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Deals•Feb 27, 2026
Quantum eMotion Corp. Acquires SKV Technology Inc., Securing SecureKey Platform
Quantum eMotion Corp. announced it will acquire all shares of SKV Technology Inc., gaining control of the SecureKey platform. The acquisition includes milestone‑based earn‑out payments up to C$7 million and potential royalties up to $15 million, with closing expected around March 2 2026. The deal expands QeM’s quantum‑resilient cybersecurity offerings.
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Deals•Feb 23, 2026
Reliance Global Group Acquires Enquantum Ltd. To Build Post‑Quantum Encryption Platform
Reliance Global Group announced the acquisition of Enquantum Ltd., a quantum‑resilient encryption firm, as the first platform deal under its Scale51 operating model. The transaction gives Reliance majority control (up to 51%) and aims to develop Enquantum into a core...
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Deals•Feb 20, 2026
Welinq and Pasqal Secure €4M France 2030 Funding for Networked Quantum Computing
Welinq and Pasqal announced they have secured €4 million in funding from the French government's France 2030 program to develop networked quantum computing technologies. The funding will support the companies' efforts to advance quantum hardware and software solutions.
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Deals•Feb 20, 2026
Photonic Inc. Secures $180M CAD Investment, Appoints New Executive Chair and Directors
Photonic Inc., a quantum photonics company, announced a $180 million CAD investment from a group of investors, prompting the appointment of a new executive chair and board directors. The funding will accelerate product development and expand market presence, marking a...
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Deals•Feb 14, 2026
Iceberg Quantum Raises $6M Seed Round Led by LocalGlobe
Sydney‑based quantum computing startup Iceberg Quantum announced a $6 million seed round to accelerate its fault‑tolerant Pinnacle architecture. The round was led by LocalGlobe with participation from Blackbird and DCVC. The funding will support development of the architecture that could dramatically...
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Deals•Feb 9, 2026
Reliance Global Group to Acquire 51% Controlling Stake in Enquantum Ltd. For $2.125M
Reliance Global Group announced a definitive agreement to acquire a 51% controlling interest in post‑quantum cybersecurity firm Enquantum Ltd. for $2.125 million, payable in tranches over ten months. The acquisition will be executed through Reliance’s EZRA International Group subsidiary as part...
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Deals•Feb 9, 2026
Leclercq American Capital Invests in SandboxAQ’s Quantum‑AI Cybersecurity Platform
Leclercq American Capital LLC announced a new equity investment in SandboxAQ, a quantum‑AI platform delivering B2B solutions for post‑quantum cybersecurity, advanced simulation, and next‑generation sensing. The undisclosed funding underscores confidence in SandboxAQ’s technology for cryptographic resilience, finance, healthcare, and other...
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Deals•Feb 5, 2026
Kembara Secures €750M First Close for €1B Deep Tech Investment Fund
Kembara announced the first close of its €1 billion European deep‑tech fund, securing €750 million in commitments. The fund will invest up to €40 million in 20 deep‑tech companies at Series B and C stages, aiming to bolster Europe’s deep‑tech ecosystem.
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News•Feb 4, 2026
Quantum-Inspired Reinforcement Learning Shows Carbon Reduction for AIoT Supply Chains
Researchers introduced a quantum-inspired reinforcement‑learning framework that optimises AIoT‑driven supply chains while cutting carbon emissions, improving inventory control, and enhancing cybersecurity. By modelling the supply network as a controllable spin‑chain, the system balances fidelity, security, and emissions within a multi‑objective...
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News•Feb 4, 2026
Shows Wpa-Enterprise Authentication Performance Impact with Post-Quantum Cryptography Algorithms
Researchers have shown that post‑quantum cryptographic algorithms can be integrated into WPA‑Enterprise Wi‑Fi security without prohibitive performance penalties. The study combined lattice‑based ML‑KEM with signature schemes ML‑DSA‑65 and Falcon‑1024, demonstrating viable protection against future quantum attacks. Performance measurements indicate only...
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News•Feb 4, 2026
Shows Four-Partite Star Networks Distinguished by New Multipartite Entanglement Measure
Researchers from Shijiazhuang Tiedao University and Shaanxi Normal University have introduced a thermodynamic‑based family of multipartite entanglement measures called ergotropic‑gap concentratable entanglement. The measure satisfies key axioms such as continuity, majorization monotonicity and monogamy, and can reliably distinguish GHZ from...
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News•Feb 4, 2026
Shows Trojan-Resilient NTT Protects Post-Cryptography Against Control and Timing Faults
Researchers introduced a Trojan‑resilient Number Theoretic Transform (NTT) architecture that detects and mitigates control‑flow and timing faults on reconfigurable platforms. Implemented on an Artix‑7 FPGA, the design uses a clock‑cycle counter, control‑status register, and RENO‑based recomputation to correct anomalies. The...
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News•Feb 4, 2026
SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES) Details Quantum-Resistant Security Vision
SEALSQ Corp unveiled a "root‑to‑quantum" security platform that embeds a hardware Root of Trust into microcontrollers and TPM‑class devices, pairing it with post‑quantum cryptography and a proprietary quantum highway. The solution promises cryptographic agility, enabling seamless updates as quantum threats...
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News•Feb 4, 2026
Haiqu Lands Microsoft Veteran Antonio Mei to Drive Quantum OS Development”
Haiqu Software announced that Dr. Antonio Mei, a former Microsoft Quantum leader, has joined as Lead Product Manager to develop its quantum operating system. The company claims its software can cut computational costs by a factor of 100 compared with...
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News•Feb 4, 2026
Shows Valley Photonic Crystals Co-Optimise Band Gap and Chern Number Using PSO
Researchers at IIT Bombay and JNCASR introduced a topology‑aware design framework for valley photonic crystals (VPCs). Using a modified particle‑swarm optimisation (PSO) algorithm, they simultaneously maximised the bulk bandgap and the valley Chern number across a six‑dimensional unit‑cell parameter space....
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News•Feb 4, 2026
Shows 76% of WSe2 Monolayer Sites Yield Stable Single-Photon Emitters Via AFM Nanoindentation
Researchers have introduced a displacement‑controlled AFM nano‑indentation technique that reliably creates gate‑tuneable single‑photon emitters in monolayer WSe₂ on SiO₂/Si substrates. Indentations deeper than 150 nm generate defect‑bound excitons with ultra‑narrow ≈200 µeV linewidths that persist up to ~120 K. Second‑order autocorrelation confirms true...
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News•Feb 4, 2026
Shows Direct Spontaneous Four-Wave Mixing Dominates in Thin Layers for Photon Pairs
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute have shown that direct spontaneous four‑wave mixing (SFWM) in a 10 µm‑thick lithium‑niobate layer outperforms the traditionally favored cascaded second‑harmonic generation followed by parametric down‑conversion. Using a 1030 nm femtosecond pump, they observed quadratic scaling of...
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News•Feb 4, 2026
Shows TopoLS Cuts Lattice Surgery Volume by 33% with Topological Transformations
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and UC Berkeley unveiled TopoLS, a topological compiler that merges ZX‑diagram optimisations with Monte Carlo tree search to streamline lattice‑surgery compilation. Across diverse benchmarks, TopoLS slashes the space‑time volume needed for quantum error correction by...
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News•Feb 4, 2026
Multiverse Computing Celebrates Major Milestone as Foundational Quantum Finance Paper Exceeds 1,000 Academic Citations
Multiverse Computing’s 2019 paper "Quantum Computing for Finance: Overview and Prospects" has now exceeded 1,000 academic citations, placing the firm alongside quantum heavyweights such as IBM and D‑Wave. The work emphasized quantum software for finance rather than hardware, establishing a...
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Deals•Feb 2, 2026
Diraq Secures $20M Equity Investment From Australia's National Reconstruction Fund
Diraq, an Australian quantum computing startup, secured a $20 million equity investment from the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) to accelerate its utility‑scale silicon‑based quantum computer development. The funding will support advanced manufacturing and aims to deliver a quantum computer with...
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Deals•Jan 29, 2026
IonQ Completes Acquisition of Skyloom Global Corp.
IonQ completed its acquisition of Skyloom Global Corp., a move to strengthen its quantum networking capabilities. The deal, first announced in November 2025, brings Skyloom’s expertise in free‑space optical communications into IonQ’s portfolio, advancing its roadmap for distributed quantum entanglement...
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Deals•Jan 20, 2026
D-Wave Acquires Quantum Circuits Inc., Adding Gate-Model Capability to Its Annealing Portfolio
D‑Wave announced the completion of its acquisition of Quantum Circuits Inc., merging its annealing quantum computers with Quantum Circuits' dual‑rail gate‑model qubit technology. The deal creates the first dual‑platform quantum computing company, accelerating the rollout of error‑corrected gate‑model systems alongside...
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Deals•Jan 17, 2026
Quantum Computing Inc. Secures $22M Stalking Horse Bid for Luminar Assets
Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi) has submitted a $22 million stalking‑horse bid to acquire the remaining assets of Luminar Technologies, pending court approval in Luminar’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. The acquisition aims to integrate Luminar’s LiDAR technology into QCi’s photonic chip and packaging...
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