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Kipu Quantum
eCommerce & Marketplaces · Karlsruhe, Germany · Founded 2021
Design quantum computer products that fulfill customer needs and solve real problems at different business scales MoreLess
Kipu Quantum is a German quantum computing company with offices in Karlsruhe and Berlin. The company develops quantum algorithms and solutions for a variety of industries, including pharmaceuticals, chemicals, logistics, and finance.
Kipu Quantum's approach is to design application- and hardware-specific quantum algorithms. This means that the algorithms are tailored to the specific problem that a customer wants to solve and to the specific quantum computer that will be used to run the algorithm. This approach allows Kipu Quantum to achieve significant performance gains over more general-purpose quantum algorithms.
Kipu Quantum has a number of partnerships with leading quantum hardware companies, including IonQ and PASQAL. These partnerships give Kipu Quantum access to the latest quantum computing hardware and allow the company to test and validate its algorithms on a variety of different platforms.
In a recent breakthrough, Kipu Quantum and IonQ successfully solved the most complex protein folding problem ever executed on a quantum computer. This achievement demonstrates the potential of Kipu Quantum's technology to solve real-world problems that are intractable for even the most powerful classical computers.
Keywords: quantum computing, quantum algorithms, protein folding, drug discovery, materials science, logistics optimization, financial modeling, hardware-specific algorithms, quantum advantage, B2B
Company overview
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- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- Karlsruhe, Germany
- Employees
- 49
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 59.4
- Investment activity
- 1 companies · latest Jul 2024
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
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Kipu Quantum funding history
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| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEED✓Equity / VC | Dec 2023 | $12M | $46M | First Momentum Ventures · Entrada Ventures · DeepTech & Climate Fonds · Quantonation | ↗ |
| SEED✓Equity / VC | Sep 2022 | $3.3M | $13M | Quantonation · First Momentum Ventures · Entrada Ventures | ↗ |
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| Year | Revenue | Growth | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $159K | 0% | 49 |
| 2025 | $159K | 0% | 70 |
| 2024 | $159K | 0% | 54 |
| 2023 | $159K | 0% | 33 |
| 2022 | $159K | — | 12 |
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