Max Bautin

Deeptech VC @ IQ Capital | Investing in European #deeptech Seed & Ser A start-ups

📍 Greater Cambridge Area, United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 20 investments📅 18 years investing🗓 Last invested Nov 2024𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United Kingdom20+ investments
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Nov 2024
Molyon is producing the next generation energy storage solution; the lithium-sulfur battery. We are offering long-life lithium-sulfur batteries which deliver twice the energy density of current lithium-ion batteries on the market.
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Jul 2024
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May 2023
IONATE is a deep-tech innovator building the technology backbone for smart electricity grids. Its Hybrid Intelligent Transformers equip key electricity players with the data and power flow control they need in an ever-evolving system. This all-in-one device brings comprehensive sensing & monitoring, dynamic voltage-, reactive power - and harmonics control capabilities. But a network of them, coordinated by our digital platform, can transform power systems together with the energy transition.
Board Member
May 2023
We Manage and Optimize The World’s Radio Spectrum Quadsat delivers UAV-based antenna testing and RF measurement solutions to the satellite communications and defense industries. Our technology is redefining how satellite antennas and RF equipment are tested and validated, making comprehensive testing more accessible than ever. By providing vital insights about antenna and radio frequency performance, we are ensuring an efficient radio spectrum, strengthening global connectivity and security. Making the Invisible Visible Quadsat is at the forefront of redefining radio frequency testing and spectrum management. Using cutting-edge technology and advanced measurement capabilities, we bring clarity to the complex world of radio waves. Our solutions help industries verify signal integrity and efficiently manage spectrum resources. Driving a Connected and Resilient Future By unlocking insights into the invisible world of radio waves, Quadsat empowers industries to build safer and more resilient communication systems. Our tools address current and future spectrum challenges, ensuring robust and adaptable infrastructure that supports the demands of an increasingly digital age.
Board Member
Jan 2021
An immersive learning solution that revolutionizes traditional education using cutting-edge technologies. Our platform brings complex learning scenarios to life through immersive VR videos, virtual humans, and scenario-based learning. As a global leader with a strong presence in the US and UK, we are reshaping the landscape of experiential education. Our mission is to make experiential education universally affordable and accessible across all industries. Our immersive learning and development management system (LMS) for training enables organizations to design and deliver effective learning initiatives and quickly deploy content at scale. We leverage immersive technologies such as extended reality (XR), artificial intelligence (AI), and the metaverse to empower users to foster unique learning experiences that drive employee performance. People who use our platform to design AI-powered virtual humans and immersive videos empower their workforce to excel in their roles. This not only improves employee soft skills but also enables organizations to deliver high-risk training for better safety outcomes across diverse industries. Our technology is currently adopted by organizations in healthcare, manufacturing, transport and logistics, tech, retail, and education, giving learners an unparalleled experience.
Board Member
Jan 2021
Nyobolt’s world leading team of technologists have used a systems level approach in developing ultra fast charging, high power battery solutions. Using new materials, cell designs, efficient software control and power electronics, batteries can now be produced with a much faster charging time and more power at a smaller size. Nyobolt’s unique technology is manufacturable and scalable right now. It is safer and more efficient than alternatives, reducing operational risk and down time, as well as offering higher overall performance. Co Founded in 2019 by Professor Dame Clare Grey DBE, FRS and CEO Dr Sai Shivareddy, Nyobolt is unlocking the potential of battery technology to power innovations that can’t wait.
Board Member
Sep 2020
Leader in high performance communications solutions. Patented communications algorithms for 5G which double network capacity, halve power and slash latency. AccelerComm provides complete physical layer IP solutions which enable optimal performance of 5G radio access networks and solve the challenges that would otherwise limit the speed, latency, and spectral efficiency of 5G. Our solutions can be licensed by operators, equipment manufacturers and silicon vendors and contain unique technology that ensures differentiation. The company is active in a number of industry associations including through its membership of the O-RAN ALLIANCE.
Board Observer
Apr 2019
MQube is transforming one of the biggest financial markets in the UK: the mortgage market. Using innovative technology, data science and a relentless focus on user-experience, MQube are on a mission to solve the challenges faced by mortgage lenders, brokers, landlords and, of course, home buyers. Launching MPowered Mortgages and the MPowered platform live into the market in 2021, MQube have applied artificial intelligence, unique document extraction technology and smart data management to automate lending decisions, giving borrowers certainty and control. With significant financial backing from some of Europe’s leading venture funds, we are a team with a passion for innovation and creative problem-solving.
Board Member
Jul 2018
Concirrus' Quest platform empowers Underwriters and Brokers with new insights and rating factors that help innovate, improve performance, and drive down operating costs. Insights include proprietary behavioural data from predictive models that significantly outperform traditional risk assessment and underwriting techniques in the insurance market. Find out more at www.concirrus.com For vacancies, visit www.concirrus.com/careers
Board Member
Dec 2016
We are creating exceptional human experiences through a greater sense of hearing. Our accurate, robust and compact technology has been licensed by some of the world's most prominent consumer technology companies and can be found in a diverse range of products available today. We are recognised global leaders in the recognition, understanding and enhancement of sounds beyond speech and music.
Board Member
May 2016
Our team’s mission is a bold one – to create technology that can run the world’s banks according to the best designs and software practices of the modern age. In doing so, we will properly and permanently rid the world’s banks of the problems generated by poor technology running on legacy infrastructure. Our solution to this is Vault Core: a complete core banking platform that is capable of being configured easily to suit the needs of any bank. We have built Vault Core from the ground up as a cloud-native, microservices and API-based platform. Thought Machine has a deep culture of engineering excellence, and our approach has engendered a seismic shift in the banking industry. Thought Machine is looking for highly talented individuals to help grow the company and achieve our ambitious goal. We pride ourselves on having an excellent internal culture, where we strive hard to create the best possible working environment; a healthy mix of great technical work, fast pace, a supportive atmosphere, and of course our irreverent sense of fun.
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Jan 2015
Fluidic Analytics designs, develops and manufactures tools that seek to revolutionise the way proteins are characterised, allowing our customers to understand the machinery of life. We envision a world where information about proteins and their behaviour transforms our understanding of how the biological world operates, and helps all of us make better decisions about how we diagnose diseases, develop treatments and maintain our personal well-being. By building the world’s best tools, software and services for protein characterisation and making them universally accessible in the lab, in the clinic or at home, we are making this vision a reality not just for a small group of expert users, but for everyone who can benefit. Twitter: @fluidicanalytic
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Nov 2012
Stillfront is a global games company. We develop and publish digital games that are played by more than 50 million people each month. Our diversified portfolio spans well-established franchises like Big Farm, Jawaker and Supremacy, to smaller, niche games across our different genres. We believe gaming can be a force for good and we want to create a gaming universe that is digital, affordable, equal, and sustainable. Our HQ is in Stockholm, Sweden, but our game development is done by teams and studios all over the world. Our main markets are the US, Japan, MENA, Germany, and the UK. Stillfronts shares (SF) are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.
Board Member
Jun 2011
At Neul, we see the future being realized through a new, simple, end-to-end way to economically connect everything. Contact us today to find out how Neul can help you become a leader in harnessing the Internet of Everything for your business.
Investor NED
Oct 2010
Nobel Prize winning light harvesting materials delivering High Sensitivity Fluorescence in diagnostic and Life Science applications
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2024
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Nov 2024
Molyon is producing the next generation energy storage solution; the lithium-sulfur battery. We are offering long-life lithium-sulfur batteries which deliver twice the energy density of current lithium-ion batteries on the market.
Board Member
Jul 2024
2023
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May 2023
IONATE is a deep-tech innovator building the technology backbone for smart electricity grids. Its Hybrid Intelligent Transformers equip key electricity players with the data and power flow control they need in an ever-evolving system. This all-in-one device brings comprehensive sensing & monitoring, dynamic voltage-, reactive power - and harmonics control capabilities. But a network of them, coordinated by our digital platform, can transform power systems together with the energy transition.
Board Member
May 2023
We Manage and Optimize The World’s Radio Spectrum Quadsat delivers UAV-based antenna testing and RF measurement solutions to the satellite communications and defense industries. Our technology is redefining how satellite antennas and RF equipment are tested and validated, making comprehensive testing more accessible than ever. By providing vital insights about antenna and radio frequency performance, we are ensuring an efficient radio spectrum, strengthening global connectivity and security. Making the Invisible Visible Quadsat is at the forefront of redefining radio frequency testing and spectrum management. Using cutting-edge technology and advanced measurement capabilities, we bring clarity to the complex world of radio waves. Our solutions help industries verify signal integrity and efficiently manage spectrum resources. Driving a Connected and Resilient Future By unlocking insights into the invisible world of radio waves, Quadsat empowers industries to build safer and more resilient communication systems. Our tools address current and future spectrum challenges, ensuring robust and adaptable infrastructure that supports the demands of an increasingly digital age.
2021
Board Member
Jan 2021
An immersive learning solution that revolutionizes traditional education using cutting-edge technologies. Our platform brings complex learning scenarios to life through immersive VR videos, virtual humans, and scenario-based learning. As a global leader with a strong presence in the US and UK, we are reshaping the landscape of experiential education. Our mission is to make experiential education universally affordable and accessible across all industries. Our immersive learning and development management system (LMS) for training enables organizations to design and deliver effective learning initiatives and quickly deploy content at scale. We leverage immersive technologies such as extended reality (XR), artificial intelligence (AI), and the metaverse to empower users to foster unique learning experiences that drive employee performance. People who use our platform to design AI-powered virtual humans and immersive videos empower their workforce to excel in their roles. This not only improves employee soft skills but also enables organizations to deliver high-risk training for better safety outcomes across diverse industries. Our technology is currently adopted by organizations in healthcare, manufacturing, transport and logistics, tech, retail, and education, giving learners an unparalleled experience.
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