Chief of Staff at IQ Capital
Check size: IQ Capital can provide follow-on capital up to $40M, while initial checks vary by stage.
Elaine Hegarty is listed in a Chief of Staff capacity at IQ Capital. The official roster does not establish a personal investment mandate for this role; the firm's strategy is included only as organizational context.
Elaine Hegarty's official role is Chief of Staff; founders should use IQ Capital's published contact route rather than assume this person receives pitches. Firm-level pitch context: Explain the scientific or engineering moat, validation, commercialization plan, market size and capital roadmap.
IQ Capital emphasizes world-class technical teams commercializing defensible science and engineering into large global markets. This is firm-level context, not a claim that Elaine Hegarty personally selects investments.
IQ Capital's published strategy suggests that companies without deep proprietary technology or a european connection are less aligned with the firm's published mandate. This is firm-level context, not a person-specific pass criterion.