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January 28, 2025

Quantum computing startup Alice & Bob raises €100m Series B to double down on R&D and open new production site

The startup, launched in 2020, is focusing on improving its devices before it enters a commercialisation phase

Alice & Bob, a French startup that designs and builds quantum computers, has raised a €100m Series B round, half of which will be dedicated to funding a new 4,000 square metre industrial site near Paris.

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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