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Podcast: EUVC
Episode: EUVC #245: Max Bautin of IQ Capital on Investing in DeepTech, the Cambridge Mafia and the Cambridge ecosystem
Description: Today we have Max Bautin with us. Max is a Founding GP at IQ Capital, a 700m€ Seed & Early Stage venture firm in London to back European Deep Tech Startups.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.Chapters:00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:51 - From Startups to Asset Management to IQ Capital00:03:25 - The Cambridge Mafia in Venture Investing00:05:05 - The Success of the Cambridge Ecosystem00:06:49 - Why Avoiding Negati...