Startup · United States
QC82
HQ College Park, MarylandFounded 20201-10 employeesUpdated
We are building the infrastructure for QC with room temperature, low-loss, scalable, quantum photonics — starting with proprietary photon detection technology.
Funding5 rounds · $2.1M
- Equity raised
- $2.1M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- $1.7M
- Latest
- $1.5MConvertible · Dec 30, 2025
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | Convertible | $1.5M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Sep 1, 2024 | Convertible | $560K | — | — | — | Reported |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Grant | $200K | — | — | — | Reported |
| Oct 1, 2023 | Grant | $1.5M | — | — | — | Reported |
| 2022 | Seed | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
- Convertible$1.5MDec 30, 2025
- Convertible$560KSep 1, 2024
- Grant$200KJun 25, 2024
- Grant$1.5MOct 1, 2023
- SeedUndisclosed2022
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.
People1
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Hussain Zaidi | co-founder and CEO |
Sources5
Profile2
- 1
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind
“{"group": "startups", "id": "26658baa-0f9b-4a84-aea7-a49f4716f345", "name": "QC82"}”
- 2CompanyQC82
QC82 · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“We are building the infrastructure for QC with room temperature, low-loss, scalable, quantum photonics — starting with proprietary photon detection technology.”
Funding2
- 3
quantumzeitgeist.com · May 27, 2026 · Supports Funding round, Organization · ownership
“QC82 raised a 2022 seed round from Tensor Ventures, Qubits Ventures, and the University of Maryland Discovery Fund”
- 4DatabaseQC82 company profile
Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url
“funding round: Convertible Note, 2025-12-30, USD 1,500,000”
People1
- 5
blog.tensor.ventures · Supports Role
“Hussain Zaidi is the co-founder and CEO of QC82.”
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