Quantcore

Start-up · Glasgow

Niobium, rather than the aluminium many rivals use, is the material behind Quantcore's superconducting processors, resonators and sensors, which it designs, fabricates and tests in Glasgow. The University of Glasgow spin-out was founded in August 2025 by Jack Brennan, Valentino Seferai, Wridhdhisom Karar and Martin Weides, and works from the university's James Watt Nanofabrication Centre and Mazumdar-Shaw Advanced Research Centre. PXN Ventures, Blackfinch Ventures and Scottish Enterprise co-led its £2.5m seed round in February 2026, and in June 2026 it won the Institute of Physics qBIG Prize.

Quantcore, based in Glasgow, is a start-up whose work covers quantum hardware, superconducting qubits and processors; it was founded in 2025. No project in this directory lists it yet. Profiled here: Jack Brennan (Co-Founder and CEO).

Sources: University of Glasgow: Quantcore seed funding news · University of Glasgow: UofG spinout Quantcore wins Institute of Physics prize · Quantcore: About us

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25 February 2026

Quantcore Secures £2.5M for Quantum Sensors & Processors, read on Quantum Zeitgeist

Quantcore received £2.5M to build a sovereign UK supply chain for niobium components, advancing quantum sensors and processors.

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19 June 2025

Glasgow: £1.5M Funds Superconductor Foundry, read on Quantum Zeitgeist

University of Glasgow secures £1.5m to pioneer energy-efficient superconductors, accelerating quantum technology development. Professor Robert Henderson’s team at the University of Glasgow will establish the UK’s first niobium-based superconducting circuit fabrication facility, in partnership with s

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