The Munich-based startup Peak Quantum has secured €2.2 million in fresh capital, bringing its total funding to around €5 million. The capital increase is intended for the development of error-resilient quantum processors and the establishment of a European pilot manufacturing line. The focus is on scalable hardware and industrial applicability.
Munich, April 14, 2026 – The Munich quantum computing startup Peak Quantum has closed a €2.2 million pre-seed funding round. Lead investor is Cloudberry Ventures (UK). Additional investors include United Founders, QAI Ventures, Golden Egg Check, as well as several business angels with industry experience.
This brings the company’s total funding to more than €5 million, including public funding, among others from the EU Chips Act. The funds will be used to further develop the technology and to establish a European pilot manufacturing line for superconducting quantum processors.
Scientific foundation and development expertise
The startup was founded in 2024 as a spin-off from the research group of Stefan Filipp at the Walther-Meißner-Institute (WMI), one of Europe’s leading research institutions for superconducting quantum chips. The WMI is part of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities and is located on the Garching research campus of the Technical University of Munich.
Peak Quantum’s team combines expertise across the entire value chain, from chip design and fabrication to integration into quantum systems. Peak Quantum is part of Munich Quantum Valley, a Bavarian research and innovation initiative connecting academia and industry in quantum computing. The startup is also supported by UnternehmerTUM, one of Europe’s largest centers for innovation and entrepreneurship.
At the core of its technological approach is the development of quantum bits (qubits) whose physical architecture suppresses errors already at the hardware level. Conventional quantum processors are considered highly error-prone and therefore require complex post-processing error correction. Peak Quantum follows a fundamentally different approach: error protection is built directly into the hardware design rather than applied afterward. This reduces overall system complexity and may accelerate the path toward practically usable quantum computers.
Robust and scalable quantum processors
“The quantum computing industry has focused for too long on scaling the number of qubits,” says CEO Leon Koch. “But more qubits do not help if each individual one is unreliable. We are developing processors where error resilience is an intrinsic physical property of the hardware itself.”
A key building block is the planned European quantum chip pilot line SUPREME under the EU Chips Act. Peak Quantum has been selected to operate this line, with operations scheduled to start in April 2026. The goal is to establish an industrial infrastructure for the development and manufacturing of quantum chips in Europe. In the long term, this is intended to evolve into a scalable production environment that can also be used by external partners.
COO Thomas Luschmann emphasizes: “If Europe wants to play a leading role in quantum computing, it must develop and manufacture the hardware itself. With the pilot line, we are helping ensure that this key technology is built in Europe.”
Mahir Sahin, Founder and General Partner at lead investor Cloudberry Ventures, adds: “Europe has a real opportunity to lead in the development of quantum hardware. Peak Quantum is making a decisive contribution.” The former Lead Advisor at Alphabet’s “Moonshot Factory” X notes: “The company is not only developing chips – it is building the infrastructure for a comprehensive European quantum computing ecosystem. These are exactly the kinds of foundational investments we need.”
The development of high-performance quantum processors is considered a key enabling technology for numerous applications, including materials research, logistics, security, and industrial optimization. Within this landscape, Peak Quantum positions itself as a provider of core hardware components.
“The founding team stands out for its focused, performance-driven mindset, combining strategic vision with attention to detail,” says Bettina Scheibe, Managing Partner at United Founders. “That is the kind of ambition required to become a global market leader. In quantum computing, those who move from theory into practice – and choose to compete internationally – will win.”
“With the current financing, we are accelerating our technological development and laying the foundation for industrial manufacturing,” adds CEO Leon Koch. “Our focus is on advancing our chip designs and launching initial pilot projects with partners from industry and research.”
About Peak Quantum
Peak Quantum is a Munich-based quantum computing company developing error-resilient superconducting quantum chips for scalable industrial applications. It combines chip design, fabrication, and system integration, and is building a European pilot manufacturing line for superconducting qubits. The focus is on technological sovereignty and enabling practically usable quantum processors.
The company was founded in 2024 by a team of scientists with backgrounds at the Technical University of Munich and the Walther-Meißner-Institute, together with experienced entrepreneurial founders. The founding team includes Leon Koch (CEO), Alexander Schult (CFO), Dr. Thomas Luschmann (COO), Dr. Max Werninghaus (CSO), Ivan Tsitsilin (Head of Design), and Kedar Honasoge (Head of Production).
Peak Quantum is a spin-off of the Walther-Meißner-Institute – one of Europe’s leading research institutions for superconducting quantum chips – and, as part of Munich Quantum Valley, is embedded in one of Europe’s key innovation ecosystems for quantum computing, connecting academia and industry.
Further information: https://peakquantum.de/
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