{"id":5568,"date":"2024-07-08T17:34:45","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=5568"},"modified":"2024-07-08T17:34:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:34:45","slug":"quantum-computing-startup-planqc-raises-50-million-euro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=5568","title":{"rendered":"Quantum Computing startup planqc raises 50 million euro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MUNICH, GERMANY &#8211; Newsaktuell &#8211; 8 July 2024 &#8211; planqc, the European leader in digital atom-based quantum computing, proudly announces the securement of \u20ac50 million financing. This substantial Series A investment is led by the European Family Office CATRON Holding and the DeepTech &amp; Climate Fonds (DTCF). Additional financial support is provided by Bayern Kapital, the Max-Planck Foundation, further private investors, existing investors UVC and Speedinvest and it includes a non-dilutive grant from Germany&#8217;s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). <\/p>\n<div>       From left to right: Alexander Gl\u00e4tzle (planqc co-founder &amp; CEO), Johannes Zeiher (planqc co-founder, Principal Scientist), Sebastian Blatt (planqc co-founder &amp; CTO) copyright Dirk Bruniecki     <\/div>\n<p> Alexander Gl\u00e4tzle, CEO and co-founder of planqc: &#8220;This latest investment round is a strong endorsement of our technology as a leading platform for quantum applications.  The substantial backing places us in a perfect position to take on global competitors with our &#8216;Made in Germany&#8217; quantum computers, targeting an emerging market valued at billions of euros.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p> planqc&#8217;s  unique technology, built on award-winning  research at the Max-Planck-Institute for Quantum Optics (MPQ), aims for rapid advancement in the development of  industry-relevant quantum computers.  The new financing will be utilized to establish a quantum computing cloud service and to develop quantum software for applications in industries such as chemistry, healthcare, climate-tech, automotive, and finance. Today, planqc is already using quantum machine learning to work on climate simulations or more efficient batteries for  electric vehicles. <\/p>\n<p> Dr. Torsten L\u00f6ffler, Investment Director at DTCF: &#8220;We are thrilled to invest in a startup that not only leads in high-impact technology but also enables further breakthroughs in most pressing global computational challenges across various industries by offering access to the technology in form of a quantum cloud computing service. planqc&#8217;s impressive track record in securing contracts \u2013 in particular the DLR Tender \u2013 and public grants within just 18 months of operations underscores the company&#8217;s role as a frontrunner in the quantum computing sector both in Europe and globally. <\/p>\n<p>The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p>MUNICH, GERMANY &#8211; Newsaktuell &#8211; 8 July 2024 &#8211; planqc, the European leader in digital atom-based quantum computing, proudly announces the securement of \u20ac50 million financing. This substantial Series A investment is led by the European Family Office CATRON Holding and the DeepTech &amp; Climate Fonds (DTCF). Additional financial support is provided by Bayern Kapital, the Max-Planck Foundation, further private investors, existing investors UVC and Speedinvest and it includes a non-dilutive grant from Germany&#8217;s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). <\/p>\n<div>       From left to right: Alexander Gl\u00e4tzle (planqc co-founder &amp; CEO), Johannes Zeiher (planqc co-founder, Principal Scientist), Sebastian Blatt (planqc co-founder &amp; CTO) copyright Dirk Bruniecki     <\/div>\n<p> Alexander Gl\u00e4tzle, CEO and co-founder of planqc: &#8220;This latest investment round is a strong endorsement of our technology as a leading platform for quantum applications.  The substantial backing places us in a perfect position to take on global competitors with our &#8216;Made in Germany&#8217; quantum computers, targeting an emerging market valued at billions of euros.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p> planqc&#8217;s  unique technology, built on award-winning  research at the Max-Planck-Institute for Quantum Optics (MPQ), aims for rapid advancement in the development of  industry-relevant quantum computers.  The new financing will be utilized to establish a quantum computing cloud service and to develop quantum software for applications in industries such as chemistry, healthcare, climate-tech, automotive, and finance. Today, planqc is already using quantum machine learning to work on climate simulations or more efficient batteries for  electric vehicles. <\/p>\n<p> Dr. Torsten L\u00f6ffler, Investment Director at DTCF: &#8220;We are thrilled to invest in a startup that not only leads in high-impact technology but also enables further breakthroughs in most pressing global computational challenges across various industries by offering access to the technology in form of a quantum cloud computing service. planqc&#8217;s impressive track record in securing contracts \u2013 in particular the DLR Tender \u2013 and public grants within just 18 months of operations underscores the company&#8217;s role as a frontrunner in the quantum computing sector both in Europe and globally. <\/p>\n<p>The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-outreach-newswire","category-media-outreach-newswire-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5568\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}