30 years, previously also at Capital One. QED Investors’ Partner Amias Gerety will be promoted to lead QED’s U.S. investment team.