What are the latest funding news in the quantum computing market? (October 2026)
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In October 2026, quantum computing fundraising is increasingly focused on hardware scale-up, manufacturing, control infrastructure and fault tolerance rather than basic laboratory validation.
The 12 latest qualifying deals in this screen represent roughly $1.1B of announced financing, although several Chinese rounds were disclosed only as minimum or approximate amounts.
Nine of the 12 companies are primarily quantum hardware, QPU, system or quantum-control businesses, showing how strongly capital is moving toward the physical infrastructure needed to make quantum computing deployable.
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Insights
- Hardware dominates this funding window: 9 of the 12 companies, or 75%, primarily build quantum processors, complete quantum computers or quantum-specific control infrastructure rather than application software.
- The four largest quantum computing rounds, OQC, Oratomic, SpinQ and Atom Computing, represent about $897M, or roughly four-fifths of the capital announced across these 12 deals.
- Seven of the 12 rounds were worth at least $40M, suggesting investors are increasingly willing to finance expensive quantum hardware scale-up rather than only small research-stage experiments.
- Only Arclight Quantum and ColibriTD are clear quantum software plays, and their combined financing was around $19M, far below the capital flowing into quantum hardware and manufacturing.
- China produced the three most recent deals in the list and four of the 12 overall, highlighting a particularly active domestic financing environment for superconducting, trapped-ion and quantum software companies.
- The hardware bets remain technologically diversified: the list includes superconducting, trapped-ion, neutral-atom and photonic quantum computing architectures, with no single qubit modality attracting all new capital.
- Five companies were still at pre-seed, seed, angel or pre-Series A stages, showing that investors are funding both very early quantum architectures and later commercial deployment platforms at the same time.
- The largest rounds are increasingly tied to industrial goals such as semiconductor-compatible fabrication, fault tolerance, production lines, processor scaling and data-center deployment rather than simply increasing experimental qubit counts.
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Summary table of the latest funding deals in the quantum computing market as of October 2026
We define the quantum computing market as commercial products and services whose primary purpose is to build, enable, access, program, run, or integrate quantum computation.
We include quantum hardware systems, QPUs and quantum-computing-specific components, hosted or cloud access to quantum processors, and quantum-specific software, middleware, control, error-correction, and integration tools used to execute workloads on quantum processors.
We exclude quantum sensing, quantum communications, post-quantum cybersecurity, general-purpose classical cloud and compute, and hardware or R&D tools not sold primarily for quantum computing use.
| Name | When | Amount in $ | Round Type | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arclight Quantum | 18 September 2026 | ~$14M to $15M | Series A extension | Quantum software & middleware |
| Veku Quantum | 11 September 2026 | >$14M | Pre-Series A | Trapped-ion quantum hardware systems |
| SQ Computing | 7 September 2026 | ~$44.7M | Angel+ | Superconducting quantum hardware systems |
| S-Transistors | 31 August 2026 | ~$3.0M | Pre-seed | Quantum control electronics & components |
| ColibriTD | 27 August 2026 | ~$4.6M | Seed | Quantum application software & simulation |
| OptQC | 25 August 2026 | ~$47M | Series A2 | Photonic quantum hardware systems |
| ZuriQ | 28 July 2026 | $25.5M | Seed | Trapped-ion quantum hardware |
| Oratomic | 7 July 2026 | $300M | Series A | Neutral-atom quantum hardware |
| Qolab | 2 July 2026 | $54.2M package | Series B | Superconducting quantum hardware |
| SpinQ | 30 June 2026 | ~$147M | Series D | Full-stack superconducting quantum computing |
| Atom Computing | 16 June 2026 | $100M | Series C | Neutral-atom quantum hardware systems |
| Oxford Quantum Circuits | 3 June 2026 | $350M | Series C | Superconducting quantum systems & cloud access |
All the latest funding deals in the quantum computing market as of October 2026
Arclight Quantum raised roughly $14M to $15M in September 2026.
When was it?
Arclight Quantum announced the financing on 18 September 2026.
Who are they?
Arclight Quantum develops quantum programming, compiler, EDA, control, error-correction and cloud software that can work across several quantum hardware architectures.
Geographical focus?
Arclight Quantum is based in Beijing and initially serves Chinese telecom, cloud, energy and industrial customers while building hardware-agnostic software.
Why do we include them in the quantum computing market?
Arclight Quantum directly enables users to design, program, control and execute workloads on quantum processors, placing it in the quantum software and middleware category.
What is the company stage?
Arclight Quantum is at an early commercial and early PMF stage, with software already deployed while the broader quantum application market continues to mature.
How much did they raise?
Arclight Quantum raised more than RMB100M, equivalent to roughly $14M to $15M.
What round is it?
Arclight Quantum completed a strategic Series A extension financing.
Why did they raise?
Arclight Quantum raised the capital to deepen quantum and AI integration, hire specialist talent and develop distributed quantum-chip and control technologies.
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Veku Quantum raised more than $14M in September 2026.
When was it?
Veku Quantum announced its Pre-Series A financing on 11 September 2026.
Who are they?
Veku Quantum develops glass-substrate QCCD ion-trap chips, control software and complete trapped-ion quantum computing systems.
Geographical focus?
Veku Quantum is based in Beijing and initially targets Chinese research institutions and domestic quantum computing users.
Why do we include them in the quantum computing market?
Veku Quantum directly builds quantum processors and complete computers, placing it in the trapped-ion quantum hardware systems category.
What is the company stage?
Veku Quantum is at a pre-commercial and early manufacturing stage, with laboratory validation completed and small-volume deliveries reportedly underway.
How much did they raise?
Veku Quantum raised more than RMB100M, equivalent to more than roughly $14M.
What round is it?
Veku Quantum completed a Pre-Series A financing round.
Why did they raise?
Veku Quantum raised the capital to expand its production line and move complete quantum computing systems from laboratory validation toward scalable manufacturing.
SQ Computing raised about $44.7M in September 2026.
When was it?
SQ Computing announced the financing on 7 September 2026.
Who are they?
SQ Computing builds superconducting quantum processors and complete quantum computers using manufacturing methods designed to integrate with established semiconductor production.
Geographical focus?
SQ Computing is based in Shanghai and is initially focused on industrializing superconducting quantum computing in China.
Why do we include them in the quantum computing market?
SQ Computing directly develops QPUs and complete quantum machines, placing it in the superconducting quantum hardware systems category.
What is the company stage?
SQ Computing is at an early industrialization stage and is moving its superconducting chip technology toward repeatable manufacturing processes.
How much did they raise?
SQ Computing raised RMB300M, equivalent to approximately $44.7M.
What round is it?
SQ Computing completed an Angel+ financing round.
Why did they raise?
SQ Computing raised the capital to industrialize superconducting quantum-chip production and connect quantum fabrication more closely with semiconductor manufacturing infrastructure.
S-Transistors raised about $3M in August 2026.
When was it?
S-Transistors announced its financing on 31 August 2026.
Who are they?
S-Transistors develops superconducting transistor circuits and cryogenic signal-routing electronics designed to control large quantum computers close to their processors.
Geographical focus?
S-Transistors is based in Finland and targets quantum computer developers in Europe and other global markets.
Why do we include them in the quantum computing market?
S-Transistors develops control electronics initially designed specifically for cryogenic quantum computers, placing it in the quantum-specific components and control category.
What is the company stage?
S-Transistors is at the prototype and pre-product stage, with core technology demonstrated and its first cryogenic control products under development.
How much did they raise?
S-Transistors raised €2.6M, equivalent to approximately $3.0M.
What round is it?
S-Transistors completed a pre-seed financing round.
Why did they raise?
S-Transistors raised the capital to develop prototypes, build a cryogenic laboratory, establish pilot manufacturing and expand its engineering team.
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ColibriTD raised about $4.6M in August 2026.
When was it?
ColibriTD announced its seed financing on 27 August 2026.
Who are they?
ColibriTD develops quantum software for multiphysics simulation, including hybrid algorithms that solve differential-equation workloads across several quantum hardware platforms.
Geographical focus?
ColibriTD is based in Paris, works with European industrial customers and is expanding its quantum simulation platform internationally.
Why do we include them in the quantum computing market?
ColibriTD turns industrial simulation problems into workloads that use quantum processors, placing it in the quantum application software and simulation category.
What is the company stage?
ColibriTD is at an early PMF and early commercialization stage, with multiple industrial co-construction projects and software connected to several quantum backends.
How much did they raise?
ColibriTD raised €4M, equivalent to approximately $4.6M.
What round is it?
ColibriTD completed a seed financing round.
Why did they raise?
ColibriTD raised the capital for algorithm R&D, specialist hiring, hardware and academic partnerships, customer projects and international expansion.
OptQC raised about $47M in August 2026.
When was it?
OptQC announced the Series A2 financing on 25 August 2026.
Who are they?
OptQC develops room-temperature photonic quantum computers and optical quantum processors designed for deployment without cryogenic refrigeration.
Geographical focus?
OptQC is based in Tokyo and is building initially in Japan while targeting global data-center and quantum computing customers.
Why do we include them in the quantum computing market?
OptQC directly designs and operates photonic quantum processors and complete systems, placing it in the photonic quantum hardware category.
What is the company stage?
OptQC is at the early commercial demonstration and scale-up stage after putting its first commercial demonstration system into operation in 2026.
How much did they raise?
OptQC raised ¥7B, equivalent to approximately $47M.
What round is it?
OptQC completed a Series A2 financing round.
Why did they raise?
OptQC raised the capital to develop a next-generation optical quantum processor, increase computing capacity and expand its research, engineering and business teams.
ZuriQ raised $25.5M in July 2026.
When was it?
ZuriQ announced the seed financing on 28 July 2026.
Who are they?
ZuriQ develops trapped-ion quantum processors using a two-dimensional micro-Penning-trap architecture designed to scale beyond conventional linear ion chains.
Geographical focus?
ZuriQ is based in Switzerland and develops processors for the global quantum computing market.
Why do we include them in the quantum computing market?
ZuriQ directly builds scalable trapped-ion quantum processor architecture, placing it in the trapped-ion quantum hardware category.
What is the company stage?
ZuriQ is at the seed and advanced R&D stage, moving from early architectural demonstrations toward processors supporting substantially larger numbers of qubits.
How much did they raise?
ZuriQ raised $25.5M in this financing round.
What round is it?
ZuriQ completed a seed financing round.
Why did they raise?
ZuriQ raised the capital to expand its scientific and engineering team, improve chip fabrication and increase the number of qubits supported by its architecture.
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Oratomic raised $300M in July 2026.
When was it?
Oratomic announced its Series A financing on 7 July 2026.
Who are they?
Oratomic is building a fault-tolerant quantum computer based on reconfigurable neutral atoms held and manipulated with optical tweezers.
Geographical focus?
Oratomic is based in Pasadena, California, with a global target market for large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computation.
Why do we include them in the quantum computing market?
Oratomic exists specifically to build a fault-tolerant quantum computer, placing it directly in the neutral-atom quantum hardware category.
What is the company stage?
Oratomic is at the Series A and pre-product deep-tech stage and is deliberately focusing on a fault-tolerant system instead of intermediate commercial machines.
How much did they raise?
Oratomic raised $300M in this financing round.
What round is it?
Oratomic completed a Series A financing round.
Why did they raise?
Oratomic raised the capital to recruit specialists and integrate atomic physics, optics, electronics, algorithms and error correction into a fault-tolerant quantum computer.
Qolab announced a $54.2M financing package in July 2026.
When was it?
Qolab announced the Series B financing package on 2 July 2026.
Who are they?
Qolab develops semiconductor-compatible superconducting quantum processors and hardware architectures designed for utility-scale fault-tolerant quantum computers.
Geographical focus?
Qolab is based in the United States and develops quantum hardware with semiconductor manufacturing partnerships relevant to the global market.
Why do we include them in the quantum computing market?
Qolab directly designs superconducting QPUs and architectures for quantum computers, placing it in the superconducting quantum hardware category.
What is the company stage?
Qolab is at the Series B hardware scale-up stage and is working to move its superconducting designs toward scalable semiconductor manufacturing.
How much did they raise?
Qolab announced a $54.2M financing package, including preferred equity, converted securities and a future convertible commitment.
What round is it?
Qolab described the financing as its Series B round, although the $54.2M headline includes more than newly issued Series B equity.
Why did they raise?
Qolab raised the capital to advance fault-tolerant superconducting hardware, strengthen semiconductor partnerships and scale technology development and manufacturing.
SpinQ raised about $147M in June 2026.
When was it?
SpinQ announced its Series D financing on 30 June 2026.
Who are they?
SpinQ builds superconducting quantum computers, QPUs, control equipment, quantum cloud access and supporting quantum software.
Geographical focus?
SpinQ is based in Shenzhen and combines a strong Chinese commercial base with international product sales and ecosystem expansion.
Why do we include them in the quantum computing market?
SpinQ's commercial portfolio directly covers quantum processors, complete machines and quantum computing access, placing it in the full-stack superconducting quantum computing category.
What is the company stage?
SpinQ is a late-stage private and commercial scale-up company with existing quantum computing products, deployments and revenue-generating activities.
How much did they raise?
SpinQ raised RMB1B, equivalent to approximately $147M.
What round is it?
SpinQ completed a Series D financing round.
Why did they raise?
SpinQ raised the capital to develop fault-tolerant quantum computers, improve manufacturing and error correction, strengthen hardware-software integration and expand internationally.
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Atom Computing raised $100M in June 2026.
When was it?
Atom Computing announced its Series C financing on 16 June 2026.
Who are they?
Atom Computing builds gate-based quantum computers using optically trapped neutral atoms, with a focus on logical qubits and fault-tolerant commercial systems.
Geographical focus?
Atom Computing is based in the United States and targets enterprise and government quantum deployments worldwide.
Why do we include them in the quantum computing market?
Atom Computing directly builds neutral-atom quantum processors and complete systems, placing it in the neutral-atom quantum hardware category.
What is the company stage?
Atom Computing is at the commercial scale-up stage, with advanced error-correction demonstrations and commercial systems being developed with ecosystem partners.
How much did they raise?
Atom Computing raised $100M in equity through its Series C round.
What round is it?
Atom Computing completed a Series C financing round.
Why did they raise?
Atom Computing raised the capital to scale neutral-atom machines, improve error correction and software, increase commercial deployments and expand its teams.
Oxford Quantum Circuits raised $350M in June 2026.
When was it?
Oxford Quantum Circuits announced its Series C financing on 3 June 2026.
Who are they?
Oxford Quantum Circuits develops superconducting quantum computers designed for conventional data-center environments and provides quantum compute access to enterprise and government customers.
Geographical focus?
Oxford Quantum Circuits is headquartered in the UK and has expanded its deployed quantum infrastructure across Europe, North America and Asia.
Why do we include them in the quantum computing market?
Oxford Quantum Circuits directly provides quantum hardware and access to superconducting quantum machines, placing it in the quantum systems and compute-access category.
What is the company stage?
Oxford Quantum Circuits is at the growth and commercial deployment stage, with systems deployed internationally and a focus on scaling enterprise-ready infrastructure.
How much did they raise?
Oxford Quantum Circuits raised £260M, equivalent to approximately $350M.
What round is it?
Oxford Quantum Circuits completed a Series C financing round.
Why did they raise?
Oxford Quantum Circuits raised the capital to expand deployed systems, enter additional international markets and accelerate commercialization of data-center-ready quantum computing.
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