Deep Tech Startups

Psilocybin biosynthesis platform that produces psychoactive molecular entities using yeast-based technology for pharmaceutical research and drug development.

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Pumpkinseed builds a nanophotonic chip platform that reads proteins directly at single-molecule resolution using Raman spectroscopy, generating structured proteomic data. Its technology serves biopharma, biosecurity, and bio-AI applications, aiming to make the proteome readable for drug discovery, biomarker detection, and AI training datasets.

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pureLiFi develops LiFi technology that transmits data and provides wireless internet access using light rather than radio frequency. It offers products for wireless communications and connectivity.

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pyannote.ai provides speaker diarization, speaker identification, and transcription sync through a REST API and Python SDK, built on the open-source pyannote.audio library. Its models handle noisy, multilingual, and overlapping speech with sub-150ms latency and run on cloud, on-premises, or edge environments for voice AI pipelines.

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Q-Block develops quantum infrastructure across three platforms: AllanQ for quantum timing independent of GPS/GNSS, LuciaQ for quantum networking and entanglement distribution, and PolarisQ, a containerized quantum computer. Its technology targets critical systems and HPC environments, including precision timing for GPS-denied operations, secure communication links for critical infrastructure, and quantum system simulation.

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QC Design builds Plaquette, on-premises software for quantum hardware teams to design, simulate, and optimize logical qubits and fault-tolerance architectures under realistic hardware imperfections. It supports major quantum hardware platforms including superconducting qubits, neutral atoms, trapped ions, and photonic systems, offering error-correction code libraries, error models, decoders, and multiple simulation backends.

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Qernel Technologies builds full-stack autonomous computing systems, working on efficient cryptography and technology aimed at accelerating fault-tolerant quantum computers.

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QinetiQ is a global defence and security company that provides test and training facilities, mission support, research and development, and engineering services for defence systems and personnel across land, sea, air, space and cyber domains. It serves defence and security customers, operating across the UK, Europe, US and Australia.

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Qnity builds a quantum-electrochemical chip using nanogold-silicon electrodes and quantum sensing to perform ultra-sensitive, real-time molecular screening and binding affinity analysis across molecule sizes, from small organics to biologics. The platform targets pharmaceutical and drug discovery use cases, including therapeutic development, drug prediction validation, and precision diagnostics.

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Qolab applies advanced semiconductor fabrication and integration to build superconducting quantum hardware, addressing scaling bottlenecks such as qubit yield and component integration. It works with semiconductor companies, government programs, and research institutions, and offers a deployable quantum processing unit platform for hardware research and workforce development.

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QpiAI builds quantum computing hardware and software, including superconducting quantum processor chips and quantum computers, alongside enterprise AI and Gen-AI tools. It offers a hybrid quantum-classical stack and developer platform for enterprises in industries such as life sciences, automotive, finance, healthcare, and manufacturing.

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Quadsat develops modular radio-frequency sensing and electronic warfare payloads (such as SpectraLoc) that integrate into UAV platforms for RF signal detection and emitter geolocation, along with spectrum operations software. It serves defense forces and drone OEMs, drawing on a background in drone-based satellite antenna calibration; the company is based in Denmark.

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Quaise Energy develops ultra-deep geothermal drilling using gyrotron-powered millimeter-wave technology to reach depths up to 20 km and temperatures up to 500°C, aiming to build superhot geothermal power plants. The company repurposes existing oil and gas workforce, infrastructure, and supply chains to produce clean geothermal energy at scale.</parameter> <parameter name="founders">[]

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Quandela develops photonic quantum computers based on quantum-dot single-photon sources, offered as modular, cloud-accessible and on-premises platforms (including its MosaiQ platform and Prometheus single-photon source) plus the open-source Perceval development toolkit. It also runs a Quantum Acceleration Program to help enterprises across sectors such as cybersecurity, logistics, automotive/aerospace, pharmaceuticals, chemistry, energy, and finance adopt quantum computing.

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Quanfluence develops quantum computing systems, including a photonic quantum computer and a coherent Ising machine platform aimed at optimization applications. The company is based in India and focuses on advancing deep-tech and quantum technologies.

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Quantonation is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage deep-tech companies developing quantum computing, quantum sensing, and related photonic and semiconductor technologies.

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Quantum Boost offers an AI formulation assistant that helps R&D teams develop chemicals and materials, using AI algorithms to speed up formulation, experimental design, and data analysis. It targets product developers working on chemical and materials research.

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QuantX applies computational methods and modeling to accelerate the discovery of oral small molecule therapeutics targeting validated targets in immunology and inflammation. The company is run by drug discovery veterans focused on developing these medicines.

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Quasar provides a distributed database that keeps live data ingestion, deep historical storage, and heavy analytics on the same dataset, making new data queryable as it arrives without warehouse loading cycles. It targets high-volume, high-precision workloads in aerospace/defense, finance, industrial operations, and scientific research.

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Quidient develops Spatial AI technology centered on Generalized Scene Reconstruction (GSR), which lets users capture real objects and scenes with a mobile device to build high-accuracy virtual 3D models. Its technology combines scene reconstruction, scene understanding, and generative spatial AI, serving enterprise clients such as Fortune 500 companies and government agencies.

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Quintar builds an infrastructure layer for spatial AI, providing a shared spatial foundation that anchors AI agents, devices, and people to the same real-world reference points. Its technology addresses placing AI content on the correct real-world objects in real time, including use cases such as AI glasses.

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Quoherent develops qubits using topological materials that operate at room temperature, aiming to enable portable, mobile quantum computing without extreme cooling. It works in the quantum computing hardware category.

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QurCan Therapeutics develops nanoparticle drug delivery technology called TERP to create nanomedicines for cancer and central nervous system diseases, with a focus on improving tissue targeting and reducing toxicity associated with existing approaches.

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QurieGen develops QuRIE-seq, a single-cell multi-omics platform that captures time-resolved single-cell data and trains lab-in-the-loop AI Virtual Cell models to predict cellular behavior and drug response. Spun out of the Huck Lab at Radboud University, the company serves pharmaceutical drug discovery and R&D.

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