Hermann Hauser
Hermann co-founded Amadeus Capital Partners in 1997 and is now a Venture Partner at the firm.
Cambridge
Intelligence, Human, Planet
Bio
Hermann co-founded Amadeus Capital Partners in 1997 with Anne Glover, bringing decades of experience as a technologist, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist. Over the course of his career, he has founded or co-founded numerous companies across a wide spectrum of technology sectors.
Notable ventures include Acorn Computers—where he played a pivotal role in spinning out ARM—alongside the Active Book Company, Virata, Net Products, NetChannel, and Cambridge Network. He was also a founding director of IQ (Bio), IXI Limited, Vocalis, SynGenix, and Advanced Displays Limited (acquired by Cambridge Display Technology), as well as Electronic Share Information, E*Trade UK, and many others.
At Amadeus, Hermann has been instrumental in building globally successful companies. His track record includes CSR plc (LON: CSR); Entropic Research Laboratory (acquired by Microsoft in 1999); Solexa (acquired by Illumina in 2007); and Icera (acquired by Nvidia in 2011). He currently serves as a non-executive director of XMOS.
Hermann holds an MA in Physics from Vienna University and a PhD in Physics from the University of Cambridge. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics, the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Royal Society of Chemistry, and an Honorary Fellow of King’s College, Cambridge. He also holds honorary doctorates from the Universities of Bath, Loughborough, Anglia Ruskin, Strathclyde, Glasgow, and York.
Recognised for his role in translating scientific innovation into commercial success, Hermann was awarded an Honorary CBE in 2001 and was made an Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 2015. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Distinguished Fellow of BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.
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IntelligenceSecondmind is the provider of the world's first AI-powered decision-making platform, helping automotive engineers design better cars, faster.
Secondmind
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HumanSolexa developed next-generation genome sequencing technology to make high-speed, low-cost DNA analysis accessible for research and clinical diagnostics. It was acquired by Illumina in 2007.
Solexa
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IntelligenceTobii is the global leader in remote eye tracking, developing technology that powers next-generation human-machine interaction across consumer and professional applications. The company listed on Nasdaq Stockholm in 2015.
Tobii
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IntelligenceFiveAI was an autonomous vehicle software company developing AI-driven systems for safe, self-driving urban transport across Europe. It was acquired by Bosch in 2022.
FiveAI
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IntelligenceVocalIQ was a Cambridge-based voice AI start-up developing adaptive, learning-based spoken language systems. It was acquired in 2015 by Apple to strengthen its conversational interface technology.
VocalIQ
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IntelligenceXMOS is a UK-based fabless semiconductor company enabling software-defined, customisable SoC solutions for voice and embedded applications.
XMOS Ltd
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IntelligenceCSR was a Bluetooth semiconductor pioneer whose single-chip wireless solutions brought short-range connectivity to the mass market. CSR completed an IPO and was later acquired by Qualcomm.
CSR
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IntelligencePhotonic is building a scalable, fault-tolerant quantum computer using a unique silicon spin–photon architecture that combines quantum memory with photonic connectivity.
Photonic
