- Founded
- 2018
- 8 years ago
- Total raised
- $79.9M
- Disclosed equity, Sep 2026
- Team
- 76
- Headcount, Sep 2026
- Latest round
- Series A
1 General description
Q.ANT builds photonic processing units that run AI and HPC workloads using light. The Stuttgart company is backed by Cherry Ventures, UVC Partners and imec.
2 Features
3 Specifications
| Parameter | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Silicon & Compute | Pin 01, black band |
| Flagship product | Native Processing Server | |
| Headquarters | Stuttgart, Germany | Europe |
| Status | Private | |
| Business model | B2B | Sells to businesses |
| Backers | Cherry Ventures, UVC Partners, imec, Duquesne Family Office | Through Series A |
| Website | qant.com ↗ | |
| Profiles | LinkedIn ↗ |
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