Startup · Sweden

FirstQFM

HQ Stockholm, SwedenFounded 20251-10 employeesUpdated Oct 18, 2026

FirstQFM develops machine learning foundation models to improve the performance and scalability of quantum computers.

Pre-Seed · Oct 10, 2025

Funding1 round · ~$1.4M

Equity raised: ~$1.4M
Latest: ~$1.4MPre-Seed · Oct 10, 2025

Funding rounds
Announced	Stage	Amount	Valuation	Lead investors	Other investors	Confidence
Oct 10, 2025	Pre-Seed	~$1.4M	—	BSV Ventures	Almi Invest, Further Than Capital, Luminar Ventures	Confirmed

Pre-Seed
Led by BSV Ventures
With Almi Invest, Further Than Capital, Luminar Ventures
Confirmed
~$1.4M
Oct 10, 2025

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.

People5

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People
Person	Role
Isaiah Hull	Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder
Vish Ramakrishnan	CEO and Co-Founder
Isaiah Hull	Chief Technology Officer
Vish Ramakrishnan	Chief Executive Officer
Visweswaran Vish R	Chief Executive Officer

Sources8

Profile3

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DatabaseFirstQFM - PitchBook company profile
PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 1-10 (profile: 2)”
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DatabaseSixth-Domain public startups directory
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "Sweden", "hq_iso2": "SE", "id": "a094a716-7635-4acc-a4c2-88db3df2677a"}”
3
CompanyFoundation Models for Quantum Computing
FirstQFM · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“FirstQFM develops machine learning foundation models to improve the performance and scalability of quantum computers.”

Funding2

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CompanyFirstQFM Secures €1.2 Million to Accelerate Commercial Quantum Computing With Proprietary Foundation Models
The Quantum Insider · Oct 10, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“has raised €1.2 million (13.1 million SEK) in pre-seed funding led by BSV Ventures”
5
NewsStockholm-based FirstQFM raises €1.2 million
EU-Startups · Oct 10, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount
“has raised €1.2 million (13.1 million SEK) in pre-seed funding to advance”

People3

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NewsSweden’s FirstQFM raises €1.2 million pre-seed round to develop quantum foundation models - ArcticStartup
arcticstartup.com · Supports Role
““The funding will help support the further development of FirstQFM’s proprietary patent-pending technology, execution of ongoing pilot projects and enable the usefulness of NISQ era quantum machines,” said Vish Ramakrishnan, CEO & Co-Founder of FirstQFM AB.”
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CompanyFirstQFM - team page
FirstQFM · Supports Role
“Vish Ramakrishnan Chief Executive Officer”
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DatabaseFirstQFM - LinkedIn company profile
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Role
“employee_range: 1-10 (profile: 2-10 employees)”

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