Universal Quantum

Raised $100M in a Series A round, announced 8 October 2026.

Round

Universal Quantum raised over $100 million in Series A funding to expand globally and commercialize its modular quantum computing technology.

Amount
$100M
Stage
Series A
Announced
8 October 2026
Leads
DCVC, Firgun Ventures
Other investors
EDBI, Artal, Integral GlobalTech, Main Sequence, Hostplus, NGS Super, IAG Capital, EdenBase, Eigenstate Holdings, SiteGround Capital
Use of funds
Accelerate global expansion and develop and commercialise its modular quantum computing technology toward fault-tolerant systems, including expansion in Singapore, the US, Japan and Germany.
Total raised
$125M to date
Checked
Amount and date matched across 3 press sources

Company

Develops modular trapped-ion quantum computers for large-scale computing

Based in
Haywards Heath, United Kingdom
Founded
2018
Sector
Other
Website
universalquantum.com ↗

Founders

  • Sebastian WeidtCEO and co-founderLinkedIn ↗
  • Winfried Hensingerfounder

Sources and links

Sources
University of Sussex spinout Universal Quantum raises “record” $100M Series A tech.eu
Sussex spinout Universal Quantum lands $100M+ Series A as the UK quantum funding race heats up techfundingnews.com
Universal Quantum raises over $100m Series A to scale quantum computing globally | Universal Quantum universalquantum.com
Website
universalquantum.com ↗
LinkedIn
Sebastian Weidt ↗
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