Snowcap Compute
Quantum Science & Computing · Higher Education
$23Mlatest round · Venture round · Jun 2025 · 16 mo ago
1backers · Playground
11team · US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025
2025founded
Overview
Discover Snowcap, the world’s first commercial superconducting computing platform. Unleashing breakthrough efficiency and power at 4.5 Kelvin, Snowcap is redefining what’s possible in AI and data center performance.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$23M
1 round on record
Latest round
$23M
Venture round · Jun 2025 · 16 mo ago
Team
11
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025
Backers
1
Playground
The money's age
Due for its next round
16 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
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Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Jun 2025 | $23M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Snowcap Compute Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Anna HerrExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Quentin HerrExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Michael LaffertyExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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Financials
Total raised
$23M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2025 | $23M | Details |
People
Anna Herr
Executive Officer
Quentin Herr
Executive Officer
Michael Lafferty
Executive Officer, Director
Richard Hyman
Director
Pat Gelsinger
Director
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News
Superconducting chip startup Snowcap Compute reels in $23M
Superconducting chip startup Snowcap Compute reels in $23M - SiliconANGLE
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Report
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Snowcap Compute Launches with $23 Million Led by Playground Global to Power the Next Era of AI and Quantum Compute
PALO ALTO, Calif., June 23, 2025--Snowcap Compute, a startup building the first commercially viable superconducting compute platform, today launched with $23 million in seed funding led by Playground Global. Engineered for extreme performance and energy e
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Snowcap Compute raises $23 million for superconducting AI chips
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Snowcap Compute, a startup working on building artificial intelligence computing chips using superconducting technology, on Monday raised $23 million and said that the former CEO of Intel will join its board. Snowcap aims to build
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
San Francisco
United States
HQ
50-200 est. staff