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Quantum Diamonds builds chip inspection system in Munich
The Munich startup is planning the world’s first facility for quantum-based chip inspection. The goal is to test semiconductors more precisely and non-destructively.

Planqc secures €50 million in Series A
Munich-based quantum computing startup Planqc has successfully completed its Series A funding round. The €50 million raised comes from both public and private funders.

QMware is part of Austrian quantum machine learning initiative
A consortium of Austrian and German experts in machine learning and quantum computing is launching Austria’s first national platform for quantum machine learning under the title “Quantum Connect”. The Munich startup QMware is also involved.

Munich Quantum Instruments: quantum hardware made in Munich
Quantum technologies are on everyone’s lips and quantum computing is considered the technology of the future. And this future is also being developed and above all built in Munich – for example, in the form of sensors. The startup Munich Quantum Instruments, for instance, develops single-photon detectors. In the interview, two of the founders reveal what their technology can do and how Munich is developing into Silicon Valley for quantum.

Federal ministry of economics commissions quantum cloud
A consortium of German technology companies and research institutions is to build a German quantum cloud for industrial users. The contract for the SeQuenC project (“Sovereignty for quantum solutions in the cloud”) comes from the Federal Ministry of Economics and is designed for three years.

Kipu Quantum raises 3 million euros
The Munich quantum computing startup Kipu Quantum successfully raises 3 million euros in its first funding round. The round is led by Quantonation, Entrada Ventures, and First Momentum Ventures.