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Cyber · on the rundown Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Quantonation closes €220m quantum and deep-physics fund

Covered by 7 outlets over 9 hours. They ran 6 distinct reports. First reported by Sifted at 05:00 UTC on February 18, 2026.

7 outlets

What happened?

  1. Quantonation closed a €220m fund, according to Tech Funding News, Sifted, BeBeez International, The Next Web and Tech.eu.
  2. Sifted reported the fund closed as interest in quantum surges.
  3. BeBeez International described it as a flagship quantum and deep-physics fund.
  4. The Next Web reported the fund will back next-gen physics tech.

Quantonation has closed a €220m fund for quantum and deep-physics investments, according to the source reports. Tech.eu reported the fund is backed by Toshiba.

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Who reported it, and when?

6 distinct reports run by 7 outlets, earliest first (UTC); a syndicated report lists every site that ran it
TimeReportRun by
Feb 18 05:00Quantonation closes new €220m fund as interest in quantum surges
  • Sifted
Feb 18 09:30Quantonation Ventures closes €220M quantum fund backed by Toshiba - Tech.eu
  • Tech.eu
Feb 18 10:01Report by Tech Funding News
  • Tech Funding News
Feb 18 10:10VC Quantonation closes €220M fund to back next-gen physics tech - The Next Web
  • The Next Web
Feb 18 10:28French VC Quantonation raises €220 million for flagship quantum and deep-physics fund - BeBeez International
  • BeBeez International
Feb 18 14:23Quantonation Launches €220 Million Fund With Eye on Error Correction And Quantum Infrastructure
  • thequantuminsider.com

A report's title is shown once our automated legal check has read it and passed it; one report is named by outlet, and the links lead to each report.

Who was named?

  • Toshiba
  • Quantonation

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