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eleQtron

DeepTech · Siegen, DE

Builds trapped-ion quantum processors, spun out of the University of Siegen.

Founders

Christof Wunderlich (Germany · ♂) — A quantum-optics professor at the University of Siegen, he co-founded eleQtron in 2020 to commercialize his lab's MAGIC trapped-ion quantum-computing technology.
Michael Johanning (Germany · ♂) — A physicist and namesake of the MAGIC concept, he co-founded eleQtron as CTO to build trapped-ion quantum hardware.
Jan Leisse (Germany · ♂) — A graduate engineer and turnaround/corporate-development manager, he co-founded eleQtron as CEO to industrialize its quantum-computing technology.

Date	Round	Amount
May 2026	Series A eleQtron (Germany) raised 57M euros in a Series A led by Schwarz Digits, the tech arm of the Schwarz group, for its trapped-ion quantum processors.	$66.1M
Nov 2022	Seed eleQtron, a Siegen-based ion-trap quantum computing startup, raised EUR 6M.	$6.3M

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