The VC investment in quantum calculations fell by 50% last yr According to the “State of Quantum 2024” report, falling from $ 2.2 billion in 2022 to $ 1.2 billion, and funds change in favor of generative artificial intelligence. However, it is expected that government expenditure on quantum will reach $ 40 billion in the next decade. Now the new European VC fund is hoping to use this trend.
Idiosyncatically named QDNL shares He reached EUR 25 million from the proposed global global fund EUR 60 million for quantum startups at an early stage.
However, QDNL plans to expand outside the country and increase investments on the international arena.
The company’s previous fund in the amount of EUR 15 million focused on the Dutch quantum ecosystem, undercoat startups, including Qblox, Quantware, Qphox and Q*Bird.
In an interview with TechCrunch, tons of van ‘t noordende, a general partner of participation in QDNL, said: “Quantum is a global field. Over the past decade, amazing research has been carried out and we saw the new startup ecosystem, with 600 or more companies. Over the past two or three years, over $ 42 billion has also been invested. This built infrastructure, clean rooms, objects and basically technology distortion. “
The appearance of QDNL is the latest sign that the Netherlands makes art as a key quantum ecosystem, and the government (with EU financial foundation) has already supported the entire initiative called Delta NLwhich is also an investor in QDNL.
His team includes a quantum pioneer Chad Rigetti as a partner enterprise in the American and specialized Quantum VC Kris Kaczmarek in London, who joined as an investment director from Quantum VC 2xn. They join Nadia Carlsten (CEO Danish Center for Ai Innovation) and Charles Marcus from the University of Washington.
Computing Quantum had a difficult starting of the yr in which each Mark (*25*) is Downbeat He, when the quantum arrives. But Nvidia turned quickly announced Made by the NVIDIA Quantum Day at the upcoming event in March.