Quantum is critical infrastructure for the next century of computing, AI, and security, and leadership will go to whoever can industrialise it.
Partner at DCVC, on leading Quantum Motion's £120m Series C
The big ones
Quantum on chips Quantum Motion announced its £120m Series C led by DCVC and Kembara to build silicon quantum computers using standard chip manufacturing
Redirecting self-defence Cytospire Therapeutics secured £61m Series A led by 4BIO Capital for cancer therapies that activate the body’s immune cells
Powering up Nyobolt raised £44m in funding led by Symbotic to build ultra-fast charging batteries for autonomous machines and data centres
Best of the rest
Crypto interest OpenTrade unlocked £12.5m in funding led by Mercury Fund and Notion Capital to power stablecoin yield products for neobanks and crypto platforms
Startup encyclopedia Beauhurst secured £7m in funding from Palatine Growth Credit to expand private company data platform
The founder’s agent CodeWords landed a £6.6m seed round led by Visionaries for AI agents that build and run business workflows automatically
Doctor on demand Asterix Health raised a £2.1m pre-seed round led by Triple Point for remote GP workforce platform for NHS primary care
Less power, more memory Quinas Technology announced funding from Malta Government Venture Capital for ultra-low power semiconductor memory technology
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The scout
⏳ 6 months ago
Vigilant AI secured £600k pre-seed round led by Haatch to build AI teammates for regulated businesses
ClearStake landed £1.5m seed round to solve gaming financial vulnerability checks and customer ID
Cambridge Photon Technology raised £1.6m in funding led by Cambridge Enterprise to turn unused light into usable power
⌛ 12 months ago
Doubleword raised £9m Series A led by Dawn Capital to make self-hosted AI inference effortless for enterprises
Tended raised £2m led by Praetura Ventures to expand geofencing rail safety tech internationally
Gardin unlocked a £3.4m seed round led by Navus to scale real-time photosynthesis sensor for precision agriculture
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