# q.ant: Electrical/electronic manufacturing, Stuttgart, Germany

> q.ant: Q.ANT is a German scale-up founded in 2018 and based in Stuttgart. Based in Stuttgart, Germany. Founded 2018.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/q-ant (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# q.ant

Q.ANT is a German scale-up founded in 2018 and based in Stuttgart.

Funding reported Last round: Series A

Electrical/electronic manufacturing Stuttgart, Germany

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2018 8 years old
- **Team:** 76 51 to 200 people
- **Funding reported:** 144M as listed, currency not stated
- **Last round:** Series A Jul 2025

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for q.ant has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About q.ant

Q.ANT is a German scale-up founded in 2018 and based in Stuttgart.

The company specializes in photonic quantum technologies, focusing on energy-efficient alternatives to traditional transistor-based systems for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC). Q.ANT operates on its proprietary Quantum Photonic Framework, developing chips that utilize light for native computing and sensing. The company’s offerings include analog photonic processors and accelerators designed for complex computations, particularly in AI and HPC workloads. Key products include the Photonic Compute Core and Native Processing Units (NPUs), which enable energy-efficient co-processing. Q.ANT also develops quantum sensors for high-precision measurement and data generation, with applications in various sectors such as medical technology, aerospace, and industrial automation. With around 100 employees and over $80 million raised in funding, Q.ANT is positioned as a leader in industrial quantum technology, expanding its reach with a U.S. office in Austin, Texas, established in 2024.

## What company datasets say q.ant raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **144M** in the source's currency

Last round **Series A**

Last round size **72M**

Last round date **Jul 2025**

Investors listed **5**

## Founders and team

From q.ant's own website: 1 founder, 6 on the team.

**Dr. Hermann Hauser** ARM co-founder

- **Dr. Michael Förtsch** CEO
- **Dr. Berthold Schmidt** CTO
- **Prof. Dr. Hermann Eul** Ex‑Intel VP
- **Andreas Unseld** Partner
- **Dr. Cyril Vančura** Partner
- **Sue Meng** Managing Director

## On 3 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Grazia Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grazia-equity)
- [Kinled Holding](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kinled-holding)
- [UVC Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uvc-partners)

Each firm lists q.ant on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

photonic ai inference industrial automation photonic ai accelerator energyefficient ai hpc manufacturing scalable photonic chips high performance computing native processing server (nps) photonic chip fabrication in europe photonic physics simulations photonic computing information technology & services photonic neural network processing ai workloads energy-efficient data centers analog photonic computing benchmarks

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- **Sector:** Electrical/electronic manufacturing
- **Industry code:** NAICS 334413, 334111, SIC 3674
- **Region:** Baden-Wuerttemberg

## Electrical/electronic manufacturing in Germany

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