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May 5, 2026

Intel's VC arm backs quantum startup Quantware in $178m Series B to kick-start production at ‘industrial scale’

The Dutch startup plans to open an industrial-scale facility this year to boost the production of quantum processors

Dutch startup Quantware, which designs and builds processors for quantum computers, has raised $178m in Series B equity funding to kick-start industrial production of its technology.

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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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