IQ Capital
Venture capitalLondon · Pre-Seed–Growth · 23 people tracked
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.
Team · 23 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 33 of 79 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×19Enterprise Software ×9Deep Tech ×8Hardware ×8Biotech ×7Advanced Manufacturing ×5Cybersecurity ×5Healthtech ×5
HQs:United Kingdom×11United States×3Germany×1Denmark×1
Investments · 79 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathDaltonTx 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)
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)Josh McLaughlin(Co-founder & COO)
HealthtechWorcester, US
Gregory Fischer(Chief Executive Officer)Craig Pierson(Director, Promoter)
BoardRobert Cathcart(Chairman)Samantha Surrey(Director)Jonathan Sackier(Director)
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
CybSafe hosts IMPACT, an annual research-focused event examining human factors in cybersecurity.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Flink develops autonomous robots for logistics operations that handle object singulation, loading, and unloading in warehouse and industrial environments.
HardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics<UNKNOWN>
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)David Rajan(CEO & Co-founder)
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)
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
Imandra develops an automated reasoning system for financial markets and software verification, combining symbolic AI and formal methods to address risk management and complex system design in the financial sector.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsFintechAustin, US
Krishna Srinivasan(Director)Grant Passmore(Cofounder & Co-CEO)Denis Ignatovich(Cofounder & Co-CEO)Ed Stacey(Director)
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)
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
Molyon develops next-generation lithium-sulfur battery technology.
EnergyHardwareNew MaterialsCambridge, GB
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
Cambridge spin-out developing quantum networking hardware to interconnect QPUs.
Nu Quantum develops quantum networking solutions to enable commercial quantum computer scaling.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingCambridge, GB
Dr. Carmen Palacios-Berraquero(Founder and CEO)
Graphene electronics company pioneering mass production of graphene-based devices.
QuantumDiamonds develops quantum sensing systems for non-destructive semiconductor defect inspection and failure analysis, using magnetic current imaging with diamond-based sensors to localize faults such as shorts, opens and leakages in chips.
Deep TechQuantum ComputingSemiconductorsMunich, DE
Risilience develops Riise, a platform that quantifies climate and nature-related risks into financial metrics for corporate decision-making.
Climate TechEnterprise SoftwareCambridge, GB
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
From the blog
visit blog ↗IQ Capital recently published founder spotlights for Nuclear Turbines, which develops compact nuclear systems using gas turbine technology to reduce costs, and QuantumDiamonds, which applies quantum sensors to semiconductor manufacturing inspection. The firm also announced Nuclear Turbines' £15 million seed round to advance reactor design and fuel manufacturing capabilities. AI summary
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamInvesting in DeepTech & why the Cambridge ecosystem is so unique with Max Bautin, GP at IQ Capital
The European VC · Max Bautin
IoT Venture Capital Investor's Perspective: Max Bautin, IQ Capital
creativeindustriesuk · Max Bautin
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