Celebrating a new finalist in the Firm of The Year category at this year’s European VC Awards, this episode dives deep with Max Bautin, co-founder & Managing Partner of IQ Capital.

IQ Capital is investing out of a 185 m€ Fund 4 and also has a 150 m€ Growth Opportunities fund and has an established portfolio of over 60 companies and notable investments, including Thought Machine, Paragraf, and Nyobolt.

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Chapters:

00:03 Meet Max Bautin of IQ Capital
00:42 IQ Capital's Deep Tech Investments
04:48 Deep Tech Trends and Challenges
05:15 Investor Interest in Deep Tech
06:33 Risks and Rewards in Deep Tech
16:23 Deep Tech Funding Resilience
20:24 Hardware and Materials in Deep Tech
28:11 Aerospace and Defense Innovations
41:00 Space as a Market: Strategy and Evolution
41:49 Starlink and SpaceX: Beyond Rockets
43:11 Innovations in Space Access and Manufacturing
44:33 The Rise of Robotics and AI
46:03 Investing in Robotics: Challenges and Opportunities
50:13 AI and Robotics: Hype vs. Reality
52:32 Exploring Computational Biology and Tech Bio
58:42 Deep Tech Software Trends
01:06:05 Managing VC Funds: Strategies and Challenges