Fintech VC powerhouse Frank Rotman stepping down from QED Investors to found his own startups

Frank Rotman, the co-founder of Pralif Fintec investors and KWD investors, said Friday that he would transfer the role of partner Emeritus at the end of the year to focus on establishing his startups.

However, these startups will not necessarily be financial technology companies. In A post on xRotman – who helped to start the KYD in 2007 – he declared that “first business” that he was planning to get out of the ground is in the music industry. “

He writes: “It is easy for me to tell me crazy for all obvious reasons, but as long as you learn more about the developed business in my head and have been sitting on the shelf for years, you can make a huge difference to an industry that none of us can imagine to survive.”

Rotman began in Virginia -based KWED Alexandria, which has $ 5 billion in management with Nigel Morris and Caribu Honig about two decades ago. He led the farm’s investment in credit work and played a role in Unicorn in Unicorn, such as Gronsky, Flywear and Sophie. (In fact, the first institutional meaning in the KYDE credit work)) Other companies that support the firm include creditus, Nubank, Avidexchang and Bitso.

The KYD exclusively invested in financial technology-making companies at this stage from pre-marital series.

Rotman, who passed the handle of X’s “The Fintech Junkie”, said he would move his new role in January 1, 2026. He will continue to work on a part-time consultant role in the KYD in the coming years.

In addition to the start of the organization’s music, Rotman said he was probably planning to write a book around his “Startup and VC Worlds and Framework”.

He wrote in the X post: “It should not surprise anyone who knows me – writing my oxygen i

Nigel Morris, a KYD managing partner in a statement, mentions that he and Rotman worked together for more than 30 years – before Capital One.

“Frank, an entrepreneur in his main part and I have no doubt that he will become the best in his next chapter,” he said.

KWED investors will be promoted to lead the KYD US investment team to lead the KYD investor partners.