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April 30, 2026

Exclusive: Groove Quantum raises €16m to ramp up chip production

The Dutch startup has developed a technology it says can scale using existing infrastructure for chip manufacturing

Groove Quantum, the Dutch startup building quantum chips, has raised a €16m seed round to increase the size of its processors and kick-start industrial manufacturing of the product.

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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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