IQ Capital
Cambridge/London deep-tech venture capital firm investing pre-seed to Series A across Europe (portfolio includes Thought Machine, Nuclear Turbines, FocalPoint); participated in Isembard's $50M Series A (March 2026), confirmed via IQ Capital's own portfolio page.
IQ Capital (IQ Capital Partners) is a Cambridge-founded venture capital firm based in London, investing from pre-seed through Series A in European deep tech, with growth-stage follow-on capital via separate Growth Funds. Founded in 2007, the firm has raised roughly $1B in deep tech AUM, including a $400M close across Venture Fund IV and Growth Fund II. Portfolio includes Isembard and Valarian; participated in Valarian's 2022 seed round alongside Molten Ventures.
Overview
- Firm
- IQ Capital Partners
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom (Cambridge-founded)
- Founded
- 2007
- AUM
- ~$1B in deep tech AUM (per firm), incl. $400M Fund IV + Growth Fund II close
- Stages
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Thesis
- European deep-tech VC leading pre-Seed to Series A rounds, with growth-stage follow-on capital via separate Growth Funds; focus areas: AI & Automation, Computing & Semiconductors, Health & Tech-Bio, Advanced Engineering & Energy, Security & Resilience
Portfolio companies3
- CompanyIsembardUK software-first manufacturing company building distributed precision factories for aerospace, defense, and other critical industries.
- CompanyValarianUK 'sovereign infrastructure' platform letting governments run AI workloads under their own control.
- CompanyAlpine EagleEuropean air defense and counter-UAS systems developer.
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Frequently asked
- What is IQ Capital?
- European deep-tech VC leading pre-Seed to Series A rounds, with growth-stage follow-on capital via separate Growth Funds; focus areas: AI & Automation, Computing & Semiconductors, Health & Tech-Bio, Advanced Engineering & Energy, Security & Resilience
- How much does IQ Capital manage?
- IQ Capital manages ~$1B in deep tech AUM (per firm), incl. $400M Fund IV + Growth Fund II close in assets, and was founded in 2007.
- What stages does IQ Capital invest at?
- IQ Capital invests at Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A.
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