Deep Tech Startups

Pyrochem Catalyst Company develops and manufactures catalysts for partial oxidation, reforming, and environmental oxidation processes in the energy sector. The company creates customized catalyst formulations designed for high thermal stability, poison resistance, and minimal carbon formation.

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PyroGenesis is an aerospace and defense technology company that operates under board leadership including executives with extensive experience in military logistics, space engineering, and international trade. The company serves defense and industrial markets.

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Pythom develops lightweight, rapidly deployable rockets designed for affordable and flexible space access. The company operates in Sweden and the United States, focusing on launch systems for space industry applications including national security and defense capabilities.

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QPT develops technology to improve the efficiency of electric motors, which account for 45% of global electricity consumption and are a major contributor to carbon emissions from fossil fuel burning.

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Hartzell Aviation MRO sells and supports aircraft parts and accessories, including products from Hartzell Aviation and select third-party manufacturers for the aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul market.

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Qambria combines expertise in quantum computing, high-performance computing, and AI to address key challenges in quantum technology development.

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Qaptis develops modular carbon capture systems that capture CO₂ at the source of emissions for hard-to-abate industries in both mobile and stationary applications. Spun out of EPFL research, it offers plug-in adsorption units, waste heat recovery, and services spanning strategic evaluation, joint development, and implementation.

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Qarnot Computing provides a cloud HPC (high-performance computing) platform that lets users deploy and manage complex HPC clusters and run simulations without IT expertise. It targets organizations needing to control compute budgets, ensure data sovereignty, and meet sustainability goals.

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QC Ware operates a quantum computing business organized into three units — Quantum Services, the Q2B conference, and Promethium — serving enterprise and research customers exploring quantum applications. Its work spans quantum services, advisory on quantum hardware, and applications such as drug discovery.

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QC82 is a quantum computing company building room-temperature photonic quantum computers based on its own photonic chip designs and photodetection technology. The systems are aimed at large-scale simulations in chemistry and materials science.

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QCraft develops driver assistance systems that handle point-to-point navigation, parking, and active safety across urban roads, highways, and expressways. Its offering is aimed at the automotive market, providing tiered autonomous driving solutions for vehicles.

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QDC develops physics-inspired machine learning algorithms and hybrid quantum-classical computing solutions to tackle complex optimization problems. The company targets enterprises seeking access to quantum computing capabilities in a hybrid infrastructure model alongside classical systems.

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QDI Systems develops quantum dot-based imaging products for medical X-ray, mammography, and specialized imaging applications. The company manufactures proprietary quantum dot films for use in X-ray detectors and near-infrared imaging systems.

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Quantum Exponential is an investment firm that evaluates and manages a portfolio of companies, with a focus on quantum computing and related technologies. The company provides capital allocation, due diligence, and post-investment support to its portfolio companies.

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QED Science develops AI tools designed to assist human scientists in their research rather than replace them, trained on feedback from thousands of domain experts including Nobel laureates. It serves scientists and research organizations, with offerings aimed at pharma, biotech, and life science organizations.

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Qendra develops control systems for trapped ion and neutral atom quantum computers. The company provides hardware and software infrastructure to enable quantum computing companies and research groups to focus on quantum computing development rather than control system engineering.

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QEOS develops fiber optics communication technology and integrated optical-electronic-RF systems for data connectivity across multiple applications. The company serves data center, supercomputing, smart city, renewable energy, and agriculture sectors with solutions based on its proprietary Tilted Charge Dynamics technology platform.

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Qilimanjaro develops quantum computing systems based on fluxonium chip design, serving research institutions and enterprises seeking to integrate quantum processing with classical supercomputing infrastructure. The company was spun off from Spanish academic institutions and builds both analog and digital quantum computers deployed across Europe.

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Quantum Leap Research delivers intelligence analysis and strategic solutions for national defense, applying advanced technologies and foresight to security challenges. The company focuses on bringing private sector capabilities to defense and national security operations.

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QMatter builds compression algorithms that use a quantum latent space to reduce industrial-scale problems so they run efficiently on quantum and conventional hardware. Its platform serves quantum hardware providers and industrial clients seeking high-performance computing solutions.

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QMill develops quantum algorithms for the noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) era, offering proof-of-concept algorithms that run on simulators or existing NISQ computers. It works with enterprise customers to demonstrate business applications of quantum computing.

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Qnetic develops a flywheel-based energy storage system that stores power as kinetic energy in a magnetically levitated high-speed rotor, aiming for lower cost per kWh than lithium-ion batteries and no capacity degradation over unlimited charge cycles. Its hybrid architecture targets the high-frequency, rapid load-swing power demands of AI data centers, alongside home, business, and large-scale applications.

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Qodex Quantum offers tools aimed at helping enterprise quantum teams find and validate quantum computing methods that work on real hardware, positioning itself around amplifying existing teams rather than hiring. Its focus is on identifying viable quantum methods ahead of expected fault-tolerant hardware.

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A research lab building AI models trained to decode physical-world signals from instruments and to operate those instruments, using real-world measurement as the training signal rather than text corpora. It positions itself in machine learning and deeptech applied to physical sensing.

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