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| 03.08.2026 | ZuriQ Secures $25.5M for Scalable 2D Quantum Computing Breakthrough | ZuriQ, an ETH Zurich spin-off, secured $25.5 million in seed funding. This investment propels its innovative 2D trapped-ion quantum computing architecture. Conventional systems face scalability limits with 1D ion chains. ZuriQ employs Penni... |
| 28.07.2026 | Quantonation leads USD 25.5 million seed round for ETH spin-off ZuriQ |
Trapped ions are among the best-performing qubits available, with long coherence times and strong connectivity between qubits. Scaling them has been the persistent obstacle. Most trapped-ion machines are built on an architecture first prop... |
| 28.07.2026 | Quantum computing startup ZuriQ gets $25.5M to scale 2D trapped-ion processor design | Investors are throwing money at quantum computers again, with the Swiss startup ZuriQ AG becoming the latest beneficiary of their largesse after closing on a $25.5 million seed funding round. The investment was led by Quantonation and saw t... |
| 28.07.2026 | ZuriQ raises $25.5M to scale its breakthrough 2D quantum architecture | Swiss quantum computing startup ZuriQ has raised $25.5 million in seed funding to accelerate the development of its trapped-ion quantum processors. The round was led by Quantonation, with participation from Forward.one, Extantia, Firgun Ven... |
| 04.06.2026 | Quobly Secures €115M Series A: Propelling Silicon Quantum Computing to Market | Quobly secured a massive €115 million Series A. This capital fuels the industrialization of its silicon-based quantum computers. The first commercial product, Alloy Pioneer, arrives by late 2026. Quobly leverages proven semiconductor manufa... |
| 04.06.2026 | Qnami acquired by Quantum Design | Founded in 2017 and based in Muttenz, Qnami specializes in quantum sensing technologies built on diamond nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers. Originating from Prof. Patrick Maletinsky’s Quantum Sensing Group at the University of Basel, the compan... |
| 03.06.2026 | Quantum Design completes acquisition of Qnami |
Quantum Design International, Inc., a leading global provider of scientific instrumentation and advanced materials characterization solutions, announced the acquisition of Qnami, a pioneer in diamond-based quantum sensing technologies.
The... |
| 03.06.2026 | Quobly secures €115 million Series A to bring silicon-based quantum computers to market | GRENOBLE, France, June 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Quobly, a French quantum computing company, today announced the closing of a €115 million Series A financing to accelerate the industrialization of its silicon-based quantum computers and bring... |
| 03.06.2026 | Quobly raises €115M Series A to commercialise silicon quantum computing | Quobly, a French quantum computing company developing silicon-based quantum computers, has raised €115 million in a Series A financing round to accelerate the industrialisation of its technology and support the launch of its first commercia... |
| 18.05.2026 | Nord Quantique: $30 Million Investment Pushes Quantum Computing Company To $1.4 Billion Valuation | Nord Quantique, a quantum computing company focused on quantum error correction and fault-tolerant systems, announced the closing of a $30 million investment round that brings the company’s valuation to $1.4 billion. The funding will suppor... |
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| 16.04.2026 | DACH Tech Surges: Quantum, AI, Cloud Startups Attract Major Capital, New VC Fund Emerges | Leading DACH startups attracted substantial capital. Quantum technology pioneer Pixel Photonics secured €13.5 million. IoT asset management platform ToolSense drew a significant multi-million Euro investment. Construction AI firm Conxai rai... |
| 13.04.2026 | Pixel Photonics erhält 13,5 Millionen – Conxai bekommt 5 Millionen – Blocks erhält 6 Millionen | Im #DealMonitor für den 13. April werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor-Ar... |
| 31.03.2026 | memQ Closes $10M Series A Financing | memQ, a Chicago, IL-based developer of quantum networking solutions for distributed quantum computing, closed a $10M Series A financing.
The round was co-led by Quantonation and Ocean Azul Partners, with syndicate participation from both ex... |
| 31.03.2026 | MemQ raises $10M to advance scalable distributed quantum networking
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Cookies | Quantum networking solutions startup memQ Inc. today announced it has raised $10 million in early-stage funding to advance scalable distributed networking for quantum computing.
Quantonation and Ocean Azul Partners co-led the Series A round... |
| 21.02.2026 | Quantonation Secures €220M Quantum Fund, Fuels Deep Physics Revolution | Quantonation Ventures closed its second flagship fund at €220 million. This makes it the world's largest dedicated quantum investment firm. The move signals a critical shift in quantum technology. Investment now targets an interlocking ecos... |
| 21.02.2026 | Fintech Giant Fuels Small Business Growth with Major Capital Injection | Wayflyer, a leading fintech platform, secured a pivotal $250 million credit facility. This substantial capital infusion from ATLAS SP Partners directly targets expanding funding capacity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The mo... |
| 21.02.2026 | Quantonation Closes €220 Million Second Fund To Scale Quantum And Industrial Technologies | New York and Paris-based venture capital firm Quantonation Ventures has closed its second flagship fund at €220 million, surpassing its €200 million target and becoming the largest dedicated quantum investment firm globally by assets under ... |
| 20.02.2026 | Wayflyer raises $250M, eBay to buy Depop, and the Belarusian founders powering Poland | TThis week, we tracked more than 80 tech funding deals worth over €707 million and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
Alongside the week’s top funding rounds, we’ve highlighted key industry... |
| 18.02.2026 | Quantonation Ventures closes €220M quantum fund backed by Toshiba | A Paris and New York-headquartered quantum technology VC firm has closed what it says is the “largest-ever” dedicated quantum fund.
Quantonation Ventures, an early-stage fund focusing on quantum tech, has closed a €220m fund, with investmen... |
| 18.02.2026 | French VC Quantonation raises €220 million for flagship quantum and deep-physics fund | Quantonation Ventures, a Paris-based venture firm for quantum and physics-based technologies, has closed its second flagship fund above target at €220 million. With this close, Quantonation reportedly becomes the largest dedicated quantum i... |
| 09.02.2026 | Chiral: $12 Million Seed Funding Raised For Wafer-Scale Post-Silicon Chips | Chiral, a Swiss nanotechnology company developing tools and processes to integrate nanomaterials into next-generation semiconductor and quantum devices, has closed a $12 million seed financing round to advance wafer-scale manufacturing.
The... |
| 06.02.2026 | Chiral raises $12M to unlock post-silicon computing beyond Moore’s Law |
As the semiconductor industry approaches the physical and economic limits of silicon scaling described by Moore’s Law, nanomaterials such as carbon nanotube and two-dimensional materials are widely seen as a viable path to sustain performa... |
| 06.02.2026 | Swiss nanotechnology startup Chiral secures €10 million to scale post-silicon chip manufacturing | Chiral, a Swiss nanotechnology company pioneering next-generation semiconductor and quantum technologies with nanomaterials, today announced the successful closing of a €10 million ($12 million) Seed financing round.
The round was led by Cr... |
| 15.01.2026 | Project Eleven Raises $20M in Series A Funding | Project Eleven, a NYC-based company which specializes in post-quantum security and migration for digital assets, raised $20M Series A funding.
The round was led by Castle Island Ventures with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Fin Capita... |
| 15.01.2026 | Project Eleven raises $20M to prepare cryptoasset blockchains for the quantum era
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Cookies | Project Eleven, a pioneer leading the post-quantum security migration for digital assets, said Wednesday it raised $20 million in early-stage funding to fuel its mission to protect blockchain infrastructure.
Castle Island Ventures led the r... |
| 14.01.2026 | Project Eleven: $20 Million Series A Raised To Build Post-Quantum Migration Tools For Digital Assets | Project Eleven, a company focused on post-quantum security and migration for digital assets, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Castle Island Ventures, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Fin Capital, Variant, ... |
| 04.11.2025 | Quantum diamond microscope startup EuQlid launches with $3M
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Cookies | EuQlid Inc., a startup that has developed a quantum device for analyzing the inner workings of semiconductors, launched today with $3 million in funding.
The capital was provided by QDNL Participations and Quantonation, two venture capital ... |
| 01.10.2025 | Pinc Technologies Raises $6.8M in Funding | Pinc Technologies, a Pasadena, CA-based Caltech spinout company developing advanced integrated nonlinear photonic devices and circuits, closed its Seed+ round, bringing total funds raised to date to $6.8M.
The round was led by Quantonation,... |
| 27.08.2025 | QC Ware Announces 3rd Q2B Paris Conference Focused on the Roadmap to Quantum Value in Europe and Beyond, Quandela to Sponsor | QC Ware and Bpifrance to host, under the high patronage of Mr. Emmanuel MACRON, President of the French Republic, the 2025 Q2B Paris Conference to connect international and European quantum industry experts across pharmaceutical, finance, t... |
| 25.06.2025 | Qunnect: $10 Million Series A Extension Raised For Quantum Networking Platform | Qunnect, a company deploying quantum entanglement-based protocols over commercial fiber, announced the closing of an oversubscribed Series A extended financing round of $10 million, led by Airbus Ventures, with additional participation from... |
| 25.06.2025 | Qunnect Raises $10M in Series A Extension | Qunnect, a NYC-based company providing quantum entanglement-based protocols over commercial fiber, raised $10M in Series A extension funding.
The round was led by Airbus Ventures, with additional participation from Cisco Investments and Qua... |
| 24.06.2025 | Qunnect gets $10M to help build the quantum internet
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Cookies | Cisco Systems Inc. is backing a startup that has successfully deployed a next-generation network that makes use of quantum entanglement, paving the way for the creation of a “quantum internet.”
The startup in question is Qunnect Inc., which... |
| 23.06.2025 | Multiverse Computing: $215 Million Secured For Scaling Quantum AI Model Compression | Multiverse Computing, a quantum-inspired AI model compression company, has developed CompactifAI, a compression technology capable of reducing the size of LLMs (Large Language Models) by up to 95% while maintaining model performance. Having... |
| 07.02.2025 | Pixel Photonics receives €1M grant for multi-mode single photon detection | Deeptech Pixel Photonics has received a grant of €1M from the German Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation (SPRIND) to further develop its waveguide-integrated superconducting nanowire single photon detectors (WI-SNSPDs) for multi-mode... |
| 07.02.2025 | Lighting the way: Pixel Photonics raises €1 million for multi-mode single photon detection | Munster-based DeepTech startup Pixel Photonics announced additional funding of €1 million to further develop its waveguide-integrated superconducting nanowire single photon detectors (WI-SNSPDs) for multi-mode detection.
The funding came in... |
| 25.09.2024 | Paris-based InSpek secures €6 million to accelerate biomanufacturing with photonics | InSpek, a startup specialising in photonic sensing solutions, announced a €3.5 million seed funding round co-led by Breega and Wind and followed by historical investor, Quantonation. This funding round is completed by a €2.5 million Acceler... |
| 16.05.2024 | Sensorium Technological Laboratories Inc. Announces the Appointment of David J. Ferran as Chief Executive Officer | NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, USA, May 16, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Sensorium Technological Laboratories (Sensorium) announced today that David J. Ferran will join the company as its Chief Executive Officer and shall report directly to the compan... |
| 10.04.2024 | Quantonation ventures closes €70M round to fund early-stage quantum startups | Quantonation Ventures has closed its second early-stage fund dedicated to quantum technologies, Quantonation II, at €70M of its €200M target.
At the time of its creation in 2018, Quantonation was the first fund fully dedicated to quantum te... |
| 20.03.2024 | Stellantis buys stake in optical radar start-up SteerLight | PARIS : European carmaker Stellantis announced on Wednesday that it was acquiring a stake in optical radar start-up SteerLight as it seeks to strengthen its market position and secure access to crucial sensors for autonomous driving. The mo... |
| 05.03.2024 | Multiverse Computing cierra una ronda de €25M liderada por Columbus. Participan Quantonation, FCEI, Redstone QAI, Indi Partners, entre otros | 05/03/2024
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MULTIVERSE COMPUTING CIERRA UNA RONDA DE €25M LIDERADA POR COLUMBUS. PARTICIPAN QUANTONATION, FCEI, REDSTONE QAI, INDI PARTNERS, ENTRE OTROS
SAN SEBASTIÁN, ESPAÑA, 5 de marzo de 2024 – Multiverse Computing, líder m... |
| 20.02.2024 | Quantum Computing Startup Diraq Makes Waves with $15M Series A-2 Funding | Diraq, a Sydney-based quantum computing startup, secures $15 million in Series A-2 funding to advance its research and development initiatives. Led by Quantonation, the funding round aims to propel Diraq's cutting-edge technology to revolut... |
| 12.02.2024 | Diraq Secures USD $15 Million in Series A-2 Funding to Advance Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing Development | Sydney-based Quantum Startup Plans to Place Billions of Qubits Directly on Silicon to Mitigate Errors Cost-Effectively with ‘Quantum Dots’
We are excited to lead Diraq’s Series A-2 round as the company continues to evolve as a key player in... |
| 13.11.2023 | “Quantum-based solutions will certainly reach and impact our everyday lives” | |
| 10.11.2023 | French photonic quantum computing company Quandela raises €50M from EIC, others | Read this article in:
Paris-based Quandela, a startup that provides photonic quantum computers, announced that it has secured over €50M in a fresh round of funding.
The investment came from various sources, including new investors Serena, C... |
| 31.10.2023 | Why Denmark is at the forefront of the quantum tech revolution | Few would argue that 2023 has been the year of AI. But it's not the only deep tech worth your attention.
The ecosystem in quantum technology is rapidly evolving thanks to government investment and infrastructure, academic partnerships, univ... |
| 14.07.2023 | Siquance rebrands to Quobly, raises €19M to build fault-tolerant quantum computers | Read this article in:
France-based Quobly (formerly, Siquance), a company building a quantum computer using proven semiconductor processes for a better digital future, announced that it has raised €19M in a seed round of funding.
Besides th... |
| 02.02.2023 | Il mercato del Venture Capital a gennaio 2023 | Gli investimenti nel mercato del Venture Capital (VC) in Europa, nel corso del 2022, sono diminuiti rispetto all’anno record 2021, passando da 108,9 miliardi di euro a 91,6 miliardi di euro. Dati e grafico PitchBook
Con questo articolo ina... |
| 13.06.2022 | evolutionQ Secures US$5.5 Million in Series A Funding for Global Expansion | Quantum computers are coming, and all our digital infrastructures are vulnerable. The stakes are too high to be unprepared, and that’s why we’re passionate about helping organizations protect their digital systems and safeguard against futu... |
| 09.06.2022 | British deep tech ORCA Computing rakes in $15 million to roll out light-based quantum computer | Holding the potential to transform trillion-dollar industries, from drug discovery to autonomous vehicles, quantum computing is the way forward. Yet, scaling a system to the qubits needed to execute significant quantum algorithms is an imme... |
| 29.03.2022 | Pixel Photonics, a Quantum technology spin-off from WWU Münster, raised 1.45 million euros in seed-funding from HTGF, Quantonation and business angels | March 29, 2022 |
| 08.02.2022 | Nord Quantique Secures CAD $9.5 Million in Seed Funding | Nord Quantique—Error-correcting quantum processors “Nord Quantique embraces the great technological challenges that high performance quantum computing demands—and we’re on the path to develop ground-breaking innovations.” Julien Camirand Le... |
| 01.02.2022 | Quantum Tech 2022: A Stampede Of Unicorns Is Headed For Your Industry | Technologies based on the fundamental properties of quantum mechanics will revolutionize industries, changing business models forever. The European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC) is developing its Quantum Strategic Industry Roadmap, whi... |
| 21.10.2021 | Multiverse Computing cierra ronda de €10M liderada por JME VC. Acuden también Quantonation, EASO Ventures, Inveready, Mondragón Fondo, Ikerlan, LKS y Penja Strategy | 21/10/2021
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MULTIVERSE COMPUTING CIERRA UNA RONDA DE €10 MILLONES LIDERADA POR JME VENTURES. ACUDEN TAMBIÉN QUANTONATION, EASO VENTURES, INVEREADY, MONDRAGÓN FONDO DE PROMOCIÓN, IKERLAN, LKS Y PENJA STRATEGY.
La startup esp... |
| 23.06.2021 | With two unicorns in two weeks, Draper Esprit is bullish on France | It’s been a mighty good fortnight for Draper Esprit. With two French portfolio companies achieving unicorn status in less than two weeks — not to mention a £111 million raise via another (non-French) portfolio unicorn — I started to wonder ... |
| 17.05.2021 | Dutch startup QphoX raises €2M to enable quantum computers “to talk to one another”; here’s how | Quantum computing is widely regarded as the next step towards computing evolution. It is poised to elevate industries from finance to cybersecurity to healthcare, and beyond. However, only a few understand how quantum computers actually wor... |
| 12.05.2021 | Qnami closes CHF 4million round to become leader in the Quantum sensing market | |
| 12.05.2021 | Qnami closes CHF 4million round to become leader in the Quantum sensing market | Qnami is a Swiss start-up founded in 2017. In 2019 it launched the Qnami ProteusQ, which provides an innovative platform for the analysis of magnetic materials at the nanoscale. Mathieu Munsch, Co-Founder and CEO of Qnami says, “we have gai... |
| 11.05.2021 | Delft-based quantum tech startup QphoX raises €2 million, uses Quantum Modem to turn theory into reality | Delft, Netherlands-based quantum tech company QphoX has raised €2 million in a round led by Quantonation, Speedinvest and High-Tech Gründerfonds, with TU Delft also participating. The company’s breakthrough device, the quantum modem, will a... |
| 17.11.2020 | Multiverse Computing cierra una ronda de €1,5M, acuden Quantonation, Seed Gipuzkoa, Easo Ventures, Mondragón Fondo y Penja Strategy | 17/11/2020
MULTIVERSE COMPUTING CIERRA UNA RONDA DE €1,5M, ACUDEN QUANTONATION, SEED GIPUZKOA, EASO VENTURES, MONDRAGÓN FONDO DE PROMOCIÓN Y PENJA STRATEGY.
Multiverse Computing ha cerrado una ronda de €1,5 millones a la que han acudido e... |
| 12.11.2019 | Qnami raises CHF 2.6 million in a seed round | |
| 19.12.2018 | LightOn raises $3.3 million for optics-based AI data processing | French startup LightOn has raised $3.3 million in seed funding for a new kind of optics-based hardware technology that improves data processing for artificial intelligence.
Leveraging compressive sensing, LightOn said its hardware and softw... |
| 19.12.2018 | LightOn raises $3.3 million for optics-based AI data processing | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
French startup LightOn has raised $3.3 million in... |
| - | British deep tech ORCA Computing rakes in $15 million to roll out light-based quantum computer | Holding the potential to transform trillion-dollar industries, from drug discovery to autonomous vehicles, quantum computing is the way forward. Yet, scaling a system to the qubits needed to execute significant quantum algorithms is an imme... |
| - | Bosch Group steps into the Multiverse Computing with quantum digital twin initiative | Spanish quantum computing startup Multiverse Computing (not to be confused with the hypothetical group of multiple universes) has announced a collaboration with the Bosch automotive electronics plant in Madrid. The joint effort is aimed at ... |
| - | Delft-based quantum tech startup QphoX raises €2 million, uses Quantum Modem to turn theory into reality | Delft, Netherlands-based quantum tech company QphoX has raised €2 million in a round led by Quantonation, Speedinvest and High-Tech Gründerfonds, with TU Delft also participating. The company’s breakthrough device, the quantum modem, will a... |
| - | Quantum computing-as-a-service-startup Multiverse Computing raises €10 million | Spanish quantum computing startup Multiverse (not to be confused with the hypothetical group of multiple universes) Computing has raised €10 million in seed funding. The company utlises quantum computing solutions and specialises in offerin... |
| - | Palaiseau-based atomic-level quantum processor builder Pasqal raises €25 million in Series A round | Just south of Paris, Palaiseau-based quantum processor maker Pasqal has raised €25 million in Series A round in a round led by go-to quantum computing fund Quantonation and the Defense Innovation Fund, managed by Bpifrance on behalf of the ... |
| - | Bristol-based quantum security firm KETS raises £3.1 million, aims to protect data from a new generation of cyberattacks | Bristol’s quantum security startup KETS has raised £3.1 million in a funding round co-led by Quantonation and Speedinvest. The round also saw participation from Mustard Seed MAZE. KETS reports that the new funding will be used to accelerate... |
| - | With two unicorns in two weeks, Draper Esprit is bullish on France | It’s been a mighty good fortnight for Draper Esprit. With two French portfolio companies achieving unicorn status in less than two weeks — not to mention a £111 million raise via another (non-French) portfolio unicorn — I started to wonder ... |
