Jeremy Palmer
About Jeremy Palmer
Jeremy Palmer is based in London. He was a senior partner at McKinsey & Company's London office. There he oversaw the growth of QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey, and co-led QuantumBlack Labs. PitchBook also lists him as a former Chief Executive Officer of QuantumBlack Visual Analytics.
Before McKinsey he held senior roles in financial services at JP Morgan, ING Barings and UBS in Europe and Asia. PitchBook adds Salomon Brothers to that list.
PitchBook lists him as an advisor at PhysicsX, and Foundersuite lists him as its chairman. He has been a director at Oxford Risk and chaired the board of trustees at Career Ready. He speaks on leadership and management at London Business School and Oxford Said Business School.
PitchBook records six investments across five portfolio companies, all as an individual angel. The earliest listed is Picfair, a seed round in December 2016. The others are Causaly (2019 and 2021), Altruistiq (2021), Little Journey (2022) and Veridue (2026). Round sizes for these deals are not public.
His most recent listed deal is Veridue. Tech.eu reported in September 2026 that Veridue raised a $4M pre-seed round led by Episode 1 Ventures, with HTGF and Pi Labs participating. It named Palmer among the industry investors. Veridue builds an AI-powered platform that automates due diligence and transaction workflows for renewable energy and data centre deals.
His operating background in applied AI comes from QuantumBlack. His advisory role at PhysicsX, which builds physics AI for engineering and manufacturing, is also public.
The public record shows a mix of seed and pre-seed deals in UK and European software companies. PitchBook categorises the portfolio as business and productivity software, healthcare technology and application software. Palmer has not publicly stated a check size, a preferred stage or a thesis, so none is given here. Founders should confirm fit directly.
- Veridue: AI due diligence platform for renewable energy and data centre transactions; $4M pre-seed reported September 2026.
- Causaly: listed by PitchBook under enterprise healthcare systems; investments recorded in 2019 and 2021.
- Altruistiq: listed by PitchBook under business and productivity software; investment recorded December 2021.
- Little Journey: listed by PitchBook under healthcare technology systems; investment recorded February 2022.
- Picfair: listed by PitchBook under application software; seed round recorded December 2016.
Investing activity
Jeremy Palmer appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Pre-seed, with a median round size of $4M. The most recent is Veridue (Pre-seed, $4M, Sep 2026).
Jeremy Palmer most often invests alongside Episode 1, Cameron Hepburn, HTGF and Pi Labs, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Jeremy Palmer
Who is Jeremy Palmer the angel investor?
He is a London-based angel investor and former senior partner at McKinsey, where he oversaw QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey. PitchBook lists him as having made six angel investments.
Has Jeremy Palmer invested in AI startups?
Yes. Tech.eu named him among the investors in Veridue's $4M pre-seed round in September 2026. He also advises PhysicsX, an engineering AI company.
What is Jeremy Palmer's check size?
It is not public. Neither PitchBook nor the press coverage we found gives his check sizes.
What stage does Jeremy Palmer invest in?
His listed deals are mostly seed and pre-seed rounds, including Picfair (2016 seed) and Veridue (2026 pre-seed). He has not published a stage preference.
What is Jeremy Palmer's background before angel investing?
He was a senior partner at McKinsey and led the growth of QuantumBlack. Earlier he held senior roles at JP Morgan, ING Barings and UBS.
Which companies has Jeremy Palmer backed?
PitchBook lists Veridue, Little Journey, Altruistiq, Causaly and Picfair.
Is Jeremy Palmer an angel investor?
Yes. Jeremy Palmer invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Jeremy Palmer invested in?
Jeremy Palmer's AI investments include Veridue. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Jeremy Palmer invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Jeremy Palmer has invested at Pre-seed, with a median round of $4M.
Who does Jeremy Palmer co-invest with?
Jeremy Palmer's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Episode 1 (1 deal), Cameron Hepburn (1 deal), HTGF (1 deal) and Pi Labs (1 deal).