IQ Capital

Speechmatics said Oct. 21 that it raised 6.35 million pounds ($8.25 million) in Series A funding led by AlbionVC. IQ Capital, along with several angel investors, participated. Speechmatics, of London, is a speech recognition technology engine.

FNA said Aug. 1 that it raised $5.5 million in Series A funding led by IQ Capital. GETTYLAB participated in the round. FNA, of London, provides a platform that aims to help financial institutions map and monitor complex interconnected networks and to simulate operational and financial risks.

BioBeats, a provider of digital health products, has secured 2.4 million pounds in funding. Oxford Sciences Innovation, White Cloud and IQ Capital led the round.

The UK-based venture capital firm holds initial close for third fund.

IQ Capital, a UK-based venture firm, has raised 92 million pounds for its third fund. The target is 125 million pounds. The fund will invest in UK-based deeptech companies.

UK-based Senseye Limited, a provider of predictive maintenance software, has secured 3.5 million pounds in Series A funding. MMC Ventures led the round with participation from return backers Breed Reply, IQ Capital and Momenta Partners.

Grapeshot said Wednesday it raised $8.5 million in funding co-led by IQ Capital and Draper Espirit. Existing investor Albion Ventures are participated. Grapeshot, of New York, London and Singapore, is a keyword technology provider.

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UK-based CausaLens, a deep tech company, has raised $45 million in Series A funding.

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London-based Privitar, a data privacy platform provider, has secured $80 million in Series C funding.

Synthesized, a data infrastructure provider, has secured $2.8 million in seed funding, according to a blog post.