TAU Systems
Seed Round in 2025
TAU Systems develops compact particle accelerators, including advanced laser-based systems and specialized X-ray free-electron lasers. These innovations enable researchers, manufacturers, and medical developers to conduct faster experimentation and accelerate innovation across various scientific and industrial fields.
InSpek develops biological and chemical monitoring systems using integrated photonics. The company aims to democratize access to chemical analysis thanks to integrated optics. Its sensors make the most of micro and nano-optical chip technologies to maximize light-matter interactions and improve chemical detection.
Qblox is a Dutch scaleup specializing in quantum technology, focused on developing patented solutions for the scalable control of quantum computers. The company designs and manufactures modular control hardware that simplifies the experimental setups involving qubits, employing a distributed processor architecture to enhance gate fidelities. By advancing electronics with improved noise and drift performance, Qblox enables scientists to minimize crosstalk and achieve low-latency arbitrary control flows while optimizing measurement efficiency in dynamic readout conditions. The company aims to address the scientific and engineering challenges that must be overcome to transition from prototype quantum computers to powerful, practical quantum processors.
SteerLight
Seed Round in 2024
SteerLight is a startup focused on the development of LiDAR-based optical sensors designed for mobility applications. The company specializes in creating advanced laser-based optical systems that offer long-range functionality and enhanced three-dimensional perception, enabling users to accurately interpret their surroundings. By utilizing silicon photonics technology, SteerLight's sensors provide increased decision-making precision, which supports clients in designing cost-effective automated robots. Through its innovative solutions, SteerLight aims to improve navigation and automation in various sectors.
Multiverse Computing
Series A in 2024
Founded in 2019 with headquarters in San Sebastian, Spain, Multiverse Computing develops quantum computing software tailored to solve complex real-world challenges. Its software leverages probabilistic technology for portfolio optimization, risk analysis, and market simulation, serving clients across industries such as finance, energy, manufacturing, and logistics.
Diraq is a quantum computing company focused on scalable silicon-based quantum chips and end-to-end quantum computing solutions. It aims to provide hardware and software as a full-stack, cloud-accessible service, enabling practical commercial applications with billions of qubits on a single chip. The company utilizes CMOS-based architectures designed for billions of qubits with full error correction, advanced qubit control, and quantum memory, alongside innovative CMOS device designs to deliver cost-effective, energy-efficient, and compact chipsets for businesses.
QphoX
Venture Round in 2024
QphoX develops quantum modem devices that facilitate communication among quantum computers over a quantum network.
Kipu Quantum
Seed Round in 2023
Kipu Quantum develops application-specific quantum computing solutions tailored to immediate industrial use. It operates at the intersection of software layers, hardware platforms, and customer needs, creating quantum computing platforms that solve real-world problems across various business domains.
CryptoNext
Series A in 2023
CryptoNext develops security software to protect data against quantum threats. The company provides an application for sending and receiving encrypted documents using quantum-safe cryptography to secure communications, and a cryptographic library that offers basic public-key functionality, including quantum-safe signatures and quantum-safe key exchange. It also delivers consulting services to support organizations in transitioning to quantum-safe cryptography. A spin-off of Inria Paris and Sorbonne University, CryptoNext was founded in 2018 and is based in Paris, France. The firm aims to make IT infrastructures resilient to the risks posed by quantum computers and to secure sensitive data over the long term.
Quandela is a company focused on advancing quantum computing technology, specifically in the realms of communication networks and optical computers. It specializes in manufacturing photonic quantum computers, which it supplies to industrial clients. A key innovation from Quandela is its single-photon source device, which integrates photonics with semiconductor quantum dots. This device enables the efficient collection of emitted single photons at high rates, significantly reducing charge noise decoherence and facilitating the emission of identical photons with high fidelity. Such capabilities are essential for the development of advanced quantum applications in communication, computation, and sensing, positioning Quandela as a pivotal player in the quantum technology landscape.
Resolve Stroke
Seed Round in 2023
Resolve Stroke, headquartered in Paris, is a HealthTech company dedicated to revolutionizing medical imaging. It specializes in enhancing ultrasound technology to extract more detailed information, enabling advanced diagnostics, particularly in neurology. The company's innovative software engines improve ultrasound contrast, resolution, and penetration depth, allowing for the visualization of micro-vessels through the human skull in 3D. With a global focus, Resolve Stroke aims to accelerate treatments for over 1 billion people affected by brain diseases. To date, it has secured €3 million in pre-seed funding to pioneer software-based ultrasound innovation.
Quobly develops semiconductor-based technologies for large-scale quantum computing, aiming to unlock the full potential of quantum technologies. The company focuses on a fault-tolerant approach using established semiconductor fabrication methods.
VeriQloud
Venture Round in 2023
VeriQloud is a technology company that specializes in developing applications and software for quantum networks. The firm focuses on creating small-scale quantum communication networks and implements quantum network protocols to enhance various quantum communication technologies. By optimizing network architecture for specific use cases, particularly in cybersecurity, VeriQloud provides services that ensure long-term storage security while minimizing hardware requirements, thus offering cost-effective solutions to its clients.
memQ is a pioneering company developing quantum repeaters that leverage existing C-band telecom infrastructure to distribute photonic qubits securely and efficiently. Their technology, founded on rare-earth qubits integrated with silicon photonics, aims to facilitate the connection of quantum computers and sensors by enabling the distribution of quantum information across networks.
Pasqal SAS, founded in 2019 and headquartered in Paris, France, specializes in the manufacture of quantum information processors utilizing atomic arrays. The company focuses on developing full-stack quantum computing technology that simulates complex phenomena to facilitate scientific discovery. Its innovative approach employs qubits made of neutral atoms organized in large two-dimensional and three-dimensional arrays, which enables analog computing. This technology addresses a variety of challenges, including optimization, drug discovery, and machine learning, empowering organizations to tackle complex problems across these fields.
WeLinQ
Pre Seed Round in 2023
WeLinQ specializes in developing full-stack quantum link solutions. Their technology enables interconnectivity among quantum processors, facilitating multi-core and distributed quantum computing. They focus on creating end-user-oriented algorithms for entanglement-based networked quantum computing and long-distance quantum communications.
WeLinQ
Pre Seed Round in 2023
WeLinQ is an online platform that provides free consultation services and easy messaging with therapists. They provide a practical substitute for in-person therapy with advantages including anytime messaging, adaptable scheduling, simple therapist switching, and the capacity to take part in sessions from any location.
Qunnect develops quantum networking hardware and components that enable secure communication for distributed information networks. It designs field-deployable devices that transmit, store, and receive quantum information using photons to communicate and atoms to store or process data, supporting scalable, quantum-secure networks with real-time threat detection. The company focuses on quantum memories and quantum sources to enable future information networks and quantum computing, and provides infrastructure for quantum cryptography, networks, sensors, metrology, and imaging. Headquartered in Stony Brook, New York, Qunnect aims to bring practical quantum information technology to enterprise and government networks by delivering room-temperature hardware suitable for real-world deployment.
Kipu Quantum
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Kipu Quantum develops application-specific quantum computing solutions tailored to immediate industrial use. It operates at the intersection of software layers, hardware platforms, and customer needs, creating quantum computing platforms that solve real-world problems across various business domains.
evolutionQ
Series A in 2022
EvolutionQ develops quantum-safe cybersecurity products and risk-management solutions to help organizations deploy and manage quantum technologies across their networks. It provides advisory services to safeguard digital infrastructures against quantum-related threats. The company offers a platform that combines cybersecurity tools with education and research in quantum-safe cybersecurity, helping customers build networks protected from cyber attacks and mitigate risks associated with emerging quantum technologies.
Qubit Pharmaceuticals
Seed Round in 2022
Qubit Pharmaceuticals is a Paris-based drug discovery company established in 2020. It develops a simulation platform that reduces the cost and duration of preclinical development by using proprietary force field models and molecular dynamics to perform virtual screening and visualization, enabling the identification of viable drug candidates. The platform applies quantum physics-inspired modeling to support biopharmaceutical research and aims to translate advanced computational methods into practical tools for drug development.
ORCA Computing
Series A in 2022
ORCA Computing develops a photonic quantum computer designed to be scalable and flexible. Founded in 2019 and based in Oxford, United Kingdom, the company focuses on a photonic processor that uses quantum memories to store, synchronize, and buffer quantum operations, improving performance. Its modular, optical fiber–based architecture relies on telecoms photonics and off‑the‑shelf fiber and optical components to create a rack‑mounted platform. By exploiting photonic degrees of freedom, ORCA Computing aims to unlock new applications and accelerate innovation across industries.
KETS Quantum Security
Venture Round in 2022
KETS Quantum Security Ltd, established in 2016 and headquartered in Bristol, United Kingdom, specializes in creating secure communication solutions leveraging quantum technologies. The company offers quantum key distribution (QKD) for secure data transmission and a low-power footprint chip designed to ensure future-proof, quantum-safe communications. Additionally, KETS provides quantum random number generation (QRNG), which serves as a cryptographic entropy source.
Nord Quantique
Seed Round in 2022
Nord Quantique is a company that specializes in the development of advanced quantum processors utilizing second-generation technology. It focuses on creating superconducting circuits that effectively reduce errors at the individual qubit level, thereby addressing significant challenges within the quantum computing field. By enhancing the reliability and performance of quantum processors, Nord Quantique aims to unlock the full potential of quantum computing applications. This innovative approach facilitates a quicker transition to fault-tolerant quantum computers, ultimately providing businesses with improved capabilities in harnessing quantum technologies.
HQS Quantum Simulations
Seed Round in 2022
HQS Quantum Simulations GmbH, founded in 2017 and based in Karlsruhe, Germany, specializes in the development of quantum algorithms aimed at predicting molecular properties for various industries, including performance materials, specialty chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. The company's innovations address the lengthy and costly processes involved in the design and development of functional molecules and formulations. By leveraging quantum computing, HQS Quantum Simulations seeks to enhance the efficiency of simulations, which are crucial for reducing the time-to-market and costs associated with research and development cycles. Their platform enables companies to better understand chemical and physical interactions, thereby accelerating product development in the chemistry and pharmaceutical sectors.
Quandela
Venture Round in 2021
Quandela is a company focused on advancing quantum computing technology, specifically in the realms of communication networks and optical computers. It specializes in manufacturing photonic quantum computers, which it supplies to industrial clients. A key innovation from Quandela is its single-photon source device, which integrates photonics with semiconductor quantum dots. This device enables the efficient collection of emitted single photons at high rates, significantly reducing charge noise decoherence and facilitating the emission of identical photons with high fidelity. Such capabilities are essential for the development of advanced quantum applications in communication, computation, and sensing, positioning Quandela as a pivotal player in the quantum technology landscape.
Multiverse Computing
Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2019 with headquarters in San Sebastian, Spain, Multiverse Computing develops quantum computing software tailored to solve complex real-world challenges. Its software leverages probabilistic technology for portfolio optimization, risk analysis, and market simulation, serving clients across industries such as finance, energy, manufacturing, and logistics.
Qu&Co is a prominent startup specializing in quantum-computational algorithm and software development, focusing on optimizing specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and functional materials. The company creates software that enhances in-house discovery and optimization processes by advancing innovative quantum-computational chemistry methods. This technology integrates seamlessly into existing chemistry and material-science workflows, allowing industries such as pharmaceuticals to conduct complex chemistry and multiphysics simulations on future quantum processors. In January 2022, Qu&Co merged with PASQAL, a leader in neutral atom-based quantum hardware, solidifying its position as a key player in the European quantum computing landscape.
Pasqal SAS, founded in 2019 and headquartered in Paris, France, specializes in the manufacture of quantum information processors utilizing atomic arrays. The company focuses on developing full-stack quantum computing technology that simulates complex phenomena to facilitate scientific discovery. Its innovative approach employs qubits made of neutral atoms organized in large two-dimensional and three-dimensional arrays, which enables analog computing. This technology addresses a variety of challenges, including optimization, drug discovery, and machine learning, empowering organizations to tackle complex problems across these fields.
KETS Quantum Security
Series A in 2021
KETS Quantum Security Ltd, established in 2016 and headquartered in Bristol, United Kingdom, specializes in creating secure communication solutions leveraging quantum technologies. The company offers quantum key distribution (QKD) for secure data transmission and a low-power footprint chip designed to ensure future-proof, quantum-safe communications. Additionally, KETS provides quantum random number generation (QRNG), which serves as a cryptographic entropy source.
QphoX develops quantum modem devices that facilitate communication among quantum computers over a quantum network.
Qnami AG is a Swiss company that specializes in the development of quantum sensing technologies for non-invasive magnetic imaging at the nanoscale. Founded in 2017 and based in Basel, Qnami's flagship products include the ProteusQ, a magnetic imaging microscope, and the Quantum Diamond, which features diamond probes with a single nitrogen-vacancy center for high-resolution imaging. These technologies allow for advanced applications in various fields, including multiferroic antiferromagnets, magnetic random-access memory (MRAM), and superconductivity. By enabling researchers and industries to measure electric and magnetic fields with exceptional sensitivity, Qnami enhances the capabilities of imaging techniques and supports groundbreaking scientific studies and industrial advancements.
ORCA Computing
Pre Seed Round in 2020
ORCA Computing develops a photonic quantum computer designed to be scalable and flexible. Founded in 2019 and based in Oxford, United Kingdom, the company focuses on a photonic processor that uses quantum memories to store, synchronize, and buffer quantum operations, improving performance. Its modular, optical fiber–based architecture relies on telecoms photonics and off‑the‑shelf fiber and optical components to create a rack‑mounted platform. By exploiting photonic degrees of freedom, ORCA Computing aims to unlock new applications and accelerate innovation across industries.
Multiverse Computing
Pre Seed Round in 2020
Founded in 2019 with headquarters in San Sebastian, Spain, Multiverse Computing develops quantum computing software tailored to solve complex real-world challenges. Its software leverages probabilistic technology for portfolio optimization, risk analysis, and market simulation, serving clients across industries such as finance, energy, manufacturing, and logistics.
Qunnect
Seed Round in 2020
Qunnect develops quantum networking hardware and components that enable secure communication for distributed information networks. It designs field-deployable devices that transmit, store, and receive quantum information using photons to communicate and atoms to store or process data, supporting scalable, quantum-secure networks with real-time threat detection. The company focuses on quantum memories and quantum sources to enable future information networks and quantum computing, and provides infrastructure for quantum cryptography, networks, sensors, metrology, and imaging. Headquartered in Stony Brook, New York, Qunnect aims to bring practical quantum information technology to enterprise and government networks by delivering room-temperature hardware suitable for real-world deployment.
Qnami AG is a Swiss company that specializes in the development of quantum sensing technologies for non-invasive magnetic imaging at the nanoscale. Founded in 2017 and based in Basel, Qnami's flagship products include the ProteusQ, a magnetic imaging microscope, and the Quantum Diamond, which features diamond probes with a single nitrogen-vacancy center for high-resolution imaging. These technologies allow for advanced applications in various fields, including multiferroic antiferromagnets, magnetic random-access memory (MRAM), and superconductivity. By enabling researchers and industries to measure electric and magnetic fields with exceptional sensitivity, Qnami enhances the capabilities of imaging techniques and supports groundbreaking scientific studies and industrial advancements.
Pasqal SAS, founded in 2019 and headquartered in Paris, France, specializes in the manufacture of quantum information processors utilizing atomic arrays. The company focuses on developing full-stack quantum computing technology that simulates complex phenomena to facilitate scientific discovery. Its innovative approach employs qubits made of neutral atoms organized in large two-dimensional and three-dimensional arrays, which enables analog computing. This technology addresses a variety of challenges, including optimization, drug discovery, and machine learning, empowering organizations to tackle complex problems across these fields.
LightOn
Seed Round in 2018
LightOn develops foundation models and other large language model based AI for enterprise innovation and operational efficiency. The company also provides a sovereign generative AI platform software for enterprise document intelligence and workflow automation, enabling organizations to deploy AI agents within their own infrastructure and grounding them in internal documents to execute automated workflows through tool integration. The platform supports custom workflow creation, multi-format document processing, and deployment options ranging from cloud to air-gapped environments. LightOn serves large enterprises and public sector organizations that require on-premises AI deployment with complete data control, supporting use cases such as compliance management and process automation.
KETS Quantum Security
Seed Round in 2018
KETS Quantum Security Ltd, established in 2016 and headquartered in Bristol, United Kingdom, specializes in creating secure communication solutions leveraging quantum technologies. The company offers quantum key distribution (QKD) for secure data transmission and a low-power footprint chip designed to ensure future-proof, quantum-safe communications. Additionally, KETS provides quantum random number generation (QRNG), which serves as a cryptographic entropy source.
Quantum Benchmark
Seed Round in 2018
Quantum Benchmark Inc. is a software development company based in Kitchener, Canada, specializing in solutions for quantum computing hardware. Founded in 2017, the company focuses on error characterization, error mitigation, error correction, and performance validation. Its flagship True-Q suite includes True-Q Design, which optimizes hardware design and quantum performance, and True-Q Validation, which provides third-party certification for quantum hardware performance. Quantum Benchmark's software is hardware-agnostic, catering to various quantum computing architectures and aimed at both makers and users of quantum technology. By leveraging a team of leading research scientists and engineers in the field, Quantum Benchmark seeks to advance the practical application of quantum computing to address real-world challenges.
Quobly develops semiconductor-based technologies for large-scale quantum computing, aiming to unlock the full potential of quantum technologies. The company focuses on a fault-tolerant approach using established semiconductor fabrication methods.