Glasgow’s Quantcore Secures £2.5M To Boost UK Quantum Hardware Supply Chain

The round was co-led by PXN Ventures, Blackfinch Ventures and Scottish Enterprise, with additional investment from Quantum Exponential and STAC.

Quantcore, founded by Dr Jack Brennan, Dr Valentino Seferai, Wridhdhisom Karar, and Prof Martin Weides as a University of Glasgow spin-out, designs, manufactures, and tests superconducting processors, resonators, and sensors for quantum computing and advanced sensing systems.

Quantcore manufactures niobium-based components, a material that can operate at higher temperatures than aluminium which is widely used by global competitors. By leveraging niobium, the company aims to help customers, including UK national laboratories, reduce energy consumption while improving the scalability and performance of quantum components.

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Beyond computing Quantcore’s quantum sensors enable secure communications and high precision medical imaging surpassing classical technology limits with applications in neuroscience early disease detection secure infrastructure and fundamental physics.

The investment arrives amid geopolitical uncertainty and follows the UK government’s commitment to invest £670 million in quantum computing as part of its 10-year modern industrial strategy.

With the new funding Quantcore plans to grow its team, adding engineering roles in design, manufacturing and cryogenic testing, as well as commercial positions to support business expansion.

Highlighting the strategic implications, Quantcore CEO and co-founder Dr Jack Brennan said quantum computing’s code-breaking potential makes domestic manufacturing increasingly important arguing the UK must build sovereign capability as classical computing approaches its limits.

Quantcore founded in 2025 as a University of Glasgow spin-out is a UK-based quantum technology company. It designs, manufactures and tests niobium-based superconducting components such as processors, resonators and sensors supporting quantum computing and advanced sensing applications.