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Q.ANT

HQ Stuttgart, GermanyFounded 201851-200 employeesUpdated

Develops photonic computing and quantum sensing technology.

Startup
Website
Total raised
~$72.4M
1 round
Last round
~$72.4M
Series A · Jul 17, 2025
Systems
2

Funding1 round · ~$72.4M

Equity raised
~$72.4M
Latest
~$72.4MSeries A · Jul 17, 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.

Systems2

  • Q.ANT Native Processing Server (NPS)Rack-mounted server using photonic processing for AI and scientific-computing workloads.
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  • Q.ANT Photonic Algorithms Library (Q.PAL)A software interface that provides APIs and example applications for using the photonic processor.
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Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.

People1

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People
PersonRole
Michael Förtschfounder and CEO

Related Organizations

Sources6

Profile3

  1. 1
    ResearchStrategic-Technological Analysis: Q.ANT (Germany)

    Defence Finance Monitor · Supports Organization · country, Organization · description

    “Germany”
  2. 2
    CompanyQ.ANT – Photonic Computing for efficient AI and HPC

    Q.ANT · Supports Organization · name

    “The Q.ANT Native Processing Server (NPS)”
  3. 3
    DatabaseQ.ANT company profile

    Octen Business Search · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url

    “employee_range: 51-200 (profile: 51-200 employees)”

Systems2

  1. 4
    CompanyThe photonic AI accelerator - Q.ANT

    Q.ANT · Supports System

    “The Q.ANT Native Processing Server (NPS) is the first commercial photonic processor for energy-efficient and accelerated AI and HPC workloads. By computing complex, mathematical functions with the natural properties of light, we realize significant performance and energy efficiency without digital detours while communicating seamlessly with existing computing infrastructure. Native Computing by Q.ANT promises:”
  2. 5
    CompanyThe photonic AI accelerator - Q.ANT

    Q.ANT · Supports System

    “The Q.ANT Photonic Algorithms Library (Q.PAL) is the software interface to the NPS which enables users to operate directly at the multiplication level or to leverage optimized neural network operations such as fully connected layers or convolutional layers.”

Funding1

  1. 6
    CompanyQ.ANT Raises €62 Million to Transform the Future of Computing with Photonic Processing - Q.ANT

    Q.ANT · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership, Role

    “today announced a  €62 million Series A financing round”

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