Universal Quantum raises over $100 million in Series A co-led by DCVC, Firgun Ventures; Nauta joins round

• Universal Quantum raised over $100 million in a Series A round to scale modular trapped-ion quantum computers for real-world use.
• Nauta participated alongside co-leads DCVC, Firgun Ventures, with other backers spanning sovereign, institutional, deep tech investors.
• Funding targets development, commercialization of linked chiplet arrays, control systems, room-temperature operations to reduce engineering risk and speed scale-up.
• Company is executing a $77 million contract with the German Aerospace Center, with paying customers across government and scientific institutions.
• Proceeds also support expansion in Singapore, the US, Japan, Germany, building on a global footprint of more than 100 staff.

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