QDNL Participations

📣 Last week our portfolio company Qblox secured a $26 million Series A. 👉 Chad Rigetti, who led the initial investment for QDNL Participations in Qblox says: "Qblox has a unique combination of rapidly expanding market, a stellar and highly technical founding team, and an already established track record of strong revenue growth. Their impact on the quantum sector and advanced computing is just beginning.” This is one of the biggest Series A rounds worldwide for quantum technology this year and marks the largest investment round ever for a quantum company in The Netherlands The company’s founders, Niels and Jules, combine a strong academic foundation with the entrepreneurial drive that is essential to building a successful university spinout. Quantum computing, sensing, and networking systems require electronic control technology for their development and operation. Qblox has established itself as one of the leading providers of these control systems, and is poised to capitalize on the growing adoption of quantum technologies across a range of industries. More details on the round via Quantum Herald, article in comments below. #quantumtechnology Ton, Chad, Cheryne

📣 We’re incredibly proud to announce that our portfolio company, Qblox, has raised a $26 million Series A round. This is one of the biggest Series A rounds worldwide for quantum technology of the year to date and marks the largest investment round ever for a quantum venture in The Netherlands. Quantum computing, sensing, and networking systems require electronic control technology for their development and operation. Qblox has established itself as one of the leading providers of these control systems, and is poised to capitalize on the growing adoption of quantum technologies across a range of industries. 👉 QBlox founder and CEO Niels Bultink says: “It has always been clear to us that quantum technology should be seen as a value chain where we work with dedication on one crucial layer of the stack, currently serving over one hundred customers. Almost uniquely in the industry, this has allowed us to grow the company exponentially fueled by revenue rather than investments. With our first equity investment we secure our long-term growth, positioning Qblox as the enabler for industrial-scale quantum systems.” Congratulations to the Qblox team on their remarkable achievement 🚀 #quantum #quantumtechnology

📣 We’re incredibly proud to announce we’re leading the €2,5m investment round in Q*BIRD B.V.! We co-led this round in Q*Bird with Cottonwood Technology Fund, with participation from InnovationQuarter. 🔒 Q*Bird’s quantum cryptography provides enhanced security against today’s cyber threats AND provides secure foundations for the future quantum internet, which will see quantum computers connecting over long distances around the world. Q*Bird’s technology outperforms the competition on security and cost. ➝  With this funding, Q*Bird will be able to accelerate the growth of its ‘Falqon®’ quantum security technology ➝ It will also use the funding to scale its commercial partnerships, which already include the Port of Rotterdam and Eurofiber. Our Managing Director Ton van 't Noordende, said: “We commend Q*Bird for their groundbreaking quantum secure networking technology. There is growing recognition in today’s world that digital information transfer is not definitely secure, particularly in a post-quantum era. Q*Bird’s technology sets itself apart from existing post-quantum cryptography technologies by providing inherent security that is effectively untappable. We’re thrilled to back them in their mission to become a leading global quantum security company.” 🎈 Congratulations Ingrid, Joshua, Remon and team! We're excited to be working with you. 🗞️ Read all the details in this article on Silicon Canals - European Technology News: https://lnkd.in/gDgDDNcW #quantum #QDNL #Infinity QD

We’re looking forward to participating in 2 panels during Inside Quantum Technology The Hague ⬇️ Panel 1: → Quantum technology policy: Geopolitics and technological advancement. 🌍 🎤 moderated Pieter Vermaas (TU Delft) and Dr. Mira Wolf-Bauwens-Bauwens (IBM Research), including Oscar Diez of the European Commission,  Trevor H. Rudolph of Schneider Electric, and our Managing Director Ton van 't Noordende. 📅 Day 3 of IQT The Hague, April 24th 10:00 – 10:40 am CET & Panel 2: → Quantum: Funding the future. 💰 🎤 moderated by Deborah Nas (Quantum Delta NL) including Karolina Liljeroth-Dorozynska (imec.xpand) Jan Westerhues (Bosch Ventures) Kris Kaczmarek (2xN) and our Managing Director Ton van ‘t Noordende. 📅 Day 3 of IQT The Hague, April 24th 14:25 – 15:00 CET #IQT2024 #QDNLP #InfinityQD #startups #deeptech #quantum #QDNL

⚡ Our portfolio company Orange Quantum Systems has news! ⬇️ 7 question answered: 1️⃣ What is the news? OrangeQS accelerated its roadmap to serve the maturing quantum chip production market. 2️⃣ How? It announced the first sale of its new OrangeQS Industry System. 3️⃣ What can the newest product do? It can test 100 qubit quantum chips and will accelerate the development of quantum chips by automating chip testing at scale. 4️⃣ Who is the buyer? “Our launching customer is a leader in the quantum industry, building full-stack quantum computers and producing and developing their quantum chips in-house,” said Garrelt Alberts, Managing Director at OrangeQS. 5️⃣ What does it say about the development of the quantum landscape, according to the company? The field of quantum technology is maturing, showing a shift from highly involved, hands-on processes, to fully-automated, push-button processes with dedicated systems. 6️⃣ Are we moving from academia to quantum chip production in industrial setting? Yes, according to OrangeQS, which builds test equipment to test quantum chips. The company says its new Industry System will lay the groundwork for quantum chips to be manufactured in industrial settings by accelerating chip design cycles with high-throughput testing. It will be the first time that it has been possible to test chips in a fully automated, turn-key way at scale. The team expects this will accelerate the development of new quantum chips, via more cost-effective methods than traditional approaches. 7️⃣ What is the effect? ‘In this new paradigm, quantum chip development is separated from their deployment in quantum computers. This allows our customers to test much faster, at much lower cost, and refocus a large part of their R&D team into other bottlenecks on their tech roadmap, effectively accelerating the development of their quality control and de-risking their tech roadmap,’ explains OrangeQS. The OrangeQS Industry System is scheduled to ship to its first customers in Q4 of 2024. For updates on the product launch, follow the company on LinkedIn via Orange Quantum Systems, subscribe to their newsletter via http://eepurl.com/iwYB4U or keep an eye on their website for new announcements. #quantum #portfolio #startups #QDNL Infinity QD

QuantWare’s newest products allow fast and accurate readout of qubits in the largest systems currently available in the market. 💡 Delft-based company QuantWare designs, develops and fabricates hardware to enable quantum computing. It’s the leading supplier of quantum processors. Its two new products are called  ➡️ Crescendo-S J-TWPA  ➡️ Concerto ➝The newest Crescendo-S J-TWPA is less than half the size of the previous generation, easier to use and better performing. ➝ Its accompanying high-density cryo holder, Concerto, houses and shields up to six Crescendi in a compact form-factor. What problems do the products solve? 💡 Quantum computers consist of quantum bits (qubits). To make quantum computers work effectively, the information stored in qubits needs to be read out very accurately. This is a challenging task because qubits are extremely sensitive and need to be kept at extremely cold temperatures. A quantum amplification solution is crucial because it helps amplify and read the information from qubits without introducing a lot of noise or errors, making it an essential component in building and operating reliable quantum computers. ➡️ The Josephson traveling wave parametric amplifier (J-TWPA) is considered the most advanced solution for accurately amplifying quantum signals. QuantWare’s Crescendo-S J-TWPA allows users to read out many qubits at the same time, due to its large amplification bandwidth via a technique called readout multiplexing. This makes J-TWPAs a critical element of scalable quantum computers. ➡️ With Crescendo-S, QuantWare has more than halved the size of these amplifiers whilst increasing performance. The smaller form factor allows fitting of up to six Crescendi into a single array with a small form factor called Concerto. 🚀 This makes the amplifiers scalable for the largest systems currently available in the market. Along with the new products, QuantWare announced that it developed improved production and testing capabilities, to increase the production capacity of the amplifiers more than tenfold. CEO Matthijs Rijlaarsdam: “Because of the efforts of our team, we’re now able to deliver a better product at far larger volumes - putting us in a unique position to meet the growing demands on volume, quality and reliability that come with a maturing industry.” Congratulations team! #quantum #quantumcomputing #QDNL Infinity QD

📣 We’re incredibly proud to announce we’re leading the latest €8m investment round in QphoX! 🚀 QphoX is building the world's first Quantum Modem device, as a critical step towards scaling quantum computers and establishing a quantum internet, connecting quantum computers across the globe. How? ➝ The Quantum Modem device is the core hardware required to allow quantum computers to communicate over an optical network. ➝ QphoX will thereby enable the scalability of large quantum computing systems within a data center, and ultimately form the backbone of the future quantum internet. 💰This €8m round is the largest investment in a quantum company in the Netherlands to date. We’re investing alongside the EIC Fund, and existing investors Quantonation, Speedinvest, HTGF | High-Tech Gründerfonds, and Delft Enterprises B.V. Like TNW just wrote: "The Netherlands may be a small country, but its growing quantum ecosystem is emerging as a leader in specialised quantum technologies. (...) Its €15mn QDNL Participations fund has already invested in other technology-leading quantum startups, including QuantaMap, QuantWare, Fermioniq, and Q-bird." ➝ More on QphoX’s exceptional team and technology: QphoX's core technology centers on the ability to build devices that enable quantum transduction, where (quantum) information can be translated between the microwave and optical domains. The company has made a number of breakthroughs in its technology recently. 🗞️ In October 2023, QphoX shared its demonstration of optical-frequency readout of superconducting qubits and published peer-reviewed details of its world-leading transducer performance in Nature Nanotechnology. It established the company as a leader in the emerging field of quantum transduction. 🎤 Chad Rigetti, our Venture Partner, who will also join the company’s advisory board, underlined that point by saying: “Quantum transduction, and the ability to interconnect modular quantum computers over an optical network, is a breakthrough capability that could shift how we think of building large scale quantum computers and the quantum internet. QphoX is the clear leader in this category. We’re thrilled to back them in their mission to build a leading global quantum hardware company.” Indeed we are thrilled! Read more in the article published on TNW! https://lnkd.in/e-BxBpKx 🎈 Congratulations Simon Groeblacher, Robert Stockill and the entire QphoX team! ----------------------------------------------------- 💡Backed by Quantum, our fund will invest €15 million into early-stage Dutch quantum computing startups in the coming years. ----------------------------------------------------- #quantum #quantumcomputing #QDNL #deeptech #VC Shree Infotech towards infiniy

📣 We’re proud to announce our latest investment in QuantaMap! 🚀 QuantaMap develops quality assurance tech for the production of quantum computer chips, which will help accelerate the widespread adoption of quantum technology. 🚀 The startup uses special techniques designed specifically for quantum chips, setting it apart from the competition. ➝ QuantaMap has developed a novel microscope that will allow quantum researchers and chip manufacturers to closely inspect each chip to assure and improve its quality. Quantum chips are complex and difficult to produce. When they do not work as well as they should, there is no way to find out why, which component failed, and how to improve the production processes. This is one of the major roadblocks to scaling quantum chips. QuantaMap will solve that problem. 🧭 “Imagine if every quantum researcher and manufacturer had a finely tuned compass to navigate the uncharted quantum landscape of their chips; that's what we are creating,” explains its CEO, Johannes Jobst. 🎤 Our Managing Director Ton van 't Noordende: “By employing a unique combination of cryogenic scanning-probe microscopy and custom quantum sensors, QuantaMap is addressing a crucial challenge in the industry: the difficulty of producing reliable quantum chips. We’re excited to support the team on its journey to provide chip diagnostics using quantum sensors.” Read more in the article published on TNW. 🎈 Congratulations Johannes, Kaveh Lahabi, Milan Allan, Jimi de Haan, Freek Looman & Dalal Benali! #quantum #quantumcomputing #QDNL #deeptech #VC Infinity QD Quantum Delta NL Leiden Institute of Physics https://lnkd.in/ek9pkztD

Are you curious about the future of Quantum investing? We're excited for IQTNYC, OCT 24 - 26, where our managing director, Ton van 't Noordende, will participate in a deep dive on the subject. 🎤 OCT 25, 4:45 - 5:10 PM EST Roundtable: The Future of Venture Capital in the Quantum Sector Speakers ✨ William Zeng - Partner, Quantonation ✨ Ton van 't Noordende - Managing Director, QDNL Participations We hope to see you in NYC! You can join for all the insights, here: https://lnkd.in/grri76Bw #quantum #quantumtechnology #QDNL #QDNLParticipations #InfinityQD 

It’s time for another introduction to one of the startups we’re lucky to have on-board: QuantWare! Only two and half years after jump-starting the company during COVID-19, co-founders Matthijs Rijlaarsdam and Dr. Alessandro Bruno, along with the rest of the QuantWare team, have already made great strides in quickening the development of quantum computers with their off-the-shelves quantum processors. The technological contributions are clear: its five-qubit Soprano processor is currently being used in the first quantum computer in Spain. But the team is also prioritising a larger industry goal: closing the gender gap in the Quantum ecosystem. Find out more about what they're doing to mind the gap, their work in quantum computing, and what’s next, here: https://lnkd.in/eYh2uzx3 #Quantum #QuantWare #quantumcomputing #QDNLP #QDNL Infinity QD