Quantonation II

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.

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

30+ portfolio companies confirmed on sitewebsite

Backs quantum hardware AND software layerswebsite

Multiple university spin-offs (UNSW, Oxford, ETH)website

Defense & space sensing bets (SBQuantum/NASA)website

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

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

Key GPs & Partners

Christophe Jurczak

General Partner

physics-firstdeep-tech operatorportfolio co-founder

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€30M

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Key People

Christophe Jurczak, Charles Beigbeder

Christophe JurczakGeneral Partner