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QDNL Participations Fund II

Geography: Netherlands
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: €25M
Focus: AI/ML
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About QDNL Participations Fund II

QDNL Participations Fund II is a venture capital firm based in Netherlands, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionNetherlands

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Pre-seed quantum tech founder, US/Europe, enterprise ready

quantum technology

early-stage

deep tech

US & Europe

seed-first

Bullish Signals

$88M raised, above $70M targetexternal

Portfolio value $1.3B in 15 monthsexternal

First check every portfolio companyexternal

Chad Rigetti joined as Partner 2023external

Featured in WSJ VC newsletterlinkedin

Actively expanding US operations NYlinkedin

Strong post-rebrand community responselinkedin

Led $1.4M pre-seed Arq Quantum Technologieslinkedin

Backing quantum networking/infrastructure plays activelylinkedin

Portfolio Diffraqtion selected by NASA orbital debrislinkedin

Quantum sensing gaining traction with space sectorlinkedin

Q*Bird rebrands to Falqon Systems, scaling quantum secure networkslinkedin

Hiring expansion signals active growth phaselinkedin

Ton global travel shows intensive founder engagementlinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Quantum-only — very narrow thesisexternal

Approaching final close soonexternal

Founder Do's

Build in quantum tech space

Seek first check from day one

Open to US or European HQ

Show path to commercial success

Accept follow-on as you scale

Founder Don'ts

Not quantum-focused? Wrong fund

Don't approach post-seed stage only

Avoid late-stage asks

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€25M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Ton Van Noordende, Kris Kaczmarek

Chad RigettiPartner

Ton van 't NoordendeFounder & General Partner

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