IQ Capital

Europe HQ Seed

01 · Thesis & focus

IQ Capital is a deep-tech​ early stage VC investing in companies capable of dominating global markets, focused on breakthrough technologies in computer science, energy, life sciences, fintech, space, and advanced engineering.

Cheque range
£500k – £10M
Stages
Seed
Avg deals / year
3.4
Leads rounds
Yes
HQ
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Fund type
Venture fund

02 · Recent publicly announced deals

Gravis Robotics Series A · Aug 2026 · $222M total raised ↗

Retrofits standard excavators with autonomous capabilities, turning them into robotic teammates with software-defined intelligence.

Mindgard Series A · Aug 2026 · $41.8M total raised ↗

AI security platform to discover, assess and defend AI systems and agents against vulnerabilities via automated red teaming.

Valarian Series A · Jul 2026 · $68.6M total raised ↗

ACRA, a secure control architecture managing and protecting high-consequence workloads across cloud and on-premise environments.

Isembard Series A · Mar 2026 · $59.3M total raised ↗

Software and intelligence-driven manufacturing accelerating production for aerospace, defense and energy via its MasonOS operating system.

Synthesized Series A · Sep 2025 · $23.1M total raised ↗

Test data management platform generating synthetic data and automating data operations for enterprise applications, including SAP systems.

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