Dutch Startup QuiX Quantum Raises €15 Million In Series A Round

The round was co-led by Invest NL and the EIC Fund, with support from existing investors PhotonVentures, Oost NL, and FORWARD.one. This funding follows an earlier grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator programme, which supports breakthrough technologies across Europe.

“Our Series A funding round fuels our mission to further develop the core building blocks required for a fault-tolerant universal quantum computer” says Dr–Ing. Stefan Hengesbach, CEO of QuiX Quantum. “With our first-generation system in 2026, we will demonstrate universality by overcoming long-standing challenges in fast feed-forward electronics and single-photon sources. The next-generation system, planned for 2027, will focus on implementing error correction, a crucial step towards fault-tolerant systems capable of transforming industries such as chemical engineering, drug development, fraud detection, and advanced manufacturing.”

With five offices across Europe, QuiX Quantum aims to become the go-to supplier of quantum processors. In 2022, it became the first company in the world to sell both 8-qubit and 64-qubit photonic quantum computers to the German Aerospace Center (DLR QCI). By 2024, it launched cloud access to its quantum systems, enabling hybrid computing and real-world use cases in sectors like infrastructure, defence, healthcare, and IT.

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Liz Duijves, Invest-NL Deep Tech Funds: “QuiX Quantum is one of Europe’s most promising full-stack quantum computing companies, with a technology that can reshape critical sectors like healthcare, energy and AI. Our investment in QuiX not only catalyses breakthrough innovation in quantum technology, but also strengthens Europe’s leadership and reinforces a thriving deep tech ecosystem in the Netherlands.”

With this funding, QuiX Quantum will launch its first universal photonic quantum computer. It can perform any quantum operation, marking a major step toward building powerful, fault-tolerant quantum systems.

QuiX Quantum is focused on meeting the rising demand from data centers and users who need more computing power and real quantum hardware to test algorithms. Their components and systems are designed from the start to support large-scale production, scalability, and energy efficiency.

Svetoslava Georgieva, Chair of the EIC Fund Board: “We warmly congratulate QuiX Quantum on this important milestone. Their successful Series A round reflects not only the strength of their technology and team, but also the growing confidence in Europe’s DeepTech ecosystem. The EIC Fund is proud to support QuiX Quantum as they continue to push the boundaries of quantum innovation and strengthen Europe’s leadership in this strategic field.“

QuiX Quantum’s universal photonic quantum computer uses superposition, entanglement, and interference to process information differently from traditional computers.

The system runs on silicon-nitride chips built for large-scale production. It's scalable, works mostly at room temperature, and fits easily into data centers. This technology could enable breakthroughs in catalyst simulation, molecular modeling, machine learning, and data analysis.

Jordy Schaufeli, investment manager at Oost NL: “QuiX Quantum is the only company in the Netherlands developing a quantum computer based on photonic silicon nitride chips – a distinctive and promising technology. Quantum computers can solve problems far beyond today’s supercomputers, enabling breakthroughs in areas like materials science, energy, healthcare, and logistics. Together with Invest-NL, EIC, PhotonVentures, and FORWARD.one, we are proud to support QuiX Quantum and strengthens eastern Netherlands as a leading region for photonics and quantum technology.”

About QuiX Quantum

Founded in 2019 QuiX Quantum develops cutting-edge photonic quantum computing hardware, with a focus on building a Universal Quantum Computer. Its first system has already been sold and is set for delivery, highlighting the company’s strong position in the market and trusted product quality.