When was Nu Quantum founded?

Nu Quantum was founded in 2015.

Where is Nu Quantum located?

Nu Quantum is headquartered in United Kingdom.

Where does Nu Quantum rank among its competitors?

Nu Quantum ranks 1st amongst 20 active competitors, of which 7 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was memQ, which secured $10M in Mar, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Nu Quantum?

Nu Quantum's top competitors include memQ, Delft Circuits and Welinq. Among them, memQ secured the most recent funding round in March, 2026.

Nu Quantum - 2026 Company Profile, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Developer of photonic quantum networking hardware for distributed computing systems. This technology enables modular quantum processors to communicate through optical interconnects, facilitating the creation of larger computing architectures. The networking units generate, distribute, and manage photonic entanglement to connect multiple quantum processing units. These hardware components support the development of fault-tolerant systems and quantum data centers.

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Founded Year

2015

Location

United Kingdom

Stage

Funding Raised

Investors

IQ Capital

Ranked

1^st among 20 active competitors

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Top competitors of Nu Quantum include memQ, Delft Circuits and Welinq. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Nu Quantum, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Nu Quantum 2015, United Kingdom, Funding Raised	Developer of photonic quantum networking hardware for distributed computing systems	-	IQ Capital	15/100
2nd	memQ 2021, Chicago (United States), Series A	Provider of chip device technology services for quantum information storage and processing	$12.5M	Quantonation, Exposition Ventures & 11 others	61/100
3rd	Delft Circuits 2016, Delft (Netherlands), Series A	Provider of flexible microprocessors for quantum computing	$6.76M	HTGF, DeepTechXL & 5 others	57/100
4th	Welinq 2022, Paris (United States), Seed	Provider of quantum networking solutions for scalable quantum computing	$5.43M	Quantonation, France Quantum & 4 others	50/100
5th	Cavilinq 2025, Cambridge (United States), Seed	Developer of optical interconnects designed to link individual quantum processors	$8.8M	QVT Family Office, MFV Partners & 2 others	46/100
6th	Lightsynq 2024, Boston (United States), Acquired	Developer of optical quantum interconnects for quantum computers	$18M	Cerberus Capital Management, Top Corner Capital ... & 7 others	43/100
7th	Quantum Corridor 2021, Indianapolis (United States), Series A	Provider of cutting-edge coherent optical network technology accelerating quantum adoption for businesses	$27M	IEDC	40/100
8th	Icarus Quantum 2022, Boulder (United States), Funding Raised	Provider of scalable quantum networking solutions based on semiconductor quantum dot technologies	-	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Science Foundation ... & 1 others	25/100
9th	Light Trace Photonics 2021, Bristol (United Kingdom), Seed	Developer of ultra-low-loss fibre-to-chip optical interconnects	$760K	QantX	24/100
10th	Qalice 2021, Unfunded	Developer of quantum network framework integrating communication, computation, and energy transmission	-	-	24/100