Investor · London
Plural is a European venture firm co-founded by tech founders including Ian Hogarth, who chaired the UK government's AI Foundation Model Taskforce. Its quantum position is Phasecraft, the UK quantum algorithms company: Plural was one of three co-leads when Phasecraft raised a $34 million Series B in September 2025, with Playground Global and Novo Holdings' new Quantum Fund, money earmarked for Phasecraft's hardware-agnostic algorithm work, US growth and partnerships with Johnson Matthey, Oxford PV, the National Energy System Operator and BT.
Plural, based in London, is an investor whose work covers quantum software; it was founded in 2022. No project in this directory lists it yet.
Sources: Ian Hogarth (Wikipedia) · Phasecraft secures $34M for quantum algorithms (Quantum Zeitgeist, September 2025)
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Phasecraft Investment 2025
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