Peak Quantum Reaches €5 Million in Total Funding for Quantum Chips
- Karan Bhatia
- 2 hours ago
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Peak Quantum, a Munich-based startup engineering the future of computing, led by Leon Koch & the team, has raised €2.2 million in a pre-seed financing round led by Cloudberry Ventures (UK)with participation from United Founders, QAI Ventures, Golden Egg Check, as well as several business angels with industry experience.
The company’s total funding now exceeds €5 million, including public support such as funding from the EU Chips Act. The capital will be allocated toward advancing the technology and establishing a European pilot production facility for superconducting quantum processors.
Scientific Foundation and Development Expertise
Founded in 2024, the startup originated from Prof. Stefan Filipp’s research group at the Walther Meissner Institute (WMI), a leading European center for superconducting quantum chips based at the Technical University of Munich.
Peak Quantum brings end-to-end expertise across chip design, manufacturing, and system integration, and is part of Munich Quantum Valley. Support is also provided by UnternehmerTUM.
The core approach focuses on qubits designed to suppress errors at the hardware level, reducing reliance on complex error correction and simplifying the path toward practical quantum computing.
Robust and Scalable Quantum Processors
The company focuses on building quantum processors where error resilience is embedded directly into the hardware, rather than relying on scaling large numbers of unreliable qubits.
A key enabler is the SUPREME European quantum chip pilot line under the EU Chips Act, set to launch in April 2026 and operated by Peak Quantum. The initiative aims to establish industrial infrastructure for developing and manufacturing quantum chips in Europe, with plans to expand into a scalable production environment.
Backed by investors including Cloudberry Ventures and United Founders, the company is positioned as a core hardware provider for emerging quantum applications across industries. Current efforts are directed toward advancing chip designs and initiating pilot projects with industry and research partners.
