# Universal Quantum Raises More Than $100 Million for Modular Quantum Systems

By John Kim

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Published: 2026-10-08T15:47:03.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-08T15:47:03.000Z
Section: Business

> The Series A will fund trapped-ion chiplet arrays, control systems and expansion across four countries. Oratomic is pursuing a separate neutral-atom approach.

Universal Quantum raised more than $100 million in Series A funding as it develops modular trapped-ion systems designed to support fault-tolerant quantum computers at utility scale.

The round was co-led by DCVC and Firgun Ventures, with participation from EDBI, Artal, Integral GlobalTech, Main Sequence, Hostplus, NGS Super, IAG Capital, EdenBase, Full Disclosure, Roblox CEO Dave Baszucki and Nauta. Universal Quantum did not disclose the exact amount.

The company plans to use the funding to develop and commercialize chiplet arrays, control systems and modular quantum architectures. It also plans to expand in Singapore, the United States, Japan and Germany.

Universal Quantum uses charged atoms held by electric fields as quantum bits, or qubits. Its architecture connects multiple quantum chips into larger systems designed to scale quantum computing. The company is working under a $77 million contract with the German Aerospace Center and has more than 100 technical employees across three continents.

“Universal Quantum’s progress reflects our partners’ belief that we represent one of the most credible paths to quantum computing at scale,” CEO and co-founder Sebastian Weidt said.

Oratomic is pursuing a different approach based on reconfigurable neutral-atom arrays. Oratomic completed separate financings of $400 million and $75.26 million on Sept. 4, for a combined $475.26 million.

The separate financings gave Oratomic a post-money valuation of $5.61 billion.

Oratomic uses arrays in which atoms can be dynamically rearranged during computation. In a March 30 announcement, the company said research conducted with the California Institute of Technology indicated that a utility-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer may require 10,000 reconfigurable atomic qubits, compared with previous estimates in the millions.

“It is plausible, although not guaranteed, that we will have a fault-tolerant quantum computer by the end of the decade,” Oratomic CEO Dolev Bluvstein said.

Both companies are targeting systems that can detect and correct errors caused by environmental noise. Universal Quantum’s strategy connects smaller trapped-ion chips into scalable modules, while Oratomic aims to reduce the number of physical qubits needed through movable neutral atoms.