16 Best Quantum Photonics Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Quantum Photonics Startups

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There are 16 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $1.6b. The average funding per company in this subset is $102.0m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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Quandela logo

Quandela

Quandela is a Paris-based company developing optical quantum technology integrated into photonic chips.

3

Funding Rounds

$88.0m

Money raised

ID Quantique (company) logo

ID Quantique (company)

ID Quantique is a company developing quantum cybersecurity products, quantum scientific instrumentation, and quantum random number generation.

1

Funding Rounds

$5.6m

Money raised

PsiQuantum logo

PsiQuantum

PsiQuantum is a company that is building a general-purpose silicon photonic quantum computer.

8

Funding Rounds

$1.2b

Money raised

Xanadu logo

Xanadu

Xanadu is a company developing quantum computing and artificial intelligence technologies.

6

Funding Rounds

$137.1m

Money raised

Atom Computing logo

Atom Computing

Atom Computing Inc. manufactures scalable quantum computers out of individual atoms.

3

Funding Rounds

$81.0m

Money raised

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QuiX

QuiX is a company that makes a room temperature photonic quantum processor based on silicon nitride waveguides.

1

Funding Rounds

Quantum Xchange logo

Quantum Xchange

Quantum Xchange is a quantum fiber network that is based in the United States. It uses photons of light to physically transfer a shared secret between two entities.

3

Funding Rounds

$37.0m

Money raised

KETS Quantum Security logo

KETS Quantum Security

Company developing optical communications hardware for strong digital encryption.

1

Funding Rounds

$4.4m

Money raised

Alpine Quantum Technologies logo

Alpine Quantum Technologies

A quantum computing company using ion trap technology to develop commercial quantum computers.

3

Funding Rounds

$34.8m

Money raised

ORCA Computing logo

ORCA Computing

A company developing a scalable and modular quantum computer powered by photonics.

3

Funding Rounds

$30.0m

Money raised

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Qubitekk

Qubitekk is a company that is making quantum technologies for scientists, engineers, and developers.

4

Funding Rounds

$4.3m

Money raised

M Squared Lasers logo

M Squared Lasers

M Squared Lasers explores, develops and manufactures next-generation lasers and photonic instruments that bring new capabilities, higher reliability and greater ease of use to a diverse range of industrial and scientific applications. The core team ...

4

Funding Rounds

$13.9m

Money raised

Nordic Quantum Computing Group logo

Nordic Quantum Computing Group

A research and development company in quantum technologies and nanotechnology. The four core areas NQCG focuses on are Quantum Information Technology, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Artificial Intelligence Technology and Ontology Learning and Evolution.

1

Funding Rounds

Single Quantum logo

Single Quantum

Single Quantum is a company making optical imaging and telecommunication systems founded in 2012 by Sander Dorenbos.

1

Funding Rounds

$60.2k

Money raised

Sparrow Quantum logo

Sparrow Quantum

A company developing and commercializing photonic quantum computing components.

1

Funding Rounds

$4.5m

Money raised

Bra-ket Science logo

Bra-ket Science

Bra-ket Science is a company making room-temperature qubit storage technology.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.9m

Money raised