Airbus Quantum

Airbus is pioneering quantum computing applications in aerospace through strategic partnerships with Quantinuum, IonQ, and BMW Group to accelerate sustainable mobility research using cutting-edge quantum computers. The company launched the global Quantum Computing Challenge in 2024, attracting over 420 teams worldwide to develop quantum solutions for aviation and automotive challenges. Airbus focuses on quantum applications for hydrogen technology, fuel cell catalyst simulation, and secure communications infrastructure for aerospace platforms, investing through Airbus Ventures in quantum companies including IonQ, Q-CTRL, and QC Ware. The company collaborates with the University of Bristol’s Quantum Technology Innovation Centre and develops quantum-safe security technologies for aerospace applications, demonstrating quantum computing’s potential for solving computationally intensive tasks in sustainable aviation and ZEROe hydrogen-powered aircraft development.

Alice & Bob

In September 2025, Alice & Bob achieved a major breakthrough with cat qubits achieving bit-flip times exceeding one hour, a considerable improvement over the previously recorded 430 seconds (approximately seven minutes) attained in 2024 on their Boson 4 chip. At a mean photon number of 11, the team measured bit-flip times ranging from 33 to 60 minutes with 95% confidence and successfully performed a Z gate operation on the cat qubit with 94.2% fidelity in 26.5 nanoseconds. This achievement surpasses the 13-minute threshold required for the company’s early fault-tolerant quantum computer (eFTQC) roadmap slated for 2030, which aims to deliver a device with 100 logical qubits. By implementing ‘squeezing,’ Alice & Bob improved bit-flip error protection by 160 times compared to standard cat qubits on the same chip. The company also partnered with NVIDIA to build datacenters of the future with cat qubit quantum technology and collaborated with Classiq to pioneer fault-tolerant quantum computing.

Aqemia

Aqemia is a next-generation pharmatech company founded in 2019 as a deeptech spinoff from École Normale Supérieure that revolutionizes drug discovery by combining quantum-inspired physics algorithms with generative AI, enabling molecule exploration 10,000 times faster than conventional methods without requiring experimental training data. In 2024, Aqemia raised €60 million in Series A funding led by Cathay Innovation, bringing total funding to over €100 million, to prepare for clinical trials and fuel international expansion with a new London office opening in January 2025. The company currently has three cancer-targeting drug candidates undergoing preclinical animal testing, having progressed to this stage in under two years with expectations to move into clinical trials by 2025. Aqemia’s quantum-inspired algorithms simulate molecular behavior at unprecedented accuracy and speed, training AI models on physical laws governing molecular structures. Major partnerships include a $140 million collaboration with Sanofi and agreements with Servier and Johnson & Johnson to accelerate oncology drug development through physics-based molecular design.

Atos

Atos launched an ambitious quantum program in November 2016 to anticipate the future of quantum computing, developing the world’s most powerful commercially available quantum simulator called the Atos Quantum Learning Machine (QLM). As an international leader in digital transformation with over 110,000 employees in 73 countries, Atos has established itself as a leading provider of quantum computing services through global deployments of their QLM systems to prestigious research centers and universities in Austria, France, Germany, the UK, Netherlands, and United States. The company has formed strategic partnerships with quantum software companies like Zapata Computing to deliver end-to-end quantum computing solutions to enterprises, while maintaining a Quantum Advisory Board consisting of international experts, mathematicians, physicists, and Nobel Laureates including Alain Aspect and Serge Haroche to guide their quantum computing strategy and development efforts.

AUREA Technology

AUREA Technology is a French company specializing in advanced quantum sensing and measurement technologies, developing precision instruments based on quantum physics principles for scientific, industrial, and defense applications. The company designs and manufactures quantum-enhanced sensors including atomic magnetometers, quantum gravimeters, and precision timing systems that leverage atomic and optical physics to achieve unprecedented measurement accuracy. AUREA’s quantum sensing solutions serve applications in geophysical surveying, fundamental physics research, navigation systems, and industrial process monitoring, providing customers with quantum sensors that deliver superior performance compared to classical measurement technologies. The company combines expertise in atomic physics, laser technology, and precision engineering to develop quantum sensing systems for demanding applications requiring the highest levels of measurement precision and stability.

C12

C12 Quantum Electronics is a Paris-based quantum computing startup founded in 2020 as a spinoff from École Normale Supérieure that develops quantum processors using ultra-pure carbon nanotubes as qubits, leveraging isotopically purified 12C carbon atoms with zero nuclear spin to minimize decoherence and achieve near-ideal qubit performance, with €18 million in funding and an underground quantum fabrication facility in Paris producing quantum processors for cloud availability by 2025 and chip sales starting in 2026.

Capgemini

Capgemini SE is a French multinational information technology services and consulting company founded in 1967, headquartered in Paris, France. Capgemini provides quantum computing consulting and implementation services including quantum strategy development, quantum application development, quantum system integration, and quantum workforce training. The company collaborates with quantum computing providers including IBM, Microsoft, and others offering quantum expertise to enterprise clients. Capgemini quantum practice assists organizations with quantum use case identification, quantum algorithm development, and quantum-classical hybrid implementations. The company serves automotive, financial services, energy, and manufacturing sectors requiring quantum consulting and quantum technology implementation. Capgemini advances quantum technology adoption providing end-to-end quantum services from strategy to implementation supporting enterprise quantum transformation and quantum computing integration worldwide.

Capgemini Quantum Lab

Capgemini Quantum Lab conducts R&D and consulting on quantum technologies for complex computational problems, providing business education and quantum readiness assessments. The Paris consultancy operates quantum research labs. Capgemini Quantum Lab helps organizations explore quantum computing applications, develop quantum expertise, and prepare for quantum computing adoption through research partnerships, consulting services, and executive education programs.

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• Founded: 2020
• Country: France
• Website: https://capgemini.com
• Categories: consulting, quantum research

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Chipiron

Chipiron develops advanced quantum chip technology and semiconductor solutions for quantum computing applications, focusing on the design and fabrication of quantum devices with improved performance characteristics and integration capabilities for next-generation quantum processors and quantum systems.

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• Founded: 2021
• Country: France
• Website: https://chipiron.com
• Categories: hardware

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CNRS

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) is French national research institution founded in 1939, headquartered in Paris, France, largest fundamental science agency in Europe. CNRS conducts quantum research through multiple laboratories and research units advancing quantum physics quantum computing quantum materials and quantum technologies. The organization researchers contribute to fundamental quantum science quantum hardware development and quantum applications. CNRS collaborates with French quantum companies and European research institutions. CNRS serves global quantum research community through world-class quantum research and scientific excellence supporting French quantum technology strategy and European quantum research leadership advancing quantum information science.

CryptoNext Security

CryptoNext Security is a French post-quantum cryptography company founded in 2019 that develops comprehensive quantum-safe security solutions including post-quantum cryptographic implementations, migration tools, and crypto-agility platforms that enable organizations to transition from classical to quantum-resistant encryption algorithms, providing software libraries, hardware security modules, and consulting services to help governments, enterprises, and critical infrastructure operators prepare for and deploy NIST-standardized post-quantum cryptography to protect against future quantum computer threats while maintaining interoperability with existing systems.

Dynamiqs

Dynamiqs is an open-source Python library sponsored by Alice & Bob that enables high-speed simulation of open and closed quantum systems leveraging NVIDIA accelerated computing. The NVIDIA-powered GPU acceleration increases efficiency of matrix operations by up to 60x, allowing simulation of large, complex systems involving multiple qubits and physical hardware components. Developed based on Google AI’s JAX machine learning library and Diffrax state-of-the-art differential equations library. The team includes researchers from Alice & Bob, University of Sherbrooke, Yale University, INRIA, Ecole de Mines, and ENS. In 2025, integration with NVIDIA CUDA-Q platform accelerates complex quantum dynamics simulation by up to 75x on early benchmarks. Differentiability and GPU acceleration provide researchers with improved and completely new functionalities for quantum device calibration.

European Space Agency

The European Space Agency (ESA) develops quantum technologies for space applications through various quantum research programs and initiatives, investigating quantum communication satellites, quantum sensing for space exploration, quantum navigation systems, and quantum computing applications for space missions, conducting research in quantum key distribution via satellite networks, quantum-enhanced sensing for Earth observation, and quantum technologies for deep space communication, collaborating with European quantum technology companies and research institutions to advance space-based quantum systems that could revolutionize secure communications, precision navigation, and scientific measurements in space environments.

Eviden

Eviden is the Atos quantum division (spun off in 2022) providing quantum computing consulting, training, and support as a proactive guide for businesses adopting quantum technology. The company offers quantum computing hardware through the Atos QLM (Quantum Learning Machine) and provides consulting services to help organizations prepare for quantum computing. Eviden combines quantum simulators, software development kits, and professional services to enable enterprises to develop quantum expertise and quantum-ready applications.

Exail

Exail Technologies is a French industrial company formed in 2022 from the merger of ECA Group and iXBlue, specializing in cutting-edge technologies in autonomous robotics, navigation, aerospace, and photonics. Led by CEO Dominique Giannoni, Exail’s quantum sensing division leverages decades of research from former students and colleagues of 2022 physics Nobel Prize winner Alain Aspect. In 2021, Exail acquired Muquans, the world’s first company to commercialize industry-grade quantum sensors founded by Aspect’s former students. Exail develops quantum gravimeters, quantum accelerometers, and quantum inertial navigation systems exploiting quantum advantages for precision measurement. The company is involved in the CARIOQA-PMP European project developing a space-grade quantum gravimeter for Earth and climate monitoring. In 2022, Exail demonstrated a 3-axis hybrid quantum accelerometer, advancing toward drift-free inertial navigation systems. Headquartered in Paris, Exail represents France’s strategic leadership in quantum sensing for defense, aerospace, navigation, and scientific applications.

FeNNix

FeNNix-Bio1 is a quantum AI foundation model developed by Qubit Pharmaceuticals and Sorbonne University that transforms molecular simulations across biomolecular and pharmaceutical research. Trained entirely on synthetic quantum chemistry data, FeNNix-Bio1 integrates high-accuracy quantum methods including Density Functional Theory (DFT), Quantum Monte Carlo (QMC), and Configuration Interaction (CI) to build comprehensive generalizable representation of interatomic forces. Development enabled by exascale high-performance computing resources from GENCI, EuroHPC, and Argonne. Can be trained in few hours using standard GPU whereas other AI models require weeks of supercomputing time. Enables reactive molecular dynamics simulations at scale and accuracy previously unattainable, including formation and breaking of chemical bonds, proton transfer, and quantum nuclear effects. Applications extend beyond pharmaceuticals to industrial enzymes, desalination membranes, next-generation batteries, and green chemistry. Qubit Pharmaceuticals based in Paris and Boston with team over 60 people from 18+ nationalities.

IDEMIA

IDEMIA is a multinational technology company specializing in biometric identification, digital security, and identity-related security services. With a global team of 800+ R&D experts, IDEMIA is a world-leading authority in post-quantum cryptography and introduced the first quantum-resistant 5G SIM in 2022. In July 2025, the company launched IDEMIA Sphere Cryptographic Library with 68 classical and post-quantum algorithms. IDEMIA leads the Hyperform consortium developing quantum-safe components for banks, governments, and software companies.

Isentroniq

Isentroniq is a Paris-based quantum hardware startup founded in May 2025 by Paul Magnard (PhD in experimental quantum information processing from ETH Zürich, former lead architect at Alice & Bob) and Théodore Amar (former Bain & Company consultant, ex-head of marketing at Hilti) that develops next-generation wiring infrastructure for superconducting quantum computers to solve the critical cryogenic power and space bottleneck that currently limits scaling beyond a few hundred qubits. In October 2025, Isentroniq raised €7.5 million in pre-seed funding led by Heartcore Capital with participation from OVNI Capital, Kima Ventures, IXCORE Group, Better Angle, EPSL VC, plus support from Bpifrance and France 2030 to industrialize its proprietary dense, near-heatless wiring technology that enables 1,000x more qubits to be integrated into existing dilution refrigerators. The company’s breakthrough wiring solution is designed to remove heat, cost, and space constraints inside cryostats and unlock the path to million-qubit systems, with the potential to reduce the price of a million-qubit quantum computer from tens of billions to approximately €50 million while solving the wiring deadlock that has become the primary barrier to scaling superconducting quantum processors as control and readout lines currently add excessive heat and complexity that cap systems at a few hundred qubits.

Lytid

Lytid is a French photonics company specializing in the development and commercialization of terahertz laser sources based on quantum cascade laser (QCL) technology. Co-founded by Pierre Gellie and Jean-Charles Roche, the company builds on more than 20 years of applied research on QCL technology through Prof. Carlo Sirtori of the Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques laboratory at Paris Diderot University. Lytid’s product portfolio includes deep-cooled SWIR cameras, ultra-fast Mid-IR QWIP detectors, terahertz sources based on quantum cascade lasers, and Sub-THz sources based on Schottky diode technology. The company serves quantum sensing, spectroscopy, and imaging applications across research and industrial markets. Based in Paris, Lytid represents France’s commitment to advancing quantum photonics technologies for next-generation sensing and detection applications.

Muquans

Muquans is a French quantum sensing company founded in 2011 as a spinout from Observatoire de Paris and Institut d’Optique that became the first company to exploit laser-cooled quantum manipulation techniques on an industrial scale, developing the world’s first commercial Absolute Quantum Gravimeter achieving µGal-level precision through cold rubidium atom interferometry, along with atomic clocks, frequency transfer systems, and high-performance laser systems, acquired by iXblue in 2021 to create a European leader in photonics and quantum technologies, serving geophysics, oil and mineral exploration, civil engineering, and navigation markets with quantum sensors that measure gravitational acceleration changes to detect subsurface mass variations.

Orange Quantum Division

Orange S.A. is a French multinational telecommunications corporation founded in 1990 (originally France Télécom from 1988) and headquartered in Paris, France, with Quantum Division developing quantum-safe telecommunications infrastructure and quantum networking capabilities. Orange conducts quantum networking research deploying quantum key distribution (QKD) networks and quantum-safe communications systems across French and European telecommunications infrastructure. The company collaborates with French quantum technology companies and research institutions including CryptoNext Security, Alice & Bob, and Pasqal advancing practical quantum communications deployments. Orange invests in post-quantum cryptography preparing telecommunications infrastructure for quantum computing threats. The company demonstrated quantum-secured fiber optic network connections for enterprise and government customers requiring ultra-secure communications. Orange serves European telecommunications markets, government agencies, financial institutions, and critical infrastructure sectors requiring quantum-safe communications and quantum network infrastructure. The company contributes to European Quantum Communication Infrastructure (EuroQCI) initiative and French National Quantum Strategy advancing quantum-safe telecommunications at scale.

Orolia

Orolia (now Safran Navigation & Timing after 2022 acquisition) is the world leader in resilient PNT (Positioning, Navigation, Timing) solutions providing atomic clocks, time servers, GNSS simulation equipment, and emergency locator beacons for government, military, aerospace, and defense markets. Over 350 Orolia atomic clocks orbit Earth, with their Rubidium Atomic Frequency Standards (RAFS) achieving 2×10-14 stability over 10,000 seconds on Galileo satellites, plus integrated Passive Hydrogen Maser physics packages delivering micro atomic clocks for GNSS-denied battlefield environments.

Pasqal

In June 2024, Pasqal achieved a significant milestone by successfully loading over 1,000 atoms in a single shot, trapping more than 1,110 atoms within approximately 2,000 traps, demonstrating the feasibility of large-scale neutral atom quantum computing. In December 2024, Pasqal deployed a 100-qubit neutral atom quantum computer at the Jülich Supercomputing Centre in Germany as part of the HPCQS project, expected to be available for use by June 2025. On May 13, 2025, Pasqal partnered with Google Cloud to offer its 100-qubit QPU on Google Cloud Marketplace, including tools for workflow integration and post-processing results with a flexible pay-as-you-go model. Pasqal’s roadmap targets 10,000 qubits by 2026, and in April 2024, the company partnered with Welinq to achieve projected 10,000-qubit QPUs with high-fidelity two-qubit gates in the 2026-2027 timeframe. The company is already delivering quantum computers with over 100 qubits to end users.

Perceval

Perceval is an open-source quantum photonic development toolkit developed by Quandela that offers a Python-based framework for simulating, designing, and experimenting with photonic quantum circuits and algorithms. Through a simple object-oriented Python API, Perceval provides tools for composing circuits from linear optical components, defining single-photon sources, manipulating Fock states, running simulations, and experimenting with new quantum algorithms. Interfaced with QPUs on Quandela cloud, enabling computations on actual photonic computers. In 2024, EuroHPC JU selected Quandela consortium for EuroQCS-France initiative, providing remote access to 12-qubit photonic quantum computer. Published in Quantum journal as open-source platform for discrete-variable photonic quantum computers. Partnership with OVHcloud makes Perceval available for developers to run quantum algorithms by simulating optical processors on OVH Cloud.

PLASSYS-BESTEK

PLASSYS-BESTEK, founded in 1987, is a French company providing high-performance vacuum and ultra-high vacuum solutions for innovative thin film material deposition. PLASSYS-BESTEK is a recognized leader in equipment for quantum technologies, having designed top-level deposition tools since the early 2000s that are now central to manufacturing superconducting qubits and other quantum devices. The company supplies custom-designed systems for prestigious research laboratories, universities, and industrial manufacturing plants. In October 2025, PLASSYS-BESTEK delivered the SQUID-6 UHV, a state-of-the-art quantum chip fabrication equipment, to Alice & Bob as part of the ULTRACAT project supported by France’s defense innovation agency (AID). The SQUID-6 UHV is a fully automated, ultra-high vacuum deposition system employing a modular cluster architecture that minimizes chip exposure to cross-contamination, reducing material imperfections and guaranteeing high-quality Quantum Processing Units (QPUs). PLASSYS’s core technologies include vacuum evaporation (thermal/e-beam), sputtering, and ion etching, along with production systems for diamond growth via PECVD. PLASSYS equipment is vital for applications in semiconductor technology, superconductors, nano-electronics, optics, photonics, and spintronics.

QPerfect

QPerfect provides a comprehensive quantum simulation platform that enables researchers and developers to model, simulate, and optimize quantum systems and algorithms using classical high-performance computing resources, offering tools for quantum circuit simulation, noise modeling, and quantum algorithm development to bridge the gap between quantum theory and practical implementation.

Company Information

• Founded: 2022
• Country: France
• Website: https://qperfect.io
• Categories: software

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Quandela

Quandela is a French photonic quantum computing company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing modular photonic quantum computers using single-photon sources and quantum light manipulation, creating scalable quantum systems based on photonic qubits that operate at room temperature, offering cloud-accessible quantum processors and quantum light sources for research institutions and enterprises working on quantum computing applications in optimization, machine learning, and quantum simulation, with focus on making photonic quantum technology commercially viable for various industries.

QuantFi

QuantFi is a French research and development startup creating quantum computer algorithms specifically for the financial services industry, focusing on applications in risk analysis, portfolio optimization, derivatives pricing, and financial modeling. The company develops quantum algorithms for complex financial calculations that can benefit from quantum computing advantages, including Monte Carlo simulations, optimization problems, and risk assessment applications that are computationally intensive for classical systems. QuantFi provides consulting services and develops custom quantum finance solutions for banks, investment firms, insurance companies, and fintech companies seeking to explore quantum computing applications in financial services. The company contributes to France’s quantum technology ecosystem by advancing practical quantum applications in finance and developing quantum algorithms tailored for financial industry requirements.

Quantic

Quantic is a French quantum computing company developing quantum processors and quantum software solutions for European enterprises and research institutions. The company focuses on building quantum computing systems using advanced quantum technologies and provides quantum software development tools, quantum algorithms, and consulting services for organizations seeking to explore quantum computing applications. Quantic contributes to France’s quantum technology ecosystem by advancing quantum hardware and software capabilities, collaborating with French research institutions and enterprises to develop practical quantum computing solutions for optimization, simulation, and computational challenges in various industrial sectors.

Quantonation

Quantonation is the first early-stage venture capital fund dedicated to quantum technology ecosystem, founded in 2018 in Paris by Charles Beigbeder and Christophe Jurczak. Quantonation invests globally in deep technologies based on advances in physics and computing across four areas: quantum computing (hardware and software), quantum networks, quantum sensing, and deep physics. Headquartered in Paris, France and Boston, USA, Quantonation has investments in Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific. Quantonation I (2021 vintage) raised €91 million beyond original target, making investments in 27 companies worldwide. In April 2024, Quantonation announced first closing of Quantonation II at €70 million toward €200 million target. The European Investment Fund committed €30 million to Quantonation II in 2025. Quantonation leverages scientific expertise to guide investments in quantum technologies and deep physics, supporting early-stage startups transforming quantum research into commercial applications.

Quantum Signals

Quantum Signals is a Paris-based startup founded in 2024 that merges artificial intelligence with quantum algorithms to reshape financial markets. The company is backed by Quantonation II and focuses on developing quantum-enhanced financial modeling and prediction systems. Quantum Signals applies hybrid quantum-classical approaches to solve complex financial optimization and risk management problems.

Company Information

• Founded: 2024
• Country: France
• Website: https://quantumsignals.ai
• Categories: quantum ai, quantum finance

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Qubit Pharmaceuticals

Qubit Pharmaceuticals is a Paris and Boston-based quantum-enhanced drug discovery company founded in 2020 that accelerates pharmaceutical research using hybrid quantum-classical computing through their Atlas platform, achieving molecular simulations 100,000 times faster than traditional methods while reducing drug candidate screening from 5,000 to 200 compounds, with breakthrough technologies including the Hyperion-1 quantum emulator simulating 40 qubits and the FeNNix-Bio1 quantum AI foundation model developed with Sorbonne University, operating one of France’s largest GPU supercomputers and advancing 7 therapeutic programs particularly in oncology and inflammation.

Quobly

Quobly (formerly Siquance) develops quantum hardware solutions with focus on superconducting quantum devices and quantum system integration, working to advance European quantum computing capabilities through innovative quantum technologies and collaborative research with academic and industrial partners.

Company Information

• Founded: 2022
• Country: France
• Website: https://quobly.io
• Categories: hardware

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Radiall

Radiall is a global manufacturer of interconnect solutions that has developed specialized cryogenic components for quantum computing applications. The company launched the F2C-40 Floating Cryogenic Cluster, a 40-pin high-density multi-coaxial solution providing excellent performance up to 18GHz in cryogenic environments for high qubit quantum computing devices. Radiall participates in France’s QRYOLink R&D program (€8M budget, 54-month duration) supported by the French government, collaborating with Alice & Bob, cryostat manufacturers, and qubit developers. Their comprehensive quantum interconnect offering includes RF connectors, cable assemblies, attenuators, switches, and fiber optics. Radiall operates facilities in Grenoble, France’s quantum hub.

Silent Waves

Silent Waves is a Grenoble-based quantum technology company founded in 2021 as a spinout from Institut Néel, one of the largest CNRS research laboratories with expertise in quantum electronics, superconductivity, and quantum device fabrication. Co-founded by Luca Planat, Nicolas Roch (researcher at Institut Néel CNRS), and Baptiste Planat, the company develops advanced microwave signal readout technology for quantum computing, radio astronomy, and electron spin resonance applications requiring accurate detection of ultra-low power microwave signals. Silent Waves provides cutting-edge readout hardware solutions that enable accurate qubit state measurement and quantum processor operation through sophisticated microwave signal processing capabilities. The company’s mission focuses on developing ultrasensitive signal processing technology for quantum readout systems while providing comprehensive expert support to customers building quantum computers and quantum sensing systems. Silent Waves is embedded in Grenoble’s world-class innovation ecosystem combining outstanding science and technology with a dynamic quantum technology startup scene, leveraging the region’s expertise in quantum electronics, superconducting circuits, and quantum information processing infrastructure.

SteerLight

SteerLight is a spin-off from CEA-Leti based in Grenoble, France, specializing in developing next-generation LiDAR sensors for autonomous vehicles and robotics. The company leverages advanced photonics and quantum sensing technologies to create high-performance optical sensors with improved range, resolution, and reliability. SteerLight is backed by Quantonation and focuses on bringing quantum-enhanced sensing to commercial applications.

Company Information

• Founded: 2022
• Country: France
• Website: https://steerlight.eu
• Categories: quantum sensing

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Thales

Thales Group develops quantum-safe communications and quantum cryptography solutions for government, defense, and enterprise applications, creating quantum key distribution systems, post-quantum cryptography implementations, and quantum-secure communication networks that protect sensitive information against both classical and quantum computing threats, providing integrated quantum security solutions for critical infrastructure, telecommunications, and defense systems requiring ultra-secure communications and data protection.

Company Information

• Founded: 2019
• Country: France
• Website: https://thalesgroup.com
• Categories: security

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Thales Alenia Space QKD-GEO

Thales Alenia Space partnered with Hispasat to develop the world’s first quantum key distribution system from geostationary orbit. The aerospace company is developing space-based QKD. The QKD-GEO program aims to enable global quantum-safe communications from geostationary satellites, providing continuous quantum encryption key distribution coverage over large geographic areas for government and commercial secure communications.

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• Founded: 2024
• Country: France
• Website: https://thalesaleniaspace.com
• Categories: quantum communication, space

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Thales Alenia Space Quantum Division

Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), founded in 2007 and headquartered in Cannes, France, with quantum technology division developing space-based quantum communications systems. In January 2025, Thales Alenia Space partnered with Hispasat to develop the QKD-GEO prototype, Spain’s quantum key distribution system from geostationary orbit, with 103.5 million euro budget. Thales Alenia Space leads a large industrial consortium including Spanish and European companies, with participation from entities specialized in quantum communications: Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (IAC), Polytechnic University of Madrid, and University of Vigo. The company develops quantum payloads for geostationary satellites and associated ground segments for quantum-secure communications from space. Field test campaigns are planned between La Palma and Tenerife covering 140-km atmospheric links. Thales Alenia Space serves government agencies, defense organizations, telecommunications operators, and critical infrastructure sectors requiring satellite-based quantum key distribution for ultra-secure space-to-ground communications.

TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies explores quantum computing applications for energy sector optimization and sustainability initiatives, investigating quantum algorithms for renewable energy grid optimization, carbon capture simulation, oil reservoir modeling, and energy trading strategies, collaborating with quantum computing companies and research institutions to develop quantum solutions for complex energy challenges including molecular simulation for battery materials, catalyst design for cleaner energy production, and optimization of energy distribution networks, contributing to the energy industry’s digital transformation through quantum-enhanced modeling and optimization capabilities that could improve energy efficiency and accelerate the transition to sustainable energy systems.

VeriQloud

VeriQloud is a French quantum cloud security company founded in 2017 in Paris by Marc Kaplan, Elham Kashefi, and Josh Nunn that develops quantum cryptography solutions including Qline quantum communication architecture for metropolitan fiber networks and HyQloud hybrid quantum-classical cryptography for cloud storage, providing hundreds of years of data security during communication, storage, and computing, with €1.9 million in funding from Quantonation and WinEquity and deployment by Deutsche Telekom on Berlin’s OpenQKD testbed network, participating in major European quantum initiatives including France QCI, Quantum Internet Alliance, and QuantERA HSM-QCC project to advance quantum cloud computing security.

WelinQ

WelinQ is a French quantum technology company founded in 2022 that develops quantum interconnects and networking components essential for building quantum networks and quantum internet infrastructure, creating hardware and software solutions that enable quantum computers, quantum sensors, and quantum communication systems to be connected and networked together, providing critical quantum networking technology for distributed quantum computing and quantum communication applications across various industries and research institutions.

Company Information

• Founded: 2022
• Country: France
• Website: https://welinq.fr
• Categories: communications

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