IQ Capital
Investor profile
Investment firmVenture capital
IQ Capital has backed 69 European tech companies across 100 funding rounds between 2009 and 2026, joining rounds totalling €1.5B. Most active in Software and Healthtech. Data as of Nov 2026.
Also recorded as: IQCapital
Deals
100
distinct rounds
Companies
69
backed
Active span
2009–2026
18 yrs
Total round €
€1.5B
sum of rounds joined
Deals by year
distinct rounds / yearIQ Capital — deals by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| IQ Capital — deals by year | |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 12 |
| 2026 | 11 |
Top sectors
by dealsIQ Capital — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| IQ Capital — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | 24 |
| Healthtech | 16 |
| Cybersecurity | 11 |
| Fintech | 9 |
| Semiconductors | 8 |
| AI | 7 |
| Cleantech | 6 |
| Media | 4 |
| Deeptech | 4 |
| Energy | 4 |
Stages
by dealsIQ Capital — stages — interactive chart.
Data table
| IQ Capital — stages | |
|---|---|
| Other | 35 |
| Series A | 27 |
| Seed | 21 |
| Series B | 8 |
| Series C | 4 |
| Early VC | 3 |
| Growth/Late | 2 |
Countries
by dealsIQ Capital — countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| IQ Capital — countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | 87 |
| Germany | 4 |
| Estonia | 2 |
| Ireland | 2 |
| Italy | 2 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
Co-investment network
shared roundsCo-investment network — interactive chart.
Hover a node for shared-deal counts; click a co-investor to open its profile.
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Frequent co-investors
shared rounds- Parkwalk Advisors9
- Molten Ventures7
- BGF6
- Draper Esprit6
- Notion Capital5
- Amadeus Capital Partners4
- Mercia Ventures4
- AlbionVC3
- British Patient Capital3
- Cambridge Angels3
- Cambridge Enterprise3
- Cambridge Innovation Capital3
- Creator Fund3
- EOS Ventures3
- Lakestar3
- Longwall Ventures3
- Martlet Capital3
- Meltwind3
- Northern Gritstone3
- Playfair Capital3
- Seedcamp3
- .406 Ventures2
- Atlantic Bridge2
- Backed VC2
- Bloc Ventures2
Portfolio
top 30 by total round €| Company | Country | Rounds | Total € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thought Machine | UK | 1 | €177M |
| Nyobolt | UK | 4 | €144M |
| Tropic | UK | 1 | €91M |
| Trogenix | UK | 1 | €80M |
| Speechmatics | UK | 2 | €66M |
| GaN Devices | UK | 3 | €56M |
| Paragraf | UK | 1 | €54M |
| Nu Quantum | UK | 1 | €52M |
| IMU Biosciences | UK | 1 | €45M |
| AccelerComm | UK | 3 | €44M |
| Isembard | UK | 1 | €43M |
| causaLens | UK | 1 | €40M |
| Mindgard | UK | 3 | €37M |
| CybSafe | UK | 2 | €33M |
| Risilience | UK | 2 | €31M |
| Rivan | UK | 1 | €29M |
| Divido | UK | 2 | €25M |
| CyberSmart | UK | 3 | €22M |
| QuantumDiamonds | Germany | 2 | €22M |
| Gravis Robotics | Switzerland | 1 | €20M |
| Synthesized | UK | 2 | €19M |
| BMLL | UK | 1 | €19M |
| NanoSyrinx | UK | 2 | €19M |
| TurinTech | UK | 1 | €18M |
| Nuclear Turbines | UK | 1 | €18M |
| Apperio | UK | 3 | €17M |
| Closed Loop Medicine | UK | 2 | €17M |
| Optellum | UK | 1 | €15M |
| Opteran | UK | 2 | €14M |
| RevEng.AI | UK | 1 | €13M |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount| Company | Stage | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thought Machine | Series C | €177M | 2021-11 |
| Tropic | Series C | €91M | 2026-03 |
| Trogenix | Series A | €80M | 2025-10 |
| Nyobolt | Other | €59M | 2022-07 |
| Speechmatics | Series B | €59M | 2022-06 |
| Paragraf | Series B | €54M | 2022-03 |
| Nu Quantum | Other | €52M | 2025-12 |
| Nyobolt | Other | €51M | 2026-05 |
| IMU Biosciences | Other | €45M | 2026-06 |
| Isembard | Series A | €43M | 2026-03 |