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Quantonation II

Geography
France
Stage
Pre-Seed
Fund size
€30M
Focus
AI/ML
Signals
Published
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N°01 / About

About Quantonation II

Quantonation II is a venture capital firm based in France, 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 / RegionFrance
Funding StagePre-Seed
Industry Focus
AI/ML

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Scientist-founder spinning out quantum or deep-physics startup pre-seed–Series A

quantum computing
deep physics & sensing
post-quantum security
photonics & advanced semiconductors
quantum networks & infrastructure

Bullish Signals

30+ portfolio cos across 3 continentsexternal
Only global physics-focused VC fundexternal
Actively deploying Fund II nowexternal
Backed Nobel laureate co-founded Pasqalexternal
Co-creates companies from scratchexternal
First Japan quantum bet: Yaqumo (Kyoto Univ)website
Portfolio spans 10+ quantum sub-verticalswebsite
Series B participation for top performerswebsite
Backs quantum hardware AND software layerswebsite
Multiple university spin-offs (UNSW, Oxford, ETH)website
Defense & space sensing bets (SBQuantum/NASA)website
Neutral-atom tech focus: Pasqal, Yaqumo, WelinQwebsite
Photonic quantum: ORCA, Quandela, InSpekwebsite
Silicon quantum: Diraq (UNSW spin-off)website
Post-quantum cryptography: CryptoNext, VeriQloudwebsite
Quantum control: Qblox (TU Delft spin-off)website
Sensing & LiDAR: SteerLight (silicon photonics)website
Energy storage: Pioniq (solid-state batteries)website
AI-accelerated CFD: PrediQT (GPU+quantum ready)website
Advanced memory: Vertical Compute (AI memory wall)website
Nanomaterial integration: Chiral (ETH spin-off)website
Pasqal founders: Reymond, Jurczak, Aspect, Browaeyswebsite
Trapped-ion quantum: ZuriQ (ETH 2D architecture)website
Yaqumo collaborates with Entropica Labs & NVIDIAwebsite
SBQuantum NASA-tested; defense & space validatedwebsite
Vertical Compute (imec spin-off) solves AI memory wallwebsite
Chiral (ETH spin-off) nanomaterial semiconductor integrationwebsite
Quobly (formerly Siquance) CEA-Leti/CNRS spin-offwebsite
WelinQ Paris-based quantum interconnects (neutral-atom)website
ZuriQ (2024) trapped-ion Penning architecture + Infineon collabwebsite
Yaqumo (2025) Japan's first; Kyoto Univ spin-offwebsite
SBQuantum (2017) quantum diamond magnetometry; GNSS-denied navwebsite
Vertical Compute (2024) imec spin-off; memory-on-logic 3Dwebsite
Chiral (2023) ETH; carbon nanotubes/TMD integrationwebsite
ZuriQ trapped-ion 2D Penning microtraps; Infineon partnershipwebsite
Yaqumo scalable neutral-atom; fault-tolerant quantum readywebsite
SBQuantum quantum diamond sensing; MagQuest Challenge finalistwebsite
Vertical Compute memory-on-logic 3D; chiplet-based integrationwebsite
Chiral nanomaterial scalable integration; carbon nanotubes/TMDswebsite
Diraq silicon quantum; 20+ yrs UNSW research heritagewebsite
ORCA full-stack photonic quantum; 30+ yrs Oxford researchwebsite
Quandela modular photonic quantum; C2N spin-off 2017website
InSpek optical sensing (chem/bio); MIT + Polytechnique founderswebsite
CryptoNext post-quantum crypto; 20+ yrs Sorbonne/INRIA researchwebsite
VeriQloud quantum cryptography; Marc Kaplan/Elham Kashefi founderswebsite
Pioniq solid-state batteries; lithium-free; ESPCI/CNRS spin-off 2023website
SteerLight LiDAR silicon photonics; CEA-Leti 2022 spin-offwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Extremely niche — quantum/physics onlyexternal
Very deep DD; slow process likelyexternal
Network-heavy; academia access requiredexternal
Some non-quantum bets (AI, CAD, energy storage)website
Portfolio breadth may dilute focus signalswebsite
LightOn (enterprise AI) = clear thesis stretchwebsite
PrediQT & Vertical Compute = AI-compute driftwebsite
Multiple trapped-ion bets (ZuriQ) = hedging ion riskwebsite
Vertical Compute memory-on-logic not pure quantumwebsite
Chiral nanomaterial integration not quantum corewebsite

Founder Do's

Come from academia / research spin-off
Show physics-based breakthrough, not just software
Target pre-seed to Series A (select Series B)
Have Europe, North America, or APAC base
Let them read your papers & visit your lab

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch without deep scientific foundation
Don't expect quick pass — they go very deep
Don't pitch pure software without physics core

66 signals on Quantonation II

47 bullish · 10 contrarian · 5 pitch do's · 3 don'ts · 1 GP profile, each with its source. From €9/month, cancel anytime.

Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€30M
Saves0
People

Key People

Christophe Jurczak, Charles Beigbeder

Christophe JurczakGeneral Partner
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