Quantonation

Quantonation is a venture capital investment firm established in 2018 and located in Paris, France. It is the first fund dedicated exclusively to investing in quantum and quantum-enabling technologies globally. The firm focuses on early-stage investments, targeting quantum startups across various domains, including computation, communications, simulation, and sensing. Quantonation manages a fund that aims to make 15 to 20 investments, with individual investment sizes ranging from EUR 0.25 million to EUR 2 million. The firm's investment strategy encompasses both hardware and software solutions, with a particular emphasis on deep physics, molecular design, high-performance computation, cybersecurity, and ultra-precise sensing. Quantonation seeks opportunities primarily in North America, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, positioning itself at the forefront of the emerging quantum technology landscape.

Zoe Amblard Ph.D

Principal

Charles Beigbeder

Co-Founder and Chairman

Jean-Gabriel Boinot-Tramoni

Principal

Thierry Botter

Venture Partner

Christophe Jurczak

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Simone Planté

Venture Partner

Olivier Tonneau

Co-Founder and Partner

Past deals in Semiconductor

Pasqal

Series B in 2023
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 is a quantum computing solution interconnecting processors.

KETS

Venture Round in 2022
KETS Quantum Security Ltd, founded in 2016 and based in Bristol, United Kingdom, specializes in creating solutions for secure communications using quantum technologies. The company develops a range of cost-effective, future-proof technologies, including quantum key distribution (QKD) and quantum random number generation (QRNG). Its quantum chip facilitates reliable and secure communication encryption systems, utilizing optical microchips in compact and integrated packages. These innovations enable clients to achieve enhanced digital encryption and secure data communication in a low-power format, addressing the growing need for robust security solutions in the digital landscape.

Nord Quantique

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of quantum processors designed to mitigate errors on the individual qubit. The company's superconducting circuits address the traditional problems in the field and deploy the full potential of quantum computing applications, enabling businesses with a faster pathway to fault-tolerant quantum computers.

HQS Quantum Simulations

Seed Round in 2022
HQS Quantum Simulations GmbH, founded in 2017 and based in Karlsruhe, Germany, focuses on developing quantum algorithms that predict molecular properties for various industries, including performance materials, specialty chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. The company's innovative approach addresses the lengthy and costly processes involved in product development, which often require numerous synthesis, formulation, and testing steps to meet specific requirements. By leveraging quantum computing, HQS Quantum Simulations aims to enhance simulation capabilities, thereby reducing the time-to-market and overall costs associated with research and development cycles. This advancement promises to provide a deeper understanding of chemical and physical interactions, ultimately facilitating quicker and more efficient product development in the chemical and pharmaceutical sectors.

Quandela

Venture Round in 2021
Quandela SAS, founded in 2017 and based in Palaiseau, France, specializes in the production of photonic and semiconductor chips designed for quantum computing applications. The company is recognized for its innovative product, E-delight, which serves as a solid-state source of single and highly indistinguishable photons. This technology plays a crucial role in advancing quantum photonics and quantum information research. Quandela's single-photon source device integrates photonics with semiconductor quantum dots, facilitating efficient collection of emitted single photons at high rates. This capability significantly reduces charge noise decoherence and enhances the emission of identical photons, which is vital for the development of advanced quantum technologies, including communication, computation, and sensing. By focusing on the unique properties of quantum light, Quandela contributes to the progress of photon-based quantum computing and communication networks.

Qu & Co

Venture Round in 2021
Qu & Co is a developer of quantum-computational software focused on creating algorithms tailored for optimizing specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and functional materials. The company's team of highly skilled quantum developers collaborates closely with clients and academic advisors to design innovative quantum algorithms and translate them into effective software solutions. Qu & Co's offerings enhance in-house discovery and optimization processes by advancing quantum-computational chemistry methods, seamlessly integrating with existing workflows in chemistry and material science. This enables clients in the pharmaceutical and other industries to conduct complex chemistry and multiphysics simulations on emerging quantum processors.

Pasqal

Series A in 2021
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

Series A in 2021
KETS Quantum Security Ltd, founded in 2016 and based in Bristol, United Kingdom, specializes in creating solutions for secure communications using quantum technologies. The company develops a range of cost-effective, future-proof technologies, including quantum key distribution (QKD) and quantum random number generation (QRNG). Its quantum chip facilitates reliable and secure communication encryption systems, utilizing optical microchips in compact and integrated packages. These innovations enable clients to achieve enhanced digital encryption and secure data communication in a low-power format, addressing the growing need for robust security solutions in the digital landscape.

QphoX

Seed Round in 2021
QphoX builds quantum modem device, connecting quantum computers across a quantum network.

Qnami

Series A in 2021
Qnami AG manufactures non-invasive sensors. Its products include ProteusQ, non-invasive magnetic imaging microscope; and Quantum Diamond, which includes Quantilevers MX, diamond probes containing a single NV for high resolution magnetic imaging, and NV diamond membranes, ready-to-use diamond with NV centers. Its applications are multiferroic antiferromagnet, antiferromagnetic ram, microwave imaging, magnetic nanomemories, and superconductivity. Qnami AG was founded in 2017 and is based in Basel, Switzerland.

Qunnect

Seed Round in 2020
Qunnect, LLC is a technology company based in Stony Brook, New York, specializing in the development of light-based modular devices designed for transmitting, storing, and receiving encrypted information. Founded in 2017 as a spin-off from the Quantum Information Technology group at Stony Brook University, Qunnect focuses on creating advanced quantum devices that leverage principles of quantum physics to facilitate ultra-secure networks. These devices ensure that any observation of data is detected by the sender or recipient, enhancing cybersecurity. The company's offerings include solutions in quantum computing, quantum sensors, quantum cryptography, and quantum networks, among others. By engineering novel quantum memories and sources, Qunnect aims to revolutionize information networks and quantum computing, contributing to the evolution of cybersecurity into real-time threat detection systems.

Qnami

Seed Round in 2019
Qnami AG manufactures non-invasive sensors. Its products include ProteusQ, non-invasive magnetic imaging microscope; and Quantum Diamond, which includes Quantilevers MX, diamond probes containing a single NV for high resolution magnetic imaging, and NV diamond membranes, ready-to-use diamond with NV centers. Its applications are multiferroic antiferromagnet, antiferromagnetic ram, microwave imaging, magnetic nanomemories, and superconductivity. Qnami AG was founded in 2017 and is based in Basel, Switzerland.

Pasqal

Seed Round in 2019
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

Seed Round in 2018
KETS Quantum Security Ltd, founded in 2016 and based in Bristol, United Kingdom, specializes in creating solutions for secure communications using quantum technologies. The company develops a range of cost-effective, future-proof technologies, including quantum key distribution (QKD) and quantum random number generation (QRNG). Its quantum chip facilitates reliable and secure communication encryption systems, utilizing optical microchips in compact and integrated packages. These innovations enable clients to achieve enhanced digital encryption and secure data communication in a low-power format, addressing the growing need for robust security solutions in the digital landscape.
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