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Q.ANT secures additional investment from Duquesne Family Office, bringing total funding to $80M in Series A.

PRIVATEOct 30, 2025

Amount Raised

$80 Million

Round Type

Series A

StuttgartEnergyArtificial IntelligenceRenewable Energy

Investors

TrumpfOnsight VenturesLEA PartnersExf Alpha (Venionaire Capital)Grazia EquityVerve VenturesL BankImec.XpandUVC PartnersCherry VenturesDuquesne Family Office

Description

Stuttgart-based Q.ANT announced the second closing of its Series A, totaling $80 million in funding. The additional investment came from Duquesne Family Office and existing investors include Cherry Ventures, UVC Partners, and imec.xpand. Q.ANT specializes in photonic processing for AI and HPC, focusing on energy-efficient computing. The funding will support their innovative hardware solutions aimed at enhancing energy efficiency in data centers.

Quick answer

Q.ANT raised $80 Million in a Series A round, dated October 30, 2025. Investors: Trumpf, Onsight Ventures, LEA Partners, Exf Alpha (Venionaire Capital), Grazia Equity, Verve Ventures, L Bank and Imec.Xpand. Q.ANT is based in Stuttgart, Baden Württemberg, Germany.

How much did Q.ANT raise?
Q.ANT raised $80 Million in a Series A round on October 30, 2025.
Who invested in Q.ANT?
Trumpf, Onsight Ventures, LEA Partners, Exf Alpha (Venionaire Capital), Grazia Equity, Verve Ventures, L Bank and Imec.Xpand are named as investors in this round.
What does Q.ANT do?
Q.ANT is a photonic deep-tech scale-up developing photonic processing solutions that compute natively with light and deliver a scalable alternative to transistor-based systems.
Where is Q.ANT based and how big is it?
Q.ANT is based in Stuttgart, Baden Württemberg, Germany. Fundz records about 58 employees.
Who are the decision-makers at Q.ANT?
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Company Information

Company

Q.ANT

Location

Stuttgart, Baden Württemberg, Germany

About

Q.ANT is a photonic deep-tech scale-up developing photonic processing solutions that compute natively with light and deliver a scalable alternative to transistor-based systems. Its Light Empowered Native Arithmetics (LENA) architecture delivers analog co-processing power optimised for complex computation and enabling energy-efficient performance for next-generation AI and HPC applications. Q.ANT operates its own Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN) chip pilot line in collaboration with the Institute for Microelectronics Stuttgart, IMS CHIPS, and is currently shipping its Native Processing Servers to selected partners.

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