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Quantonation

Venture capitalActively deployingoperating company · company profile

Paris · Pre-Seed–Series B · 14 people tracked

Also known as QUANTONATION VENTURES SAS

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Investment thesis

Quantonation is a global early-stage venture capital fund investing in breakthrough technologies grounded in advances in physics and computing. It focuses on quantum computing, quantum networks, quantum sensing and deep physics, sometimes co-creating companies. The fund leverages synergies across its portfolio and a wider network of customers, financiers and strategic partners to help startups grow. Its portfolio spans Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. Quantonation is currently deploying its second fund, Quantonation II, investing from pre-seed to Series A with select participation in Series B rounds for the most promising startups.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series B
HQ
Paris, FR
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2018
Last 12 months
3 investments
AUM
$98M
VC funds
4
Tracked investments
44

Team · 14 people

from the firm's website & curated
Éléonore de Rosein

Serves as the press/media contact for Quantonation.

What they invest in

from 39 of 44 portfolio companies

Deep Tech ×30Quantum Computing ×26Hardware ×17AI & Machine Learning ×12Semiconductors ×7Developer Tools ×3Enterprise Software ×3New Materials ×3

HQs:France×4United States×4Canada×3United Kingdom×2Switzerland×1Germany×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 10 portfolio companies
60%
solo founders
6 of 10 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founder×62 founders×23 founders×2

Investments · 44 tracked

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By year:2026 · 22025 · 22024 · 12023 · 16 dated

Pasqalpasqal.comin𝕏✓ verified

Pasqal is a quantum computing company that develops high-performance quantum systems using neutral atom technology and software for optimization, simulation, and artificial intelligence applications across industry, science, and government sectors.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareQuantum ComputingFrance, FR

Alain Aspect(Founder)

Co-investorsDaphniIsaiRuna CapitalEni NextTemasekDunamu & Partners+3 more

Pixel Photonicspixelphotonics.comin✓ verified

Pixel Photonics develops single photon detection technology by combining Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detectors (SNSPD) with Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC).

Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing

Co-investorsFutury Capital

Sensoriumsensoriumtl.comin✓ verified

Sensorium Technological Laboratories is a Vanderbilt University spin-off that designs nanostructured metamaterials with tailored photonic properties, combining hyperspectral imaging with AI for sensing, detection, and metrology.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductorsNashville, US

David J. Ferran(Chief Executive Officer, Chairman)inSimone De Liberato(Chief Technology Officer)in

Chiralchiral.energyin

Chiral develops electron spin alignment technologies and applications based on the CISS effect to reduce resistivity and overpotential waste, enabling sustainable and higher-performance solutions.

CleantechDeep TechEnergyNew Materials

Andre Butzerin(Founder)in

Co-investorsHCVCLool VenturesSC Net Zero Tech VenturesCrane Venture PartnersFounderful

Chiralchiralnano.comin

Chiral develops an automated nanomaterial integration process that assembles 1D and 2D nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes, TMDs, and hBN onto chips to produce high-performance electronic transistors.

Deep TechNew MaterialsSemiconductors

Co-investorsCrane Venture PartnersHCVC

CryptoNext Securitycryptonext-security.com

Co-investorsAtlantic Vantage Point

diraqdiraq.comin𝕏

Diraq develops quantum computers based on modified silicon transistors, aiming for utility-scale quantum processing units the size of a single data-center rack.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing

Co-investorsimec.xpandIn-Q-TelUniSeed Pty Ltd.

EuQlideuqlid.io

EuQlid builds magnetic imaging technology that uses quantum defects in diamond to non-invasively map buried electrical currents and identify connectivity defects in materials and devices.

Deep TechQuantum ComputingSemiconductors

Co-investorsQDNL Participations

evolutionQevolutionq.comin𝕏

evolutionQ provides post-quantum cryptography and cybersecurity solutions, including its Basejump platform (BasejumpSKI and BasejumpQDN) built on symmetric key infrastructure and quantum-safe key exchange.

CybersecurityDeep TechQuantum Computing

Michele Mosca(Co-founder & CEO)

Foqus Technologiesfoqus.cain

Foqus Technologies develops software that uses quantum algorithms and AI to enhance MRI scans, aiming to increase magnetic resonance sensitivity, shorten scan times, and improve image quality without hardware upgrades.

AI & Machine LearningMedical DevicesQuantum Computing

Co-investorsWaterloo Accelerator Centre

Hqs Quantumhqs-quantum.de
HQS Quantum Simulationsquantumsimulations.dein𝕏

HQS Quantum Simulations builds software for spectroscopy analysis, including its HQSpectrum product for predicting and analyzing NMR spectra and the HQStage quantum simulation and quantum computing toolkit.

Deep TechQuantum ComputingSaaSKarlsruhe, DE

Dr. Michael Marthaler(CEO & Co-Founder)Dr. Iris Schwenk(COO & Co-Founder)

Co-investorsMatterwave VenturesUVC Partners

InSpekinspek-solutions.comin𝕏

Inspek Solutions develops miniature, real-time multi-parameter optical integrated sensors that combine Photonic Integrated Circuits with AI to collect process data for bioprocess and chemical process optimization.

BiotechDeep TechHardware

Co-investorsWind VentureBreegaWind

KETS Quantum Securitykets-quantum.com

KETS builds chip-based quantum security hardware, including Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and Quantum Random Number Generators (QRNG), designed for use across defense, finance, critical infrastructure, and telecoms.

CybersecurityHardwareQuantum ComputingBristol, GB

Co-investors2050 CapitalMSMSeraphim SpaceMustard Seed MazeSpeedinvest

Kipu Quantumkipu-quantum.comin

Kipu Quantum offers a platform and matchmaking agent (Tinkuq) that helps enterprises, researchers, and universities build quantum-centric applications without prior quantum computing expertise.

Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareQuantum Computing

Co-investorsDeepTech & Climate FondsEntrada VenturesLBBW Venture Capital GmbHOnsight VenturesQAI VenturesVerve Ventures+1 more

LightOnlighton.aiin𝕏

LightOn provides a production retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) platform delivered through three API endpoints for document parsing/OCR, structured field extraction, and grounded hybrid search with citations.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Co-investorsAxon Partners GroupAnorak Ventures

Memqmemq.techin

memQ develops quantum networking technology that entangles matter qubits with light to connect multiple quantum systems, building an extensible quantum network architecture using integrated photonics and advanced materials.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing

Sean Sullivan(Founder)in

Co-investorsEdenBaseHyde Park Venture PartnersOcean Azul PartnersTranspose Platform Management

Modemmodem.devin𝕏Jan 2024

Modem is an AI teammate for product and engineering teams that clusters and prioritizes customer feedback, bug reports, and feature requests from support and chat tools, then creates tickets, delegates tasks to coding agents, and generates user-tailored release notes.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Ben Vinegar(Founder)in

Co-investorsInovia CapitalAccelDelft Enterprises B.V.QDNL ParticipationsSpeedinvest

Multiverse Computingmultiversecomputing.comin𝕏

Multiverse Computing develops model compression technology and compact AI models that let organizations run large-scale AI at lower compute cost across cloud, data center, and edge environments.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechQuantum Computing

Co-investorsCDP Venture CapitalQAI VenturesMaRS

Nord Quantiquenordquantique.ca

Nord Quantique develops error-corrected quantum computers using superconducting bosonic codes that embed error correction at the hardware level to achieve a 1:1 logical-to-physical qubit ratio.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing

Co-investorsInnovative Solutions CanadaPanache VenturesPresidio Ventures

ORCA Computingorcacomputing.comin𝕏

ORCA Computing develops full-stack photonic quantum computers, including its rack-mounted, air-cooled PT Series systems that use fibre-interconnected telecom and optical components for quantum-accelerated generative AI and optimisation.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechQuantum ComputingLondon, GB

Ian Walmsley(Co-founder)Richard Murray(Co-founder, CEO)Josh Nunn(Co-founder, Chief Science Officer)

Co-investorsInnovating CapitalOctopus VenturesOxford Science EnterprisesPerscitus LLPVerve Ventures

PINCpinctech.cominOct 2025 · $6.8M

PINC develops the NanoPPLN platform, which integrates nonlinear optical circuits into photonic integrated chips (PICs) to make scalable nonlinear optics fully integrated.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Co-investorsFREEFLOWAccel-KKRQubits VenturesSutter Hill Ventures

Pioniq Technologiespioniq-technologies.comin

Pioniq develops "beyond-lithium" energy storage batteries that avoid lithium, cobalt, and graphite, aiming to reduce the use of critical raw materials.

CleantechEnergyNew Materials

PrediQTprediqtt.com

PrediQT Technologies builds SuRF, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) platform using next-generation GPU-native numerical methods, scale-resolving turbulence simulation, and quantum-inspired algorithms for faster, more accurate flow and weather predictions.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechQuantum Computing

Charles Hirsch(Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer)Marc Tombroff(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)Kunal Puri(Co-founder & Chief Technical Officer)Luke Peffers(Co-founder)

Project Elevenprojecteleven.comJan 2026 · $20M

Project Eleven builds post-quantum cryptography and migration tooling for Bitcoin, Ethereum and other digital asset networks.

Co-investorsCastle Island VenturesCoinbase VenturesLattice CapitalVariant FundBalaji SrinivasanFin Capital+1 more

Qbloxqblox.comin

Qblox designs modular control and readout electronics and a software stack for controlling quantum processors, including superconducting, spin, and color-center (NV/trapped-ion) qubit architectures.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing

Co-investorsBootstrap EuropeQDNL Participations

QC Designqc.designin

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.

Deep TechDeveloper ToolsQuantum Computing

Dr. Ish Dhand(CEO)inDr. Shreya P Kumar(CTO)in

Co-investorsVsquared VenturesSalvia

Qnamiqnami.chin𝕏

Qnami develops quantum sensing and imaging technology, producing scientific instruments and analytical solutions based on diamond quantum chips, system integration, and data analytics software.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing

Alexander Stark(Founder)in

Co-investorsRuna CapitalVerve Ventures

QphoXqphox.euin

QphoX develops quantum transduction technology and single-photon interfaces that convert signals between microwave, optical, and telecom frequencies to interconnect and scale quantum computers.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing

Co-investorsQAI VenturesQDNL Participations

Quandelaquandela.comin𝕏Nov 2023

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.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing

Co-investorsSerenaBpifranceEuropean Innovation Council FundOmnes Capital

Quantum Signalsquantumsignals.aiin

Quantum Signals provides intraday price-direction signals derived from market microstructure and Level II order book data, using a temporal fusion transformer model to predict up/stable/down movements for equity indices, metals, and FX instruments.

AI & Machine LearningFintech

Qubit Pharmaceuticalsqubit-pharmaceuticals.comin

Qubit Pharmaceuticals develops novel drug candidates using quantum physics, AI, and computational chemistry through its ATLAS platform for high-precision molecular simulation, modeling, and molecule generation.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechQuantum ComputingParis, FR

Robert Marino(CEO)

Co-investorsXAnge

Qunnectqunnect.incin𝕏

Qunnect develops room-temperature hardware for building scalable quantum networks over existing telecommunications infrastructure.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingBrooklyn, US

Mael Flament(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Mehdi Namazi(Executive Officer, Promoter)EDEN FIGUEROA(CSO & MANAGER)Noel L. Goddard(Executive Officer, Director)Noel Goddardin

BoardNicole Conner(Director)in

Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsMEDINA VENTURESAirbus Ventures

Quoblyquobly.ioinJun 2026

Quobly develops silicon-based quantum computers built on standard semiconductor manufacturing (300 mm wafers), producing rack-scale, data center-ready systems aimed at fault-tolerant, million-qubit machines.

Deep TechQuantum ComputingSemiconductors

Maud Vinet(Founder)inTristan Meunier(Founder)in

Co-investorsInnovacomSupernova InvestAir Liquide Venture Capital (ALIAD)Bpifrance

Resolve Strokeresolvestroke.comin

Resolve Stroke develops software-driven ultrasound technology for medical imaging and diagnosis.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesParis, FR

Vincent(Co-founder)inAritz(CEO)in

Co-investorsOVNI Capital

SBQuantumsbquantum.comin

SBQuantum develops diamond-based quantum magnetic sensors and magnetic mapping solutions using Nitrogen Vacancy (NV) diamond magnetometry.

Deep TechDefense TechQuantum ComputingSherbrooke, CA

Co-investorsUCeed Funds

SteerLightsteerlight.comin
Tau Systemstausystems.comin𝕏Mar 2025

TAU Systems is developing an X-ray laser light source built on compact particle accelerators, intended as the next-generation light source for semiconductor lithography machines.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsAustin, US

Bjorn Manuel Hegelich(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Björn Manuel Hegelich(Founder)Jerome Payne(Executive Officer)

BoardLukasz Gadowski(Director)in

Co-investorsTeam Global

VeriQloudveriqloud.com
Vertical Computeverticalcompute.comin

Vertical Compute is a European deep-tech startup developing chiplets that place vertical columns of data directly next to processing cores, using vertical memory concepts combined with nano-magnetism to accelerate AI workloads.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Sylvain Dubois(Founder)

Co-investorsXAngeimec.xpand

Welinqwelinq.frin

Welinq develops quantum networking products—including quantum memories, photonics-based light-qubit interfaces, and software for distributed quantum computation and error correction—to interconnect quantum computers and enable quantum-secure networks.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing

Co-investorsRuna Capital

Zoozoo.devin𝕏

Zoo builds Zoo Design Studio, AI-native CAD software featuring Zookeeper, a conversational CAD agent that interprets design intent, reasons and iterates, and generates editable B-rep models on a modern geometry engine.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaSLos Angeles, US

Jessie Frazelle(Founder)

Co-investorsDuke Capital PartnersPreston-Werner VenturesUndeterred CapitalE1 Ventures

ZuriQzuriq.com

ZuriQ develops quantum computing hardware based on a three-dimensional trapped-ion architecture designed for scalable qubit systems while preserving connectivity and operation fidelity.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing

Pavel Hrmo

Co-investorsOnsight VenturesQAI VenturesSquareOneFirst Momentum

株式会社Yaqumoyaqumo.com

Yaqumo develops neutral-atom (cold-atom) quantum computers designed to be scalable and support repeatable error correction, with the goal of practical, usable quantum computing.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing

Co-investorsBeyond Next VenturesJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsKyoto University Innovation Capital

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Quantonation made?
Quantonation has 42 tracked investments, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Quantonation invest at?
Quantonation invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
What sectors does Quantonation focus on?
Quantonation focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Energy, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, Mobility & Transportation, Quantum Computing, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
Where is Quantonation located?
Quantonation is headquartered in Paris, FR.
Does Quantonation lead rounds?
Yes, Quantonation leads investment rounds.
Who does Quantonation co-invest with?
Quantonation most often shares deals with QAI Ventures, QDNL Participations, Runa Capital, among 63 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Olivier Tonneau, Quantonation: How can Europe be a powerhouse in Quantum Technologies

EUVC · Olivier Tonneau

Christophe Jurczak, Quantonation: Quantum Is Here: Europe’s Deeptech Moment

EUVC · Christophe Jurczak

Interview with ​Christophe Jurczak co-founder and managing partner of Quantonation

TINS World · Christophe Jurczak

tech&fest 2025 / Le Plateau TV : Olivier Tonneau (Quantonation Ventures)

tech&fest · Olivier Tonneau

Christophe JURCZAK, Managing Partner de Quantonation - Studio Bang - BIG 2024

Bpifrance · Christophe Jurczak

The Qubit Guy's Podcast with Christophe Jurczak, Founder and Partner at Quantonation

Classiq Technologies · Christophe Jurczak

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