IQ Capital Partners
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IQ Capital Partners

https://www.iqcapital.vc
Last activity: 18.08.2026
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Invests in categories: AIAnalyticsArtificial IntelligenceDataDeepTechEnterpriseFinTechPlatformSoftwareTechnology
IQ Capital is a deep-tech​ early stage VC investing in UK companies capable of dominating global markets. We are particularly focused on disruptive algorithms in data science / analytics, fintech, IoT as well as embedded systems including research machines and robotics.

Many of our investments have a strong link to innovation originating in Cambridge and we have made 30+ new investments in the last three years. The IQ Capital team has achieved over 20 exits, to companies including M&A to Apple, Google, Facebook, Oracle and several IPOs.

We are currently investing up to £10m per company from our fourth fund and we are actively seeking Seed and Series A investments with rich deeptech IP at the core. We make follow-on investments into our outperformers of up to £30m via our Growth Fund.
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Location: United Kingdom, England, Cambridge
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2006
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A; Series B; Series C; Grant

Portfolio 81

DateNameWebsiteTotal RaisedLocation
12.08.2026Mindgardmindgard.ai$38MUnited Kin...
27.07.2026Nuclear Tu...nuclearturbines.com$19.97MUnited Kin...
02.06.2026IMU Biosci...imubiosciences.com$68MUnited Kin...
28.05.2026RevEngreveng.ai$19.15MUnited Kin...
21.05.2026Imperagenimperagen.com$6.71MUnited Kin...
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04.05.2026DaltonTxdaltontx.com-United Kin...
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13.03.2026Tropictropic.bio$106.77MUnited Kin...
09.03.2026Isembardisembard.com$59.34MUnited Kin...
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Persons 13

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Mentions in press and media 237

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18.08.2026SoftBank вложил $200 млн в стартап, который учит строительную технику работать без человекаЯпонский технологический инвестхолдинг SoftBank Group Corp. вложил $200 млн в Gravis Robotics — швейцарский стартап, разрабатывающий автономное программное обеспечение для строительной техники. О сделке серии A компания сообщила в понедельн...
12.08.2026Mindgard Raises $30M in Series A FundingMindgard, a Boston, MA and London, UK-based provider of an AI security platform, raised $30M in Series A funding. The round was led by Album VC with participation from Karma Ventures, .406 Ventures, Atlantic Bridge, IQ Capital, and Lakestar...
12.08.2026Mindgard Inks $30M Series A BOSTON, MA, Mindgard, the leader in AI security, announced that it has closed a $30 million Series A financing. >> Click here for more funding data on Mindgard >> To export Mindgard funding data to PDF and Excel, click here Min...
10.08.2026Isembard founder: We're a "politician's wet dream"At the tail end of London’s Bakerloo tube line, heading towards a north-west London suburb called Harlesden, the whirring sound of manufacturing, from rotating electronic motors to cooling fans, can be heard. Here, trading parks, depots and...
27.07.2026BAE Systems' energy spinout Nuclear Turbines emerges from stealth with £15M raiseA BAE Systems spinout whose tech could help generate electricity at one-fifth of the cost of today’s nuclear power plants has come out of stealth, securing a £15m funding round led by IQ Capital. Manchester-based Nuclear Turbines is an ener...
27.07.2026Nuclear Turbines Raises £15M in FundingNuclear Turbines, a Manchester, UK-based startup developing nuclear power systems, raised £15M in funding. The round was led by IQ Capital with participation from Rhapsody Venture Partners, Zero Carbon Capital, and Empirical Ventures. The c...
27.07.2026Venture capital & startup funding roundup, July 27, 2026: B Capital, Index Ventures, Paradigm, Point72 Ventures, Ribbit Capital & moreToday’s funding activity tells a familiar story: investors are writing fewer big checks, but they’re writing them with greater conviction. Rather than spreading capital widely, venture firms concentrated their bets on companies building tec...
21.07.2026+++ Arken Labs +++ Philipp Pausder +++ Venture Capital +++ Neodigital +++ Quantum Diamonds +++Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker liefern wir eine kompakte Übersicht über die wichtigsten Startup-Nachrichten des Tages (Dienstag, 21. Juli). #STARTUPLAND: NUR DER FRÜHE VOGEL SPART! If you live and breathe startups – STARTUPLAND...
14.07.2026QuantumDiamonds Secures €91M to Revolutionize Chip ManufacturingGerman deeptech innovator QuantumDiamonds secured a monumental €91 million. This combines a Series A equity round with significant non-dilutive state aid. The capital fuels its groundbreaking quantum-driven semiconductor testing technology,...
11.07.2026QuantumDiamonds Ignites Chip Future: €91M Fuels Quantum Inspection BreakthroughQuantumDiamonds secured €91M to revolutionize semiconductor inspection. The Munich firm scales its quantum-based technology, tackling hidden defects in complex 3D chips. This funding, €15M equity and €76M state aid, drives global expansion ...
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