Principal
Adams Conrad
Adams is very insightful and strategic, has an amazing overview of our market and customer dynamics and is super hands on with solutions and generous with his time. He is a brilliant partner, fully aboard and behind our vision and ready to tackle any challenges that we encounter, acting like an extended member of the team. Working with him has been a great experience and real value add for us.
Adams Conrad is Principal at QED, focusing on Seed stage fintech investments.
Before QED, Adams played an integral role in building the Relationship Management function at Quovo (acquired by Plaid). At Plaid he led the Wealth Vertical, built channel and strategic partnerships, and helped a breadth of fintech clients grow and scale. Adams is passionate about building a more inclusive and efficient financial services ecosystem – especially in harnessing data to unlock value. Adams lives in New York City and grew up in Chapel Hill, NC. Outside of work, he enjoys running, cooking, and eating (usually in that order).
He graduated with a B.A. in International Studies from Sewanee; The University of the South and earned his MBA from Georgia Tech.
Active Investments
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Milo Credit
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Seek
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Spinwheel
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