Startup · Netherlands
QuiX
HQ Enschede, NetherlandsFounded 201951-200 employeesUpdated
Quix’ photonic quantum computers bring hybrid quantum-classical computing to data centers and HPCs, overcoming the lab-only limits of traditional hardware.
Funding5 rounds · ~$42.1M
- Equity raised
- ~$42.1M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- Undisclosed
- Latest
- ~$17.5MSeries A · Jul 10, 2025
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2025 | Series A | ~$17.5M | — | European Innovation Council Fund, Invest-NL | — | Reported |
| Jul 15, 2024 | Grant | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
| Jul 15, 2024 | Undisclosed | ~$19.0M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Jul 7, 2022 | Seed | ~$5.6M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Jul 7, 2020 | Seed | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
- Series A~$17.5MJul 10, 2025
- GrantUndisclosedJul 15, 2024
- Undisclosed~$19.0MJul 15, 2024
- Seed~$5.6MJul 7, 2022
- SeedUndisclosedJul 7, 2020
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
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
People5
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Hans van den Vlekkert | Founder ,Principal, and Director |
| Jelmer Renema | Co-founder |
| Devin Smith | CTO |
| Hans van Selm | CFO |
| Stefan Hengesbach | CEO |
Sources6
Profile1
- 1
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "Netherlands", "hq_iso2": "NL", "id": "8d2b2a69-d03e-45d2-9f74-80e07d657fb3"}”
Systems2
- 2
QuiX · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“Quix’ photonic quantum computers bring hybrid quantum-classical computing to data centers and HPCs, overcoming the lab-only limits of traditional hardware.”
- 3CompanyCarina - Quix Quantum
QuiX · Supports System
“With Carina, QuiX Quantum has chosen the more demanding path: building a room-temperature, deployable photonic quantum computer that brings the core building blocks of universal quantum computing into one integrated system.”
Funding1
- 4DatabaseQuiX Quantum company profile
Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url, Role
“funding round: Seed Round, 2022-07-07, EUR 5,500,000”
People2
- 5
QuiX · Supports Role
“Stefan Hengesbach, CEO of QuiX Quantum “and in this respect, Bia™Quantum Cloud Computing Service gives organizations a tangible way to leverage quantum technology today.”
- 6
QuiX · Supports Role
“Jelmer Renema co-founded QuiX Quantum and provided technology leadership in the creation of the business and the technology.”
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