Charlie Kidd

Charlie Kidd joined ICM in 2026 as Head of Origination for the ICM HPQC Fund, covering Europe and Asia, and is based in London. He is responsible for building and managing the fund's early-stage deal pipeline across the compute infrastructure stack, sourcing founders in silicon, photonics, quantum and adjacent hardware before they reach the broader market.

 

Prior to joining ICM, Charlie spent four years as a Senior Strategy Advisor at the UK Department of Health and Social Care, where he led high-profile work on the COVID-19 pandemic response and adult social care reform. Charlie holds a Master's in Public Policy from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Science in Natural Sciences from Durham University.