Cole Lundquist is a principal at QED. Before QED, Cole led the investment team at Peregrade Ventures, a Chicago-based single-family office. While at Peregrade Ventures, alongside leading new investments, he managed a large portfolio across asset classes, stages, sectors and capital structures. Prior to Peregrade Ventures, Cole held various roles at ApplePie Capital, including credit, corporate development, FP&A and capital markets. Cole began his career at Equity International, an emerging markets growth equity firm. Cole holds an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business with concentrations in Analytic Finance and Accounting and a B.A. in International Economics from Emory University. Outside of his role, he spends his free time with his senior dogs and experimenting with brewing spontaneously fermented beer at his small brewery.