Startup · Ireland
equal1
HQ Dublin, IrelandFounded 201711-50 employeesUpdated
Equal1 is changing that paradigm, introducing the first commercially viable quantum system built to run inside existing AI and HPC data center environments.
Funding4 rounds · ~$67.0M
- Equity raised
- ~$67.0M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- ~$11.3M
- Latest
- $60.0MStage undisclosed · Jan 19, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2026 | Undisclosed | $60.0M | — | Ireland Strategic Investment Fund | Atlantic Bridge, EIC Fund, Matterwave Ventures, TNO | Confirmed |
| Feb 7, 2025 | Strategic | Undisclosed | — | — | TNO | Reported |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Grant | ~$11.3M | — | EIC Fund | — | Reported |
| Oct 5, 2021 | Seed | ~$7.0M | — | btov Industrial Technologies | Atlantic Bridge | Reported |
- UndisclosedConfirmed$60.0MJan 19, 2026
- StrategicWith TNOUndisclosedFeb 7, 2025
- GrantLed by EIC Fund~$11.3MDec 20, 2021
- ~$7.0MOct 5, 2021
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems1
- RacQA rack-mounted quantum computer designed to operate alongside classical computing systems.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
People5
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Dirk Leipold · LinkedIn ↗ | President and Founder |
| R. Bogdan Staszewski · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-Founder |
| Dirk Leipold · LinkedIn ↗ | CEO |
| Elena Blokhina · LinkedIn ↗ | Chief Technology Officer |
| Jason Lynch · LinkedIn ↗ | CEO |
Sources12
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Profile5
- 1
PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 45)”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "USA", "hq_iso2": "US", "id": "8c6c19bb-2647-4b3d-9336-9d1a1c700ad6"}”
- 3
Engineers Ireland · Supports Organization · country
“the Irish quantum computing company”
- 4
equal1 · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Equal1 is changing that paradigm, introducing the first commercially viable quantum system built to run inside existing AI and HPC data center environments.”
- 5
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”
Systems1
- 6CompanyRacQ
equal1 · Supports System
“Cloud quantum lives behind an API. Other systems need custom facilities. RacQ runs in your rack, beside the CPUs, GPUs and data it works with.”
Funding5
- 7CompanyEqual1 raises $60M to accelerate quantum computing using existing semiconductor manufacturing
Enterprise Ireland · Jan 19, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount
“The round was led by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF), with participation from Atlantic Bridge, the European Innovation Council Fund, Matterwave Ventures, Enterprise Ireland, Elkstone and TNO Ventures.”
- 8
The Quantum Insider · Feb 7, 2025 · Supports Funding round, Organization · ownership
“announced its first-ever participation in Equal1”
- 9
808 Ventures · Dec 20, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Equal1 Secures €10 million in European Innovation Council Accelerator Programme Funding”
- 10
The Quantum Insider · Oct 5, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount
“The €6 million in new seed capita funding”
- 11
Equal1 · Oct 5, 2021 · Supports Funding round
“btov Industrial Technologies has joined Atlantic Bridge and other Equal1 investors in a multimillion Euro funding round.”
People1
- 12
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Role
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50)”
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