# IQM

Europe has a lead in the quantum race, but US giants are set to acquire it away
Opinion
May 21, 2026
Europe has a lead in the quantum race, but US giants are set to acquire it away
European startups lead globally in quantum deployments, but without homegrown consolidation, that lead will be acquired away by US giants
Neil Abroug and Sami Moughrabie
SPACs are back. This time they can’t be a dumpster fire for European startups
Pro
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March 9, 2026
SPACs are back. This time they can’t be a dumpster fire for European startups
The SPAC comeback tour in Europe puts capital and tech sovereignty in the spotlight
Tom Nugent
The European startups which became unicorns in 2025
Pro
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December 18, 2025
The European startups which became unicorns in 2025
27 new unicorns pranced onto the European tech stage this year — a post Covid milestone
Ruggero Di Spigna
Europe breaks records across AI, defence and quantum in Q3
Pro
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November 3, 2025
Europe breaks records across AI, defence and quantum in Q3
Dealmaking spiked in Q3, with seven new unicorns and two jumbo AI raises
Federico Scolari, Ruggero Di Spigna and Jonathan Sinclair
European chip startups plan future without China
Analysis
January 8, 2024
European chip startups plan future without China
European founders start to adapt their startups to Western trade curbs with China
Cristina Gallardo
IQM quantum computer breakthrough could pave way for bigger machines
News
October 1, 2020
IQM quantum computer breakthrough could pave way for bigger machines
A tiny, ultra-fast bolometer designed by a Finnish research group could make quantum computers more accurate to read and easier to scale up.
Maija Palmer
Europe’s VCs finally leap into quantum
Analysis
July 9, 2019
Europe’s VCs finally leap into quantum
Finland's IQM raises €11.45m in one of the rare VC investments into quantum in Europe.
Maija Palmer

# IQM

Europe has a lead in the quantum race, but US giants are set to acquire it away

SPACs are back. This time they can’t be a dumpster fire for European startups

The European startups which became unicorns in 2025

Europe breaks records across AI, defence and quantum in Q3

European chip startups plan future without China

IQM quantum computer breakthrough could pave way for bigger machines

Europe’s VCs finally leap into quantum