Q.ANT has secured €62 million in Series A financing to accelerate the commercialization of its innovative photonic processors, aiming to transform energy-efficient computing for AI and HPC.

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Q.ANT, a pioneering company in photonic processing headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, has secured a €62 million Series A financing round to expedite the commercialization of its innovative photonic processors. These processors are uniquely designed for applications in artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC). This funding round, co-led by Cherry Ventures, UVC Partners, and imec.xpand, includes participation from several additional DeepTech investors, making it one of Europe’s largest deep tech funding efforts to date.

Founded in 2018 by Dr. Michael Förtsch as a spin-off from TRUMPF, Q.ANT aims to revolutionize computing by leveraging the properties of light instead of conventional electrical methods. The company's flagship product, the Q.ANT Native Processing Server, utilizes Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN) technology, offering a visionary solution that fundamentally enhances computational efficiency and energy consumption in data centers, setting new benchmarks in the industry.

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