About
Mason Sinclair combines hands-on CEO experience founding The Inspiration Lab with early deeptech investing at Creator Fund and a career-long focus on commercializing frontier and breakthrough technologies.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeep TechFintechHardwareRoboticsSemiconductors
Experience
- IQ CapitalPartnercurrent2025 — present
- IQ CapitalPrincipal2022 — 2025Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Octopus VenturesVenture Capital Investor2020 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- University of CambridgeMBA Candidate2019 — 2020Greater Cambridge Area
- Creator FundInvestor2019 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
- United NationsConsultant2020Geneva, Switzerland
- NewableInvestment Manager2018 — 2019London Area, United Kingdom
- NewableInnovation Advisory Team Manager2018London Area, United Kingdom
- NewableInnovation Advisor2017 — 2018London Area, United Kingdom
- The Inspiration labFounder and CEO2015 — 2017City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Air LiquideGraduate Programme – Business Development & Industrial Operations2013 — 2015
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Education
- University of CambridgeMaster of Business Administration - MBA2019 — 2020
- University of Cape TownBachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electrical and Electronics Engineering2011 — 2012
- University of the WitwatersrandBachelor of Engineering (BEng), Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering2008 — 2010
Skills & more
Strategy8Management6LeadershipValuationInvestment ResearchDeal ExecutionStart-up Ventures10Venture Financing6Innovation Consulting5Financial Modeling2Business Analysis8Business Development8
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Biomedical EngineeringEngineeringVenture CapitalMicrosoft ExcelBusiness InnovationLean StartupInvestment ManagementDue DiligenceFinancial AnalysisDigital TransformationProject ManagementCorporate FinanceFrom Mason's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
AccelercommAI BuildBaseimmuneFNAQuantum Diamonds
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at IQ Capital
Alex Wilson
Partner at IQ Capital
Archie Muirhead
Partner at IQ Capital
Catherine Knott
Executive Assistant/Operations at IQ Capital
Céline Caraffa
Research Associate at IQ Capital
Conor McCarthy
Head of Finance at IQ Capital
Ed Stacey
Managing Partner at IQ Capital
Elaine Hegarty
Chief of Staff at IQ Capital
George Glatz
Principal at IQ Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Mason Sinclair work?
- Mason Sinclair is Partner at IQ Capital.
- What does Mason Sinclair invest in?
- Mason Sinclair invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Fintech, Hardware, Robotics, Semiconductors.
Same school
Also attended University of Cambridge851
Niko BonatsosInvestment Team at General CatalystGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray VenturesAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erik NordlanderInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Also attended University of Cape Town154
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis VenturesAvron MarcusInvestor at Index VenturesLaurel BowdenPartner at 83NorthAlan EzekowitzInvestor at Third Rock VenturesAndy VitusPartner at Scale Venture Partners
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Also attended University of the Witwatersrand70
David FrankelSeed Stage Venture Capital in the United StatesThomasGeneral Partner at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcDaniel SassAssociate at aMoonDavid EsraAnalyst at aMoonIlian IlievChief Executive Officer at EMV CapitalEyal NivManaging Partner | First at Pitango
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Shared employers
Also worked at IQ Capital21
Elaine HegartyChief of Staff at IQ CapitalArchie MuirheadPartner at IQ CapitalMoritz MüllerInvestment Associate at imec.xpandMax BautinManaging Partner at IQ CapitalEd StaceyManaging Partner at IQ CapitalKerry BaldwinManaging Partner at IQ Capital
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Also worked at Octopus Ventures61
Simon MurdochGeneral Partner, PhD at Episode1Fred EllisPartner at Next47Conor ScanlanAssociate Partner at Nauta CapitalDafydd ProlePrincipal at Presidio VenturesAkriti DokaniaVenture Partner at Ridge VenturesGeorge WhiteheadPartner at ACF Investors
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Also worked at Creator Fund33
Naseem MoumeneVice President at Northzone, investing across complex and fragmented industries undergoing fundamental shiftsHugo SilvaPartner at Pi LabsJai TaylorInvestor at Blue Wire CapitalMaddy BergenProgram Manager at CV LabsHenry Lane FoxChief Executive Officer, Founder at Founders FactoryOlivia BrooksHead of Investments at Founders Factory
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Also worked at United Nations81
Muna AbuSulaymanFounder & Managing Partner at Transform Capital ManagementMirja HitzemannScaleup Success Manager at Partech VenturesKarla MoraFounder & Managing Partner at Alante CapitalUsamah KhanVice President, Head of Data & Technology at White Star CapitalJacqueline BouscherHead of Business Development, Europe at Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)Corey ThomasChairman & CEO of Rapid7 at Underscore VC
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