Investor · London
Firgun Ventures is a London venture fund that invests only in quantum technology. In November 2025 it announced a $70 million first close towards a $250 million fund, anchored by the Qatar Investment Authority with Cambridge Quantum founder Ilyas Khan among its early backers. After backing Photonic Inc and Quantum Elements in North America, it made its first European investment in May 2026 as one of nine investors in Quantum Motion's $160 million Series C. In October 2026 it co-led, with DCVC, Universal Quantum's Series A of more than $100 million, reported as the largest such round for a UK-headquartered quantum computing company.
Firgun Ventures is a London investor working on quantum computing, hardware and software, founded in 2024. No project in this directory lists it yet.
Sources: Firgun Ventures launches $250 million VC fund, announces first $70 million close (The Quantum Insider, November 2025) · Quantum Motion closes $160M Series C co-led by DCVC and Kembara (Quantum Zeitgeist, May 2026) · Universal Quantum secures over $100M (Quantum Zeitgeist, October 2026)
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Universal Quantum, a UK-based firm, just raised over $100 million in Series A funding, the largest of its kind for a British quantum company.
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Quantum Elements and the University of Southern California (USC) published a Nature Communications paper demonstrating that the surface code can improve error protection on IBM Heron processors, even when the processor layout does not match the code. The authors achieved below-threshold performance
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Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC) announced the appointment of Karna Nisewaner as Chief Legal Officer, effective 1 June 2026, strengthening SQC’s executive team. Nisewaner brings 25+ years of strategic legal expertise from the semiconductor industry, including previous leadership at Cadence Design Sys
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Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC) welcomes Karna Nisewaner, a 14-year Cadence Design Systems veteran, as its new Chief Legal Officer, effective June 1.
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Investor · London · 3 shared specialisms
Investor · London · 3 shared specialisms
Investor · London · 3 shared specialisms
Investor · London · 3 shared specialisms
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