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February 23, 2026

IQM set to go public at $1.8bn valuation

The Finnish company announced plans to list in the US via a SPAC

Finnish quantum computing company IQM Quantum Computers has announced plans to go public thanks to a merger with US special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Real Asset Acquisition Corp. (RAAQ). 

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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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