# Q.ANT raises €62M Series A to scale photonic AI processors and expand to the US

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Date: 18 Jul 2025
About: [Q.ANT](https://technooptimist.io/companies/q-ant.md) · [Photonic Native Processing Unit](https://technooptimist.io/computing/native-processing-unit.md)
Original source: https://www.verdict.co.uk/q-ant-funding-photonic-ai-processors/

Q.ANT raised €62M ($72M), co-led by Cherry Ventures, UVC Partners and imec.xpand, to scale production of its photonic processors and build next-generation chips. Its Native Processing Server is available for early-access evaluation and slots into data centres as a co-processor.

## Key facts

- Other investors include L-Bank, TRUMPF and Onsight Ventures.
- Chips made on a thin-film lithium niobate pilot line with IMS CHIPS, opened Feb 2025.
- Claims up to 30x efficiency gains over traditional technologies.

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