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    IQ Capital

    London, United KingdomFounded 2007

    IQ Capital is a dedicated European deep tech venture capital firm, built on the conviction that frontier technology will underpin the next generation of globally significant companies. The firm leads rounds at pre-Seed to Series A and, through its growth opportunity funds, can follow-on with up to $40m per company. Founded in Cambridge in 2007, IQ Capital now operates from London with additional offices in Cambridge and Amsterdam.

    Deal activity increased 50% year-over-year (18 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $37.0M (across 80 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    93

    Fund Size

    $200M

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    18

    Team

    Alex Wilson

    Alex Wilson

    Archie Muirhead

    Archie Muirhead

    Catherine Knott

    Catherine Knott

    Céline Caraffa

    Céline Caraffa

    Conor McCarthy

    Conor McCarthy

    Ed Stacey

    Ed Stacey

    Elaine Hegarty

    Elaine Hegarty

    Jonno Evans

    Jonno Evans

    Jordan Billiald

    Jordan Billiald

    Kerry Baldwin

    Kerry Baldwin

    Kush Desai

    Kush Desai

    Lucy Edwards

    Lucy Edwards

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    136 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Tropic logoTropicSeries C$105MDec 2026
    Mindgard logoMindgardSeries A$30MAug 2026
    QQuantum DiamondsUnknown—Jul 2026
    QQUANTUMDIAMONDS GMBHUnknown—Jul 2026
    QuantumDiamonds logoQuantumDiamondsUnknown—Jul 2026
    IMU Biosciences logoIMU BiosciencesSeries A$53MJun 2026
    Nyobolt logoNyoboltSeries A$100MMay 2026
    Tropic logoTropicSeries C$105MMar 2026
    Tropic logoTropicSeries C$105MMar 2026
    Tropic Biosciences logoTropic BiosciencesBridge$105MMar 2026
    Isembard logoIsembardSeries C—Mar 2026
    VulcanForms logoVulcanFormsSeries D$220MJan 2026
    QQUANTUMDIAMONDS GMBHUnknown—Jan 2026
    RRevEng.AISeries A$15MJan 2026
    Isembard logoIsembardSeries A$50MJan 2026
    IMU Biosciences logoIMU BiosciencesSeries A$53MJan 2026
    IMU Biosciences logoIMU BiosciencesSeries A$53MJan 2026
    Nu Quantum logoNu QuantumSeries A—Dec 2025
    Gravis Robotics logoGravis RoboticsSeries B$23MNov 2025
    Trogenix logoTrogenixSeries A—Oct 2025
    Trogenix logoTrogenixSeries A$70MOct 2025
    AiM Medical Robotics logoAiM Medical RoboticsSeries A$8.1MSep 2025
    Synthesized logoSynthesizedSeries A—Sep 2025
    DDaltonTxSeed—Sep 2025
    Paragraf logoParagrafSeries C$55MAug 2025
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    Last updated: 7 October 2026