Company · AI & Data

Multiverse Computing

multiversecomputing.com ↗ ·San Sebastián ·Series B

Multiverse Computing is a San Sebastián, Spain-based company building quantum and quantum-inspired software for AI efficiency and optimization. Its flagship product, CompactifAI, uses tensor network methods from quantum physics to compress large language models by up to 95% with minimal accuracy loss, serving finance, energy, manufacturing, and healthcare clients. Founded in 2019, it has raised over $250M total, including a $215M Series B in June 2025 at a valuation of over $500M.

Founded
2019
Founders
4
News
10
Rounds
7
Investors
20
SectorsAI & Data, Deeptech & Hardware, Enterprise Software Start-up MapAI & Data › AI data infrastructure

Profile updated 24 Jul 2026

Founders

Alfonso Rubio-Manzanares
Co-founder & Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
Enrique Lizaso Olmos
Founder & CEO
Román Orús
Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer (CSO)
Samuel Mugel
Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Global models 5

SandboxAQ
United States · www.sandboxaq.com ↗
Enterprise quantum-and-AI software spinout (from Alphabet) selling AI/cryptography solutions to reduce compute cost and risk, directly comparable to Multiverse's quantum-inspired enterprise software model.
$950MComparable
Quantum Machines
Quantum computing software/control platform provider serving enterprise and research customers, similar quantum-software-as-a-service model.
$280MComparable
Classiq
Quantum algorithm design software platform for enterprises, a close comparable in the quantum software tooling space.
$204MComparable
Terra Quantum
Switzerland · terraquantum.swiss ↗
Quantum and quantum-inspired algorithms for optimization and AI across finance, energy, and industry, near-identical business model to Multiverse.
$85.9MComparable
QC Ware
United States · qcware.com ↗
Quantum computing software company delivering optimization and AI algorithms to enterprise clients, matching Multiverse's applied quantum software approach.
$60MComparable

Investors 20

Funding rounds 7

Series C · €500M
Multiverse Computing announced a Series C targeting up to $570M (€500M) at a $1.7B (€1.5B) pre-money valuation, a 5x step-up from its 2025 S…
2026-07-27
Other · €107M
Spain's Council of Ministers authorized SETT to invest up to €107M in the quantum-inspired AI-compression company (CompactifAI) — a state tr…
2026-06-23
Series B · $215M
Multiverse Computing raised a $215M Series B led by Bullhound Capital to scale CompactifAI, its quantum-inspired technology that compresses …
2025-06-12
Other · €67M
The Spanish government, through the state technology investment vehicle SETT, committed €67M of equity co-investment into Multiverse Computi…
2025-03-04
Series A · €25M
Multiverse Computing closed an oversubscribed €25 million (about $27.1M) Series A to scale its Singularity quantum/quantum-inspired optimisa…
2024-03-05
Seed · €10M
San Sebastián quantum-computing software startup for finance and industry closed its first financing round, €10M (about $11.55M), led by JME…
2021-10-20
Seed · €1.5M
San Sebastián quantum software company Multiverse Computing, which builds quantum algorithms for finance, closed a €1.5M round to fund growt…
2020-11-16

News & media 10

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