QuantWare leads disclosed funding
Its $177.6M round represents 39% of the $459.2M disclosed across this edition. QuantWare engages in designing, developing, and fabricating hardware to enable quantum computing.
May 4 – 10, 2026 Startup Funding Weekly
4 European funding rounds and $459.2M disclosed. QuantWare leads the edition; explore the companies, investors and stage breakdown.
May 4–May 10, 2026 · 4 announced rounds
4Funding rounds
$459.2MDisclosed capital · 4 rounds
$113.3MMedian disclosed round
01 / The takeaways
The funding announcements
Deeptech: 3 rounds
eleQtron, Quantum Motion, QuantWare are among the companies in the most active sector by number of rounds in this edition.
1 early-stage rounds
Pre-seed, seed and Series A account for 1 of the 4 announcements. These rounds total $66.6M in disclosed funding.
02 / The full selection
All funding rounds
4 rounds · $459.2M disclosed · $113.3M median
| Company | Amount | Stage / sector | Lead investor | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum Motion Development of silicon quantum processors. | $160M | Series C+ Deeptech | — | |
| eleQtron Develops, produces, operates and markets computing time on ion trap-based quantum computers. | €57M | Series A Deeptech | — | |
| QuantWare QuantWare engages in designing, developing, and fabricating hardware to enable quantum computing. | €152M | Series B Deeptech | — | |
| Smartness Smartness eventually expanded its offering from intelligent pricing management into CRM, payments, a property management system, guest communication, and operational AI solutions. | €47M | Series B Travel | — |
Quantum Motion$160M
Development of silicon quantum processors.
eleQtron€57M
Develops, produces, operates and markets computing time on ion trap-based quantum computers.
QuantWare€152M
QuantWare engages in designing, developing, and fabricating hardware to enable quantum computing.
Smartness€47M
Smartness eventually expanded its offering from intelligent pricing management into CRM, payments, a property management system, guest communication, and operational AI solutions.
03 / Further reading
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