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July 11, 2022

Quantonation launches €91m quantum fund

It’s the first dedicated quantum fund in Europe


Freya Pratty

3 min read

Paris-based VC firm Quantonation, which focuses solely on quantum startups, has closed its first fund, with €91m to deploy. It’s the first dedicated quantum fund in Europe.

Quantonation was founded over three years ago and has already made 19 investments — though they’ve come from an ad-hoc holding company rather than a fully formed investment vehicle. That’s because, the team says, quantum wasn’t such an obvious value proposition three years ago, and they wanted to build expertise before they raised a fund.

Now, however, the case for quantum is obvious. ​​Quantum computing could create up to $850bn of value globally over the next 15-30 years, according to a recent report from the Boston Consulting Group, and investment into the sector has skyrocketed over the past two years.

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is a senior reporter and investigations lead at Sifted. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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