Participated · Seed · Jul 2026

Arq develops networking hardware for the quantum internet, combining rare-earth-doped-crystal-based quantum memories with photon-pair sources to enable long-distance quantum communication over fibre. Its core approach uses multiplexing to store and transmit multiple photons simultaneously, aiming to improve speed and efficiency of quantum links. The company is building quantum repeaters intended to connect quantum computers across long distances. Arq targets applications in telecommunications, financial services, pharmaceuticals and healthcare and is working with research institutions, quantum technology companies and public organisations. Founded in 2025 by Samuele Grandi and Emanuele Distante, the company recently raised $1.4 million in a pre-seed round to fund a laboratory build-out and further development of its quantum memory devices. The articles do not report revenue, user counts, or other operating metrics.

Participated · Seed · May 2026

Tolemy Bio is developing Orbit, an AI-native system that connects laboratory tools and experimental data sources while incorporating virtual cell models and AI research agents to help scientists analyse cellular behaviour and guide experiments. The company aims to consolidate fragmented research data spread across spreadsheets, lab equipment, and notebooks into a single environment to improve reproducibility and decision-making. Its long-term goal is to build a virtual-cell platform that enables more precise, data-driven approaches to therapeutic development and cell control. The startup was founded by Alex Ward and Caelan Anderson and is headquartered in Cambridge, with substantial operations in Barcelona. Tolemy Bio recently raised €1.4 million in pre-seed funding to grow its data generation, machine learning, and engineering teams and to support early customer and partner deployments.

Led · Equity · Apr 2026

Luxquanta was founded in May 2021 as a spin-off of ICFO and develops and commercializes quantum-safe encryption solutions centered on continuous-variable QKD (CV-QKD). The company targets telecommunications, public administrations, data centers and critical infrastructure, and reports customers in more than a dozen European countries with deployments in Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the United States. Its team comprises engineers with decades of experience in quantum technologies, FPGA development, telecommunications, digital signal processing, microelectronics, software development and optoelectronic components. Luxquanta positions itself to make quantum security accessible and has rapidly developed its technology since inception. The article does not report revenue, user counts, or other financial metrics.

Participated · Seed · Mar 2026

Founded in 2024 and headquartered in Cambridge, MA, Axiomatic AI builds a proprietary platform called Axiomatic Intelligence that fuses frontier AI models with mathematical and physics-based verification and domain-specific knowledge. The system delivers interpretable, physics-grounded reasoning and formal auditability, letting customers automate and orchestrate multifaceted engineering processes while continuously checking for correctness and consistency. The company targets enterprises in science and engineering that require rigorous validation of designs and simulations. With its AI verification layer, Axiomatic aims to shorten product-development cycles and reduce costly errors. The new capital will be used to broaden enterprise deployments and deepen integration into customers’ engineering workflows. Including the latest financing, Axiomatic AI has raised a total of $25 million to date, providing a solid financial foundation for further product enhancement and market expansion.

Participated · Equity · Oct 2025

Nanopower Semiconductor AS is a semiconductor startup focused on designing and commercializing ultra-low-power integrated circuits. Its flagship product, the nPZero IC, reduces energy consumption in electronic devices to levels that make previously impossible battery-powered and energy-harvesting applications feasible. The company intends to use newly secured capital to ramp up commercialization efforts and initiate mass production of the nPZero chip. Funds will also support expansion of its product portfolio to capture additional opportunities in ultra-low-power markets. Management, led by CEO Svein-Egil Nielsen, emphasizes the disruptive and sustainable nature of the technology. The business has attracted a mix of European and Norwegian investors, underlining broad confidence in its market potential. No revenue or user figures were disclosed, but the company is positioning itself for large-scale growth with this latest financing.