# QC Ware funding: rounds and investors

> QC Ware has raised $32M across 2 rounds since 2018. Investors include Citibank, National Science Foundation and Goldman Sachs. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/qc-ware (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *QC Ware*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 7 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Hardware & Electronics

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$32M** raised across 2 rounds since 2018, from 2 sources

**$6.5M** Series A **$25M** Series B

- **Latest round:** Series B, $25M Sept 2021
- **Step-up i:** 3.8×
- **Investors:** 7

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2019 2020 2021

**$6.5M** Series A

**$25M** Series B

- **First round:** Series A, $6.5M
- **Biggest round:** $25M
- **Between rounds:** 3.2 years

## The rounds

- **Sept 2021** Series B **$25M** *3 new* *1 returning* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) [Pegasus Tech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pegasus-tech-ventures) Source recorded SEC filing: $22M sold, first sale Jul 2021
- **Jul 2018** Series A **$6.5M** *4 new* [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) [Fenox Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fenox-venture-capital) [D.E. Shaw](https://millionrounds.com/fund/d-e-shaw) Goldman Sachs/ Airbus Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $8.2M sold, first sale Jun 2018

## Founders and team

From QC Ware's own website: 1 founder, 3 on the team.

**Matt Johnson** Co-Founder & CEO

- **John Hynes** President and CFO
- **Alejandro Perdomo Ortiz** VP of Quantum Algorithms
- **Michael McGlone** Board Member

Advisers *Adam Bouland* *Peter McMahon* *Scott Aaronson*

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Series A** 2018 **Series B** 2021 [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) [Fenox Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fenox-venture-capital) [Pegasus Tech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pegasus-tech-ventures) [D.E. Shaw](https://millionrounds.com/fund/d-e-shaw) Goldman Sachs/ Airbus

## Everyone who backed them

[Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) Growth equity **2** rounds

[National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **1** round

[Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) Private equity **1** round

[Fenox Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fenox-venture-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Pegasus Tech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pegasus-tech-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[D.E. Shaw](https://millionrounds.com/fund/d-e-shaw) Hedge fund **1** round

Goldman Sachs/ Airbus no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about QC Ware

### Who invested in QC Ware?

QC Ware's investors include Citibank, National Science Foundation, Goldman Sachs, Fenox Venture Capital and Pegasus Tech Ventures, and 2 more on record.

### How much has QC Ware raised?

QC Ware has raised $32M across 2 rounds since 2018.

### When did QC Ware last raise?

QC Ware's most recent round was a Series B of $25M in Sept 2021.

### What was QC Ware's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $25M in Sept 2021, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed QC Ware first?

QC Ware's first round on record, in Jul 2018, was backed by Citibank, Fenox Venture Capital and D.E. Shaw and 1 others.

### What stage is QC Ware at?

QC Ware's latest named round is a Series B, in Sept 2021.

### Where is QC Ware based?

QC Ware is based in the United States.

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