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IQ Capital

IQ Capital

Venture Capital

IQ Capital specialises in backing IP-rich technology businesses with a track record of stable growth.


Recent investments

Seed
£3.0M

The funding round was led by Speedinvest to support the development of novel micro-LED production methods.

"It’s an entirely new engineered GaN material platform to build semiconductor devices on. It offers performance improvements that are suitable for mass production, scalable in wafer size – and crucial for the next generation of microdisplay devices such as AR glasses."
— Tongtong Zhu, CEO and co-founder
Series A
£5.8M

The Series A round was led by IQ Capital with participation from Crane Venture Partners and Backed VC.

"The industry needs a new cloud DevOps approach to IoT that’s built from the ground up to reinvent how software is developed and deployed. At Foundries.io, our team’s deep expertise and experience has helped us to reinvent how devices are secured and managed. We believe the latest software is always the most secure and most trusted, so we have created the FoundriesFactory platform to deliver to the embedded industry an easy to use cloud-native solution for secure open source-based software development and management,"
— George Grey, CEO
Series A
$7.3M

The round was backed by IQ Capital, Eos Venture Partners, and Winton Ventures to enhance product capabilities and expand internationally.

"The amount of support we have received thus far is humbling, and just goes to show the gap there is in the market for our offering. Cybersecurity solutions are often tailored to large enterprises with extensive teams and resources, whilst SMEs are left behind. With the help of our investors, we are challenging this mentality,"
— Jamie Akhtar, CEO and Co-founder
Series B
£21.0M

The funding round was led by HSBC and ING to fuel international growth.

"The retail finance market is in a period of exponential growth, expected to hit $2.5 trillion next year. This provides banks with the opportunity to increase lending revenue, diversify their portfolio and neutralise the threat from new entrants."
— Christer Holloman, Founder and CEO
Series A
£7.5M

The Series A round was led by IQ Capital with backing from Cambridge Enterprise and Silicon Valley investors.

"Nyobolt batteries remove the limitations presented by conventional lithium-ion batteries. They are perfect for applications that require high power and ultra-fast charge. The recorded performance of our batteries represents a paradigm shift in battery technology and we are pleased to play our part in accelerating a greener, more efficient future, powered by world-class batteries."
— Sai Shivareddy, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer