The pre-series A round was led by Amadeus Capital Partners, Expeditions Fund, and IQ Capital.
"Large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computing will bring about the technological revolution of our generation. We have built an exceptional team dedicated to the mission of building the quantum networking infrastructure necessary to make this a reality. We are grateful to the investors who share our vision for their support as we scale and commercialise our solution."
Members of Henley Business Angels backed the soil-less farming innovator.
"We are excited to have the support of HBA and delighted that they appreciate the disruptive nature of our technology in helping to feed the world sustainably."
The financing was led by TSP Ventures to support the commercial rollout of the company's soil testing technology.
"This funding builds on the successful commercial trials PES carried out with large agronomy companies and farm businesses in 2022. It enables PES Technologies to complete product development, power product launch in 2024 and hire the key commercial and administrative staff needed to turn our potential into a commercial success story."
British Design Fund has backed Huddersfield manufacturing startup Holdson in its latest funding round.
"With our Electroform machine, we are meeting a clear need within post-processing in the additive manufacturing industry for a cost-effective and sustainable way to polish and finish metal surfaces to a high level of precision. While existing solutions are costly and slow, our patented process is up to six times faster, providing a 90% reduction in surface roughness in just 10 minutes."
The Dublin-based startup has pulled in €5m in an oversubscribed seed round led by EQT Ventures to scale its insurance and retirement technology.
"Kota is first to market with a platform that is automating workflows through data synchronisation and reconciliation, integrating with top-tier health, life and pension providers, and ultimately, delivering employees access to the benefits that they deserve."