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IQ Capital

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London · Pre-Seed–Growth · 20 people tracked

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Investment thesis

IQ Capital focuses exclusively on deep tech, investing in European founders advancing areas such as artificial intelligence, energy, computation, and biology. The firm leads rounds from pre-Seed through Series A and can follow on with growth opportunity funds of up to $40m. Backing companies that disrupt industrial norms, IQ Capital supports technical founders as they iterate towards product-market fit and reach commercial inflection points. Since 2005 it has partnered with over 200 deep tech founders across six fund cycles, drawing on a dedicated deep tech network built over two decades. Several portfolio companies have been acquired by major technology firms including Apple, Meta, Google, Siemens, Qualcomm, and Oracle.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Growth
Check
$1M – $40M
HQ
London, MA, GB
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2005
Last 12 months
6 investments
AUM
$476.3M
Tracked investments
81

Team · 20 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
George Glatz· Principal𝕏
Catherine Knott· Executive Assistant/Operationsin
Céline Caraffa· Research Associate
Conor McCarthy· Head of Financein
Lucy Marston· Finance Analystin

What they invest in

from 66 of 81 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×39Deep Tech ×29Hardware ×17Biotech ×14Enterprise Software ×14Healthtech ×12Medical Devices ×12SaaS ×11

HQs:United Kingdom×29United States×9Germany×3Denmark×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 31 portfolio companies
55%
solo founders
17 of 31 mapped founding teams
30%
repeat founders
of 27 founders with career history
~5 yrs
old at investment
median across 10 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×172 founders×113 founders×24+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 26 founders with education data

University of Cambridge ×6The University of Edinburgh ×5University of Southampton ×3ETH Zürich ×2Imperial College London ×2The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) ×2The University of Texas at Austin ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 26 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×12Mathematics & Statistics ×5Computer Science ×4Business & Management ×3Physics ×3Life Sciences ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 27 founders with career history

Imperial College London ×3Royal Academy of Engineering ×3McKinsey & Company ×2NHS ×2Robotic Systems Lab ×2

19 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 28 with degree data)

Investments · 81 tracked

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By year:2026 · 32025 · 52024 · 22023 · 62022 · 22021 · 22020 · 121 dated

Aim Medical Roboticsaimmedicalrobotics.cominJun 2025✓ verified

AiM Medical Robotics develops a portable, MRI-compatible surgical robot for neurosurgical procedures performed in the MRI suite and operating room, aimed at improving precision and automation for treating functional brain disorders (such as Parkinson's and epilepsy) and cancer.

HealthtechMedical DevicesRoboticsWorcester, US

Gregory Fischer(CEO/President, Founder & Co-inventor)inJulie G. Pilitsis(Chair of Medical Advisory Board, Founder & Co-Inventor)Andrew Aberdale(President & Chief Financial Officer)inRachel LeBlanc(Chief Operations Officer & Board Secretary)inCraig Pierson(Director, Promoter)in

BoardRobert Cathcart(Chairman)

Apperio Marketplace, SAASapperio.comin✓ verified

Apperio provides a legal spend management platform that connects to law firms' time and billing systems and uses generative AI to give in-house legal teams visibility into work before invoicing and to help law firms submit compliant invoices.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLegalTechSaaS

Nicholas d'Adhemar(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsDraper EspritMolten VenturesNotion CapitalSalica InvestmentsWalking Ventures

Baseimmunebaseimmune.co.ukin𝕏✓ verified

Baseimmune develops active immunotherapies using computational design and protein engineering to create custom antigens aimed at chronic diseases.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechLondon, GB

Joshua Blight(Founder)inPhillip Kemloin

Co-investorsHoxton VenturesCreator FundMSD Global Health Innovation Fund

Daltontxdaltontx.comin✓ verified

DaltonTx builds an AI-enabled cloud platform for drug discovery, covering the full lifecycle from data ingestion and model training to molecule generation and experiment prioritisation for both biologics and small molecules.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech

Dr. Garry Pairaudeau(CEO and Co-Founder)Dr. Anthony Bradley(CSO and Co-Founder)Professor Charlotte Deane MBE(CAIO and Co-Founder)Adrian Rossall(CTO and Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsredalpine

NanoSyrinx Seednanosyrinx.com✓ verified

NanoSyrinx develops a technology platform for biopharmaceutical applications, with expertise in drug discovery, cell therapy, and biologic development.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesCoventry, GB

Dr. Joe Healey(Founder)Dr. Nick Waterfield(Founder)Dr. Alexia Hapeshi(Founder)Joe(Founder and former CEO)Nick(Scientific Advisor and Co-founder)Thomas J. Farrell(CEO)

Co-investorsOctopus VenturesSARAS CAPITALFuture Planet CapitalM Ventures

Quadsatquadsat.comin𝕏Mar 2023 · $9.6M✓ verified

Quadsat develops modular radio-frequency sensing and electronic warfare payloads (such as SpectraLoc) that integrate into UAV platforms for RF signal detection and emitter geolocation, along with spectrum operations software.

Deep TechDefense TechHardwareSpace TechOdense, DK

Co-investorsJoin CapitalSeraphim SpaceExport and Investment Fund

Speechmaticsspeechmatics.comin𝕏✓ verified

Speechmatics provides real-time speech recognition and transcription technology that converts audio to text with low latency, supporting multiple languages for applications in media, captioning, and voice AI.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Tony Robinson(Founder)

Co-investorsSusquehanna Growth EquityAmadeus Capital PartnersAlbionVCIn-Q-Tel

Valarianvalarian.comin✓ verified

Valarian builds ACRA, an infrastructure platform for organizations requiring high levels of control, privacy, and compliance in their digital environments.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareLondon, GB

Max Buchan(Co-founder & CEO)inJosh McLaughlin(Co-founder & COO)

Co-investorsArtis VenturesMolten VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Scout VenturesLightbankFounders Factory+5 more

Accelercommaccelercomm.com

UK developer of 5G physical layer and channel coding IP for satellite non-terrestrial networks, spun out of the University of Southampton.

Co-investorsBloc VenturesParkwalk Advisors

AI Buildai-build.comin𝕏

Aibuild develops parametric, data-driven software for large format additive manufacturing, helping organizations improve the efficiency of their 3D printing processes.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsSaaSLondon, GB

Daghan(Co-founder)inMichail(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsACT Venture PartnersAI SeedFirst Imagine!SuperSeedActivate Venture PartnersCambridge Angels group+1 more

Alpine Eaglealpineeagle.comin

Alpine Eagle is a European defence technology company that develops airborne counter-UAS (c-UAS) systems to protect critical assets and personnel from autonomous drone threats.

Deep TechDefense TechHardwareRoboticsMunich, DE

Co-investorsExpeditionsHCVCGeneral Catalyst

Boltzbitboltzbit.cominApr 2022

Boltzbit builds General Learning Intelligence (GLI), an AI system that users can train, own, and control using their own data rather than relying on pre-trained vendor models.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLondon, GB

Dr. Yichuan Zhang(Founder)in

Co-investorsSpeedinvest

Cambridge GaN Devicescamgandevices.comin𝕏

Cambridge GaN Devices is a fabless semiconductor company that develops energy-efficient GaN-based power devices for sustainable electronics.

CleantechDeep TechEnergyHardwareSemiconductorsCambridge, GB

Fabio Necco(CEO)in

Co-investorsCambridge Innovation CapitalEMV CapitalMartlet CapitalBritish Patient CapitalParkwalk Advisors

Causalenscausalens.comin𝕏

causaLens builds "Digital Knowledge Workers" — multi-agentic AI systems that automate repetitive enterprise knowledge workflows using causal reasoning, human-in-the-loop controls, and monitoring.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Darko Matovski, PhD(Founder)in

Co-investors3Comma CapitalAI SeedBridford Investments (Bridford Group)Molten VenturesStart CapitalAFG Partners

Closedloopmedicineclosedloopmedicine.com

Morchella Medical develops and licenses intellectual property, dosing models and software for optimized, automated drug dosing, including PK/PD and machine-learning models for therapies such as GLP-1 treatments.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital Health

Co-investorsAnanda Impact Ventures

Concirrusconcirrus.aiinFeb 2020 · $20M

Concirrus offers Inspire, an AI-native underwriting platform that ingests and structures insurance submissions automatically, surfaces risk signals, and tracks portfolio exposure to help underwriters quote faster.

AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS

Andrew Yeomanin

Co-investorsAlbionVCAngel AcademeCommerzVenturesEos Venture Partners Limited

Cybsafecybsafe.comin

CybSafe hosts IMPACT, an annual research-focused event examining human factors in cybersecurity.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsEmerald Development ManagersEvolution Equity Partners

Dividodivido.comJun 2021

Whitelabel buy-now-pay-later platform for retail finance at the point of sale.

Christer Holloman(Founder)Todd Latham(CEO)

Co-investorsDawn CapitalDG Daiwa VenturesDN CapitalFINTECH CircleGlobal BrainGreen Shores Capital+7 more

Dreamfolddreamfold.aiin𝕏Jun 2023

Dreamfold engineers proteins as therapeutic medicines, using generative AI models that reason over protein sequence and structure to enable potent, localized immune modulation with minimal off-target effects.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical Devices

Co-investorsOpenOceanPanache Ventures

Flinkflink.soin

Flink Robotics develops physical AI systems that combine machine learning, perception, and motion control to build robots for real-world physical tasks.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics

Stelian CorosinMoritz Geilinger(Business Development & Motion Planning Lead)in

Co-investorsBtomorrow VenturesSpeedinvest

Fnafna.fiin

FNA builds AI-powered network analytics and simulation infrastructure that lets central banks, systemically important banks, and financial market infrastructures manage liquidity, monitor systemic risk, and detect financial crime.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech

Dr Kimmo Soramäki(Founder & CEO)

FocalPoint Positioning - companyfocalpointpositioning.comin𝕏

FocalPoint develops positioning and navigation technology that improves accuracy beyond radio-based systems for everyday applications.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareIoTMobility & TransportationUK, GB

Scott Pomerantz(CEO)in

Co-investorsMolten VenturesForte VenturesPassion CapitalCambridge Angels groupEMV CapitalMartlet Capital

Gravisgravisglobal.comin

Gravis is a bulk transportation packaging supplier that designs and manufactures flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs), bulk bags, and related packaging solutions for industries including food, construction, and chemicals.

Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyLogistics & Supply ChainNew MaterialsNorwood, US

Co-investorsNew Water CapitalSoftBank Group

Gravis Roboticsgravisrobotics.comin𝕏

Gravis Robotics develops autonomous retrofits for construction machinery, enabling equipment to operate with augmented autonomy for improved safety and productivity on job sites.

Construction TechHardwareRobotics

Ryan Luke Johns(Founder)inDominic Jud(Founder)in

Co-investorsArmada Investment AGSunna VenturesSoftBank GroupZacua Ventures

Imandraimandra.aiin𝕏

Imandra builds CodeLogician, a neurosymbolic AI tool that translates source code into formal mathematical models to prove code properties, find bugs, and generate test cases.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsFintechAustin, US

Grant Passmore(Cofounder & Co-CEO)inDenis Ignatovich(Cofounder & Co-CEO)inKrishna Srinivasan(Director)

BoardEd Stacey(Director)in

Co-investorsAlbionVCAnthemis VentureGreen Visor CapitalLiveOak Venture Partners

Imu Biosciencesimubiosciences.cominJun 2026

IMU Biosciences builds an immune-system analysis platform that measures over 100 million datapoints from a single blood sample across large patient populations, an approach it calls HD Immunology.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechLondon, GB

Thomas Hayday PhD(Co-founder & Chief Research Officer)Adam Laing PhD(Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer)Mario Cantero MBA(Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer)Adam Laing(Founder)inJohn Baker PhD(Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsExpaKfundMolten Ventures

IONATEionate.energyinFeb 2025 · $17M

IONATE develops smart transformer hardware and AI coordination software for power systems and grids, designed to modernize electricity infrastructure for data centers and grid applications.

AI & Machine LearningEnergyHardwareLondon, GB

Luca(CGO)inAdhikari Ajanta(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsAlbionVCGlobal BrainZero Carbon CapitalAntares Ventures Pte. Ltd.Zero Carbon Capital

Isembardisembard.comin𝕏

Isembard builds software and operates a network of distributed precision factories to accelerate manufacturing from prototype to factory-scale production.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareLondon, GB

Alexander Fitzgerald(CEO)in

Co-investorsNotion CapitalTamarack GlobalUnion Square Ventures (USV)CIV

Link to CyberSmart's websitecybersmart.co.ukin𝕏

CyberSmart provides cybersecurity monitoring, training, and insurance solutions designed for small and medium-sized enterprises and the organizations that serve them.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSLondon, GB

Co-investorsCambridge Angels groupKickstart InnovationOxx

Mindgardmindgard.aiinSep 2023

Mindgard provides AI security solutions that help enterprises identify, assess, and mitigate threats across AI models, agents, and applications throughout the AI lifecycle.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US

Dr. Peter GarraghaninJames Brear(CEO)inAaron Portnoy(Head of Research)inRich Smith(Offensive Security Lead)in

Co-investors.406 VenturesAtlantic Bridge VenturesOsney CapitalAlbum VCKarma VenturesLakestar

Molyonmolyon.com

Molyon develops next-generation lithium-sulfur battery technology.

EnergyHardwareNew MaterialsCambridge, GB

Ismail Sami(Founder)in

Mqubemqube.comin

Co-investorsAV8 Ventures

Myrtle.ai - companymyrtle.aiin𝕏

VOLLO is an AI inference accelerator for capital markets firms that enables low-latency execution of machine learning models on market data using FPGA technology.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechFintechHardware

Peter(Founder)TomGiles

Co-investorsEMV CapitalMartlet CapitalNew Science Ventures

Mytosmytos.bioin𝕏Sep 2023 · $19M

Mytos develops automated manufacturing technology for regenerative medicines, specifically targeting the production of stem cell-derived therapies to make treatments for conditions like Parkinson's, blindness, and spinal cord injury accessible and affordable to patients.

Advanced ManufacturingBiotechDeep TechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesRoboticsLondon, GB

Ali Afshar(CEO | Co-Founder)inIgnacio Willats(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorAcequia Capital (AceCap)Artis VenturesDeep Science VenturesEmles Venture PartnersKinled Holding+4 more

Neurovalensneurovalens.comin𝕏Apr 2024

Neurovalens develops medical devices using neuromodulation technology to address health conditions including obesity and anxiety disorders.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesMental HealthNorthern Ireland, GB

Dr. Jason McKeown(MD PhD, Founder)

Co-investorsClarendon Fund Managers Ltd.ACF InvestorsBeltrae PartnersBritish Business BankInvest Northern IrelandTechstart Ventures

NU Quantum - companynu-quantum.com

Nu Quantum develops quantum networking solutions to enable commercial quantum computer scaling.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingCambridge, GB

Carmen Palacios-Berraquero(Founder)in

Co-investors7percent VenturesAhren Innovation CapitalAmadeus Capital PartnersEMV CapitalExpeditionsMartlet Capital+4 more

Nuclear Turbinesnuclearturbines.comin

Nuclear Turbines develops advanced modular nuclear generation systems in which a reactor directly heats compressed air to drive a commercial gas turbine, targeting low-cost electricity.

CleantechDeep TechEnergy

Co-investorsEmpirical VenturesRhapsody Venture PartnersZero Carbon Capital

Nyoboltnyobolt.comin𝕏

Nyobolt develops high-power lithium-ion batteries with ultra-fast charging based on niobium tungsten oxide anode materials, delivered as integrated energy storage systems.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechDeep TechEnergyHardwareCambridge, GB

Clare Grey(Chief scientist and co-founder)Sai Shivareddy(CEO and co-founder)inBrian Barnett(Chief Technical Officer)inRamesh Narasimhan(EVP, CCO and CFO)in

Omeggaomegga.comin

Omegga is developing a non-invasive, optical, machine-learning-based method for early in-ovo sex detection of chicken embryos, allowing egg-laying farms to avoid male chick culling.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningFoodTech

Katharina Maria Hesseler(Founder)in

Co-investorsCapnamic

Optellumoptellum.com

Optellum builds an AI-powered platform for early lung cancer diagnosis, helping thoracic care teams and health systems discover, track, and assess the malignancy risk of lung nodule patients.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsBlack Opal VenturesIntuitive VenturesMercia VenturesOutsized Ventures

Opteranopteran.com

Opteran develops autonomy software for robots and machines by reverse-engineering neural algorithms from insect brains, using computational neuroscience rather than deep learning.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsLondon, GB

James Marshall(Founder & Science Officer)Alex Cope(Co-founder & CTO)inDavid Rajan(CEO & Co-founder)

Co-investorsEpisode1Northern Gritstone

Oxford Space Systems - companyoxford.space

Oxford Space Systems designs and manufactures deployable antennas for satellites, focused on reducing mass and improving stowage efficiency and performance.

Deep TechHardwareSpace TechHarwell, GB

Sean Sutcliffein

Co-investorsCambridge Angels groupEMV CapitalFuture Planet CapitalLongwall Venture Partners LLPMartlet CapitalOxford Investment Opportunity Network+4 more

Pangaeadatapangaeadata.aiin𝕏

Pangaea Data provides an AI-powered platform that analyzes electronic health records and clinical guidelines to identify untreated and under-treated patients across prevalent and rare conditions.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSouth San Francisco, US

Dr. Vibhor Gupta(Director and Founder)Prof. YiKe Guo(Co-Founder & CSO)

Co-investorsSalica Investments

Paragraf - companyparagraf.comin𝕏Apr 2023

Paragraf develops graphene-based electronic devices, including molecular sensors (electrolyte-gated field-effect transistors) for biosensing and chemical sensing, and Hall effect sensors for current, position, and magnetic field measurement at cryogenic temperatures.

Deep TechNew MaterialsSemiconductorsCambridgeshire, GB

Simon Thomas(Chief Executive Officer of the issuer.)in

Co-investorsAmadeus Capital PartnersBlack Opal VenturesCambridge Angels groupEMV CapitalIn-Q-TelMartlet Capital+4 more

Picturapictura.bioin

Pictura Bio develops image-based diagnostic devices and machine learning algorithms for rapid infectious disease detection.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesOxford, GB

Co-investorsAhren Innovation Capital

Porotechporotech.co.ukin𝕏

Porotech develops MicroLED display technology, supplying components and technology consultancy to help partners manufacture microLED displays.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Tongtong Zhu(Founder)in

Co-investorsCambridge Angels groupMartlet CapitalAmeba CapitalSpeedinvest

Porotech - companyporotech.comin𝕏

PoroTech develops MicroLED semiconductor materials and manufacturing processes for next-generation display and lighting applications.

Deep TechHardwareNew MaterialsSemiconductorsCambridge, GB

Dr. Tongtong Zhu(Co-founder)Dr. Yingjun Liu(Co-founder)Professor Rachel Oliver(Co-founder)

Co-investorsEMV Capital

Quantum Diamondsquantumdiamonds.dein

Quantum Diamonds develops quantum sensing systems for semiconductor failure analysis and metrology, with the QDm.1 microscope enabling non-destructive imaging of electrical activity in circuits to isolate defects.

Deep TechQuantum ComputingSemiconductorsMunich, DE

Fleming Bruckmaier(CTO & Co-Founder)inKevin Berghoff(CEO & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsEarlybird Venture CapitalOnsight VenturesWorld FundFirst Momentum

RevEngreveng.ai

RevEng.AI builds a verification platform for software supply chain integrity using AI models trained on binary analysis to identify vulnerabilities, malware, and security threats in released software in production.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools

James Patrick-Evans(CEO and Founder)in

Co-investorsEpisode1Osney Capital

Risiliencerisilience.comin

Risilience operates a SaaS platform that quantifies and helps manage the financial implications of climate- and nature-related risks for global enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSCambridge, GB

Dr Andrew Coburn(Chairman & Founding Member)Professor Danny Ralph(Senior Advisor & Founder Member)Simon Ruffle(CIO & Founder)inAngela Brown(CEO)inDuncan Powell(CFO)in

Co-investorsNational Grid Partners

Rivanrivan.com

Rivan builds hardware systems that convert renewable electricity into synthetic fuels, aiming to produce them at a lower cost than fossil fuels.

CleantechEnergyHardware

Rounduproundup.orginSep 2026

RoundUp.org lets donors link a credit card to automatically round up everyday purchases to the next dollar and donate the spare change to a nonprofit of their choice.

FintechImpact & Social Good

Jed Carlson(Founder / CEO)

Co-investorsDuke Capital PartnersSilverton Partners.406 VenturesAlbum VCKarma VenturesSMBC Asia Rising Fund

Senseyesenseye.io

Senseye provides a predictive maintenance platform that uses industrial AI and domain knowledge to help maintenance teams assess asset health, anticipate failure risk, and prioritize actions across sites.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningBiotechSaaSAustin, US

David Zakariaie(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardGordon Daugherty(Director)inBrett Sandstrom(Director)Paul Santos(Director)in

Co-investorsMMC VenturesMomenta VenturesSony Ventures CorporationCapital FactoryWavemaker Partners

Senseyesenseye.coin𝕏

Senseye develops technology and tools for detecting and treating PTSD, leveraging neuroscience research and machine learning.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMental Health

David Zakariaie(CEO & Founder)in

Co-investors4D CapitalXB VenturesAltara VenturesMMC Ventures

Signaloid - companysignaloid.comin

Signaloid develops UxHw technology, a compute platform that propagates uncertainty by evaluating a distribution of inputs in a single program execution to produce distribution-based results.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Phillip(Founder, CEO/CTO)

Co-investorsCambridge Angels groupEMV CapitalMartlet CapitalType One Ventures

Synthesized Acquiredsynthesized.ioin𝕏Sep 2025 · $20M

Synthesized creates governed, production-realistic test data from sensitive enterprise systems for software validation, migrations, and AI-agent testing.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Co-investorsExpeditionsFounders FactoryFounders Factory NYIA Seed VenturesMundi VenturesDeutsche Bank+3 more

Tagomicstagomics.comFeb 2024

Tagomics develops multimodal technologies for precision medicine and next-generation diagnostics.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesCambridge, GB

Dr Jack Kennefick(Co-founder, Director & Chief Executive Officer)Dr Robert Neely(Co-founder, Director & Chief Scientific Officer)

Co-investorsCalculus Capital Ltd.Illumina VenturesCalculusMEIF Proof-of-Concept & Early Stage FundMercia VenturesOMX Ventures+1 more

Those Beyondthosebeyond.io𝕏

Those Beyond builds immersive, social games and experiences for entertainment fandoms, deployed directly inside platforms like Reddit, Discord, Twitch, and Snapchat.

GamingMedia & EntertainmentSocial

Co-investorsAcurio VenturesBackedCherry VenturesPlayfair Capital

Thought Machinethoughtmachine.netin𝕏

Thought Machine builds cloud-native core banking technology designed to run in public, private, and hybrid cloud environments for banks migrating off legacy core systems.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLondon, GB

Paul Taylor(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsLloyds Banking GroupAir Street CapitalBackedCambridge Angels groupKarma VenturesMolten Ventures+6 more

TOffeeAMtoffeeam.co.ukin𝕏

ToffeeX provides cloud-native generative design software that optimizes mechanical components for cooling, manufacturing, and performance using physics-driven algorithms.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeveloper Tools

Francesco Montomoli(Founder)in

Co-investorsPresidio VenturesType One Ventures

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

AhrenClosed Loop MedicineCyberSmartFocalPointImperagenNanoSyrinxOssPictura BioSecretariumTropic BioTurinTechVsim

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has IQ Capital made?
IQ Capital has 81 tracked investments, including 8 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does IQ Capital invest at?
IQ Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
What is IQ Capital's typical check size?
IQ Capital typically writes checks of $1M – $40M.
What sectors does IQ Capital focus on?
IQ Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Robotics.
Where is IQ Capital located?
IQ Capital is headquartered in London, GB.
Does IQ Capital lead rounds?
Yes, IQ Capital leads investment rounds.
Who does IQ Capital co-invest with?
IQ Capital most often shares deals with Martlet Capital, Molten Ventures, Cambridge Angels group, among 90 tracked co-investors.

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