Company · Deeptech & Hardware

Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech

qilimanjaro.tech ↗ ·Barcelona ·Seed

Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech is a Barcelona-based deep-tech startup building full-stack analog quantum computers, spun off in 2019/2020 from the University of Barcelona, the Barcelona Supercomputing Center and IFAE. It develops superconducting fluxonium-based analog and digital quantum processors alongside classical HPC infrastructure, sold via cloud access (SpeQtrum), on-premise quantum data centers, and an education platform (EduQit), with deployments at BSC and the Technology Innovation Institute in Abu Dhabi.

Founded

2019

Founders

News

Rounds

Investors

SectorsQuantum Computing, Deeptech, Hardware, Cloud Infrastructure, Scientific Research Tools Start-up MapDeeptech & Hardware › Semiconductors, compute & AI infrastructure

Profile updated 26 Jul 2026

Founders

Artur Garcia-Sáez

Co-Founder & Chief Software Architect

Jordi Blasco

Co-Founder

José Ignacio Latorre

Co-Founder

Pol Forn-Díaz

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer

Victor Canivell

Co-Founder & President (Chairman of the Board)

Global models 5

PsiQuantum

United States · psiquantum.com ↗

Builds a full-stack quantum computer (photonic) sold toward large-scale utility-scale deployments, matching Qilimanjaro's full-stack hardware+infrastructure model.

$2.3BComparable

Quantinuum

United States / United Kingdom · www.quantinuum.com ↗

Full-stack quantum computing company offering both hardware and cloud access, similar integrated hardware-to-application approach as Qilimanjaro.

$1BComparable

IonQ

United States · ionq.com ↗

Builds proprietary quantum processors and sells cloud-based quantum computing access, mirroring Qilimanjaro's SpeQtrum cloud offering.

$700M+Comparable

IQM Quantum Computers

Finland · www.meetiqm.com ↗

European superconducting-qubit quantum computer maker selling on-premise installations to research centers and governments, the closest direct European comparable to Qilimanjaro.

$320M+Comparable

QuEra Computing

United States · www.quera.com ↗

Builds analog (neutral-atom) quantum computers offered via cloud access, matching Qilimanjaro's analog quantum computing model.

$230M+Comparable

Investors 6

AXIS Participaciones Empresariales

www.axispart.com

Investor Spain

Axon Partners Group

axonpartnersgroup.com

Investor Spain

Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación

cdti.es

Investor Spain

Grow Venture Partners

growventurepartners.com

Investor Spain

Intel Ignite

intelignite.com ↗

Investor United States

SETT

sett.gob.es

Investor Spain

Funding rounds 2

Other · €1M

Spain's state technology vehicle SETT invested €1M in a first capital increase in Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech, a 2019 spin-off of IFAE, the Uni…

2025-11-07

Other · €1M

Qilimanjaro, a spin-off of the University of Barcelona and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center building full-stack analog quantum computers,…

2022-02-21

News & media 2

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