Tech Company Financing Transactions

Q.ANT Funding Round

On 7/17/2025, Q.ANT raised $73 million in Series A investment from Cherry Ventures, imec.xpand and UVC Partners.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
7/17/2025
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$73,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Cherry Ventures (Lead Investor) (Christian Meermann)

imec.xpand (Lead Investor) (Cyril Vancura)

UVC Partners (Lead Investor) (Andreas Unseld)

Grazia Equity

LBank Labs

LEA Partners

Onsight Ventures

TRUMPF Venture

Verve Ventures

Proceeds Purpose
This funding will enable Q.ANT to scale production, advance development of next-generation photonic processors, grow its team across disciplines, and expand to the US to support a growing number of customer deployments.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Manufacturing
Mailing Address
Handwerkstr. 29
Stuttgart, 70565
Germany
Email Address
Overview
Q.ANT is pioneering the next era of computing--using light instead of electricity to process information. By rethinking computing at the architectural level, we make AI greener, faster, and more efficient --unlocking new potential across data centers, aerospace, medical technology, and advanced manufacturing. Our photonic processors, built on Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN), are poised to deliver significantly greater performance and energy efficiency for AI and high-performance computing (HPC) than traditional silicon-based chips.
Profile
Q.ANT LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Q.ANT Company Twitter Account
Company News
Q.ANT News
Facebook
Q.ANT on Facebook
YouTube
Q.ANT on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Förtsch
  Michael Förtsch LinkedIn Profile  Michael Förtsch Twitter Account  Michael Förtsch News  Michael Förtsch on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Tim Stiegler
  Tim Stiegler LinkedIn Profile  Tim Stiegler Twitter Account  Tim Stiegler News  Tim Stiegler on Facebook
Vice President
Andreas Abt
  Andreas Abt LinkedIn Profile  Andreas Abt Twitter Account  Andreas Abt News  Andreas Abt on Facebook


 

 

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