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June 3, 2025

Exclusive: Quantum startup Pasqal buys Canada’s Aeponyx for an undisclosed sum

It is the French startup’s third acquisition to date

Paris-based Pasqal, which builds quantum computers, has bought Canadian photonics startup Aeponyx for an undisclosed sum.

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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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