IQ Capital Fund V | 2023 VC Fund

IQ Capital

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Countries of investment

United Kingdom
United States
Germany
France
Netherlands
Ireland
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Switzerland

Investment stages

Seed
Series A
Series B
Series C

Industries

Artificial Intelligence
Quantum Computing
Cybersecurity
DeepTech
Enterprise Software
Fintech
HealthTech
Advanced Materials

About
IQ Capital Partners is a Cambridge-based venture capital firm focused on backing UK deep tech founders scaling globally. Their focus spans AI, quantum, cybersecurity, deep tech, and enterprise software across the United Kingdom, United States, Germany, France, Netherlands, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Switzerland. The firm supports deep tech founders from seed through Series C stages.

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Max check size: $12M
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Investment Thesis

IQ Capital Partners is a seed to Series C stage venture capital firm deploying capital across artificial intelligence, quantum computing, cybersecurity, deep tech, and enterprise software sectors. They invest as high-conviction lead investors in world-class scientific and technical founders building category-leading UK deep tech companies. The firm differentiates itself as one of the UK's largest deep tech investors with over £600M AUM, backing companies including Grapheme, Speechmatics, Privitar, and Modulr.

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Manager's Experience

Founded in 2007 by Ed Stacey (Managing Partner), Kerry Baldwin (Managing Partner), and Max Bautin (Managing Partner). Team of 15+ investment professionals operating from Cambridge with additional London presence. Manages over £600M AUM across four funds (IQ Capital I through IV) plus Growth Fund. Portfolio includes Speechmatics, Grapheme, Privitar, Modulr, Thought Machine, Wayve, Riverlane, Prowler, Nu Quantum, Concirrus, and Featurespace. The firm has completed 40+ exits since inception with portfolio companies achieving 20+ unicorn status milestones. Recently launched Deep Tech Growth Fund targeting Series C and beyond investments up to £25M per company. Backed by British Business Bank, Legal & General, Universities Superannuation Scheme, and other institutional investors.