Partner, Head of U.K. & Europe

Yusuf Özdalga

Yusuf has been with us since the beginning and been an outstanding contributor to Wagestream's success. His knowledge, experience and wise counsel on all things banking and fintech has made him a trusted source of knowledge in all our strategic decision making. He's an exceptional investor and friend to the company; we're lucky to have him. We'd like Yusuf to not invest in any more startups so he can spend more time with team Wagestream (!)

About Yusuf Özdalga

Yusuf Özdalga is a London-based partner at QED Investors with a focus on European fintech companies. Yusuf joined QED in 2017, and his career has spanned roles as an operator, advisor, entrepreneur and investor. His current portfolio of investments include Midas, Swap Commerce, Wagestream, Payhawk, Wayflyer, Shop Circle, GetGround, RemoFirst and Carmoola.

Yusuf started his career at Capital One in 1997 where he helped develop many of the innovative lending solutions in the underserved credit segment. Subsequently he joined the Financial Institutions M&A Group at J. P. Morgan, as an advisor to banks and specialty finance companies.

He started his professional investing career in 2006, with a focus on specialty finance and consumer credit companies in Europe, including early fintech investments such as some of the first online loan originators in Sweden and was also an investment director and Head of Turkey with a growth private equity fund.

Yusuf holds an MBA from the University of Chicago with High Honors, and a BS in Finance and MIS from the University of Virginia with Distinction. Yusuf is fluent in English, Swedish and Turkish and has a working knowledge of German. He is currently studying Bosnian/Serbo-Croatian.

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