Quantonation II

France
Pre Seed
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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
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

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

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

CJ
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

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