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Quantum & novel computing funding
Quantum & novel computing
A sub-sector of AI Hardware & Chips. Each company counts once, in its main sub-sector.
26 rounds, $1.6B raised by 17 companies, Jan 2, 2023 to Nov 14, 2026, 5% of AI Hardware & Chips capital. Top three companies: Quantinuum 55%, Q-CTRL 20%, Lightelligence 13%.
| Company | HQ | Capital raised | Rounds | Exit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantinuum | United States | $900M | 2 | — |
| Q-CTRL | Australia | $320M | 3 | — |
| Lightelligence | China | $210M | 1 | — |
| QpiAI | India | $38M | 2 | — |
| iHW | South Korea | $38M | 1 | — |
| QuamCore | Israel | $26M | 1 | — |
| The Biological Computing Co. | United States | $25M | 1 | — |
| Great Sky | United States | $17M | 2 | — |
| QuantrolOx | Finland | $13M | 1 | — |
| OptiCore | United States | $12M | 2 | — |
| Frontier Computing | United Kingdom | $10M | 1 | — |
| Akhetonics | Germany | $6.3M | 1 | — |
| Vaire Computing | United Kingdom | $4M | 1 | — |
| VectorWave | United States | $2.5M | 1 | — |
| 图灵量子 | China | $0 | 4 | — |
| 通芯智能 | China | $0 | 1 | — |
| QuEra Computing | United States | $0 | 1 | — |
| Company | Amount | Stage | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantinuum | $600M | Unlabeled | Sep 4, 2025 |
| Quantinuum | $300M | Series A | Jan 16, 2024 |
| Q-CTRL | $290M | Series C | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Lightelligence | $210M | Series C | Sep 4, 2025 |
| iHW | $38M | Series A | Aug 19, 2026 |
| QpiAI | $32M | Series A | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Q-CTRL | $27M | Series B | Jan 31, 2023 |
| QuamCore | $26M | Series A | Aug 4, 2025 |
| The Biological Computing Co. | $25M | Seed | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Great Sky | $14M | Seed | Mar 13, 2026 |