Universal Quantum Series A (2026)
Universal Quantum raised over $100 million in a Series A round, announced on 2026-10-08. The round was co-led by DCVC and Firgun Ventures.
- Company
- Universal Quantum
- Round type
- Series A
- Date
- 2026-10-08
- Industry
- quantum computing, trapped-ion hardware
- Location
- Haywards Heath, United Kingdom
Summary
Universal Quantum announced over $100 million in Series A funding on 2026-10-08, which it calls the largest Series A ever raised by a UK-headquartered quantum company. DCVC and Firgun Ventures co-led the round, with participation from EDBI, Artal (advised by Invus), Integral GlobalTech, Main Sequence, Hostplus, NGS Super, IAG Capital, EdenBase, Eigenstate.holdings, Roblox founder and CEO Dave Baszucki, Nauta Capital and The Venture Collective, the list given in the Raise Track Update of 2026-10-08. The company announcement and Tech Funding News also name SiteGround Capital as a participant and spell Eigenstate as Eigenstate Holdings. The sources give the amount only as over $100 million, so no exact amount is shown.
Investors
Lead
- DCVC lead
- Firgun Ventures lead
Participating
- EDBI participant
- Artal (advised by Invus) participant
- Integral GlobalTech participant
- Main Sequence participant
- Hostplus participant
- NGS Super participant
- IAG Capital participant
- EdenBase participant
- Eigenstate.holdings participant
- Dave Baszucki participant
- Nauta Capital participant
- The Venture Collective participant
Sources
Last verified:
- https://universalquantum.com/knowledge-hub/universal-quantum-raises-over-100m-series-a-to-scale-quantum-computing-globally
Type: company announcement. Accessed 2026-10-08.
Universal Quantum announcement dated 2026-10-08, datelined Haywards Heath and Hamburg. Says it secured over $100 million in Series A funding, co-led by DCVC and Firgun Ventures, with participation from EDBI, Artal (advised by Invus), Integral GlobalTech, Main Sequence, Hostplus, NGS Super, IAG Capital, EdenBase, Eigenstate Holdings, SiteGround Capital and Dave Baszucki, plus existing and new strategic investors including Nauta Capital and The Venture Collective. Source of the expansion plans in Singapore, the US, Japan and Hamburg. - https://techfundingnews.com/sussex-spinout-universal-quantum-lands-100m-series-a-as-the-uk-quantum-funding-race-heats-up/
Type: reputable publication. Accessed 2026-10-08.
Tech Funding News article dated 2026-10-08. Reports more than $100 million in Series A funding co-led by DCVC and Firgun Ventures and lists the same participants as the company announcement, including SiteGround Capital. Source of the 2018 founding and the University of Sussex spinout background. - https://www.finsmes.com/2026/10/universal-quantum-raises-over-100m-in-series-a-funding.html
Type: reputable publication. Accessed 2026-10-08.
FinSMEs article dated 2026-10-08. Confirms the Haywards Heath, UK location, over $100M in Series A funding and the DCVC and Firgun Ventures co-lead. Its participant list omits SiteGround Capital. - https://buttondown.com/raisetrack/archive/raise-track-update-2026-10-08/
Type: other verified public source. Accessed 2026-10-08.
Raise Track Update issue #110 for 2026-10-08, sent 2026-10-08 22:38 UTC (Buttondown archive). Source of the investor list used on this page.