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UK Boosts Quantum Sector with £100M Fund and $70M Investment

11/25/2025

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Quantum Exponential Group signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Harwell Quantum Cluster to align its £100 million Quantum Technologies Fund with national facilities.
Firgun Ventures has secured $70 million, primarily from the Qatar Investment Authority, to fund quantum startups.
Both initiatives reflect growing confidence in the UK’s quantum sector, ranking second globally in startups.
The efforts aim to preserve the UK’s technological sovereignty and foster domestic innovation.

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Quantum Exponential Group signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Harwell Quantum Cluster to align its £100 million Quantum Technologies Fund with national facilities.
Firgun Ventures has secured $70 million, primarily from the Qatar Investment Authority, to fund quantum startups.
Both initiatives reflect growing confidence in the UK’s quantum sector, ranking second globally in startups.
The efforts aim to preserve the UK’s technological sovereignty and foster domestic innovation.