Q.ANT
Information Technology · High-Performance Computing
$72Mtotal raised · 13 rounds on record
15open roles
Series Alatest round · Nov 2025 · 11 mo ago
4backers · LEA Partners GmbH, AQAL Capital GmbH
Overview
Q.ANT pioneers photonic computing: greener, quieter and up to 30× more energy-efficient AI & HPC with cutting-edge photonic processors.
How Q.ANT hires
Truth index
A 91/100
Median time to fill
107 days
Ghost roles
6%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
0%
Q.ANT scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 16 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 6% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 107 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Funding and backers
Total raised
$72M
13 rounds on record
Latest round
Series A
Nov 2025 · 11 mo ago
Hiring now
16
+2 posted in 30 days
Grants
$15.7M
11 grants · CORDIS
Backers
4
LEA Partners GmbH, AQAL Capital GmbH
The money's age
Fresh money
11 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
55/100
hiring for its size, in the news, fresh money, rising traction
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Apr 7
New executive Q.ANT Appoints Michael Krueger as Vice President Commercials · qant.com
Jan 22
New executive Q.ANT Names Utz Bacher as VP Software · qant.com
Nov 26, 2025
Raised a round Series A · EE Times
Nov 18, 2025
Launched Q.ANT Unveils its Second-Generation Photonic Processor to Power the Next Wave of AI and HPC · Q.ANT
Jul 16, 2025
Raised a round Series A $72M
Jan 1, 2025
Won a grant $271k · CORDIS
Dec 1, 2024
Won a grant $510k · CORDIS
Jul 1, 2024
Won a grant $4.9M · CORDIS
Nov 1, 2022
Won a grant $216k · CORDIS
Jan 1, 2022
Won a grant $4.6M · CORDIS
Dec 1, 2021
Won a grant $472k · CORDIS
Nov 1, 2021
Won a grant $120k · CORDIS
Nov 1, 2021
Won a grant $79k · CORDIS
Sep 1, 2021
Won a grant $2M · CORDIS
Apr 1, 2021
Won a grant $485k · CORDIS
Feb 1, 2019
Won a grant $2.1M · CORDIS
2018
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 6%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Hacker News stories
1
best: 1 points
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | Nov 2025 | — | — | EE Times |
| Series A | Jul 2025 | $72M | — | optics.org |
| Grant | Jan 2025 | $271k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Dec 2024 | $510k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jul 2024 | $4.9M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Nov 2022 | $216k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jan 2022 | $4.6M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Dec 2021 | $472k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Nov 2021 | $79k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Nov 2021 | $120k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Sep 2021 | $2M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Apr 2021 | $485k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Feb 2019 | $2.1M | — | CORDIS |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Q.ANT GmbH | its site |
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
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Jobs
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HPC
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C++
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CI/CD
HPC
Linux
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PetaLinux
Management
Agile
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NumPy
DevOps
GitHub
HPC
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Python
Rust
C++
Eigen
TensorFlow C++
AI/ML
llama.cpp
JAX
TensorFlow
NumPy
PyTorch
DevOps
CI/CD
GitHub
HPC
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HPC
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
55/100
Growing
Open positions
16
1 opened / 4 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
114 days
faster than 10% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~15 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Semiconductors
50% ▲
Leadership
25% ▼
Field & Service
25% ▲
Activity Timeline
Added FMEA to stack
Oct 2026
Added Statistical Process Control to stack
Oct 2026
Added ANSYS to stack
Oct 2026
Added C to stack
Oct 2026
Added TPU to stack
Oct 2026
Added OpenMP to stack
Oct 2026
Added MPI to stack
Oct 2026
Added MLIR to stack
Oct 2026
Added YouTube to stack
Oct 2026
Added Meta Ads to stack
Oct 2026
Added LinkedIn to stack
Oct 2026
Added Instagram to stack
Oct 2026
Financials
Total raised
$87.7M
Latest round
Series A
Funding rounds
13
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | 2025 | — | Details |
| Series A | 2025 | $72M | Details |
| Grant | 2025 | $271k | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $510k | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $4.9M | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $216k | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $4.6M | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $472k | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $79k | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $120k | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $2M | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $485k | Details |
| Grant | 2019 | $2.1M | Details |
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Q.ANT over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
29
Postings analysed
23
Stack modernity
75/100AI adopter
Languages
Python48%
C++13%
Rust9%
MATLAB4%
Frameworks & libraries
JAX17%
PyTorch17%
TensorFlow13%
NumPy9%
Cloud & platforms
GitHub17%
Linux4%
RTOS4%
AI & ML
LLM4%
Mamba4%
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29 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Connections
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Shared investors
AQAL Capital GmbHVia a fund
33 portfolio companies: Mindray, Aconex Construction Project Management Software | Oracle, Specialtys and 30 more
LEA Partners GmbHVia a fund
50 portfolio companies: WILKENS-IT Handels und Service GmbH & Co. KG, Quantium Accounts, LEA Ventures and 47 more
UVC PartnersVia a fund
Cherry VenturesVia a fund
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News
Q.ANT Appoints IBM Veteran Joerg Behrend to Lead Photonic Processor Hardware Development
15 years at IBM at the hardware-software boundary: Behrend takes ownership of the next generations of Q.ANT's photonic AI processors, from chip technology to volume readiness Stuttgart, Germany, September 09, 2026 - Q.ANT, a leading provider of photonic p
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Q.ANT Runs Generative AI on Photonic Hardware
At ISC High Performance 2026: Generative AI and Recurrent Networks run on Q.ANT's Second-Generation Photonic Processor Stuttgart - June 23, 2026 - Q.ANT, the pioneer in commercial photonic computing, today demonstrated the first complex, production-releva
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Q.ANT Takes Photonic AI Computing Commercial as AI's Power Demand Surges
Cloud provider IONOS signs as the first commercial customer for Q.ANT's Native Processing Server (NPS) Austin, Texas / Stuttgart, Germany - May 19, 2026: Q.ANT, a pioneer in commercial photonic computing, today announced an agreement that makes IONOS - a
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Q.ANT Brings Commercial Photonic Computing to the United States, Appoints Bruno Spruth as CTO
German startup will open US headquarters in Austin, taking its mission for radically more energy-efficient and scalable computing solutions international Stuttgart, 04/23 - Q.ANT, the pioneer in commercial photonic computing, today announced the opening o
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Q.ANT Brings Commercial Photonic Computing to the United States, Appoints Bruno Spruth as CTO
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Q.ANT Appoints Michael Krueger as Vice President Commercials
Experienced data center and AI sales expert with over 20 years at Intel takes charge of sales and business development at the photonic computing pioneer Stuttgart, 7. April 2026 -Q.ANT, a leading provider of photonic processors for energy-efficient high-p
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Q.ANT Hits Full Production Capacity for Photonic AI Processors
German startup Q.ANT reaches full production capacity as demand surges for energy-efficient photonic AI processors.
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Higher Performance, Less Energy: Q.ANT Deploys Second-Generation Photonic Processors at Supercomputing Center LRZ
Deployment in one of Europe's leading HPC facilities moves photonic co-processing into rigorous production evaluation to address AI's energy problems Stuttgart, Germany - March 17, 2026 - Q.ANT today announced the deployment of its second-generation photo
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Q.ANT strengthens operational leadership with addition of Dr. Lars Bach as VP Operations
Industry-tested executive brings deep semiconductor and related technology experience to drive next phase of photonics processor company's strategic growth Stuttgart, Germany, February 12, 2026 - The Stuttgart-based deep tech company Q.ANT continues to ex
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Germany
HQ
HEADQUARTERS
16 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 44% engineering
hires for Semiconductors, Hardware, Backend
70565 Stuttgart