Pasqal

DeepTech · FR

French neutral-atom quantum computing company building hardware and software.

Founders

Georges-Olivier Reymond (France · ♂) — A physicist who helped lead Atos's quantum program, he co-founded Pasqal to commercialize neutral-atom quantum computing from Institut d'Optique research.
Antoine Browaeys (France · ♂) — A CNRS physicist who demonstrated Rydberg blockade between single atoms, he co-founded Pasqal as Chief Science Officer to build neutral-atom quantum processors.
Alain Aspect (France · ♂) — The 2022 Nobel laureate in physics for experiments on quantum entanglement, he co-founded Pasqal to bring neutral-atom quantum computing to market.
Thierry Lahaye (France · ♂) — He began building programmable neutral-atom quantum simulators at Institut d'Optique and co-founded Pasqal to scale the technology.
Christophe Jurczak (France · ♂) — A physicist and quantum-focused investor, he co-founded Pasqal to commercialize neutral-atom quantum computing.

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Date	Round	Amount
Mar 2026	Incoming IPO French quantum company Pasqal signed a definitive SPAC merger with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II to list on NASDAQ at a ~$2B valuation, with $200M committed convertible financing.	$200M
Jan 2023	Series B PASQAL raised a EUR100M Series B led by Temasek, with the EIC Fund, Wa'ed Ventures, Bpifrance, Quantonation, the Defense Innovation Fund, Daphni and Eni Next.	$100M
Jun 2021	Series A French quantum-computing startup Pasqal raised a EUR25M Series A led by Quantonation, with Runa Capital, Daphni, Eni Next and the EIC Fund.	$25M

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