# eleQtron

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/eleqtron

- Industry: IT Infrastructure
- Headquarters: Siegen, Germany
- Website: www.eleqtron.com
- Total disclosed funding: $114M
- Latest round: Series A (Nov 3, 2026)
- Investors on record: 13

## About

Based in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, and founded in 2020, eleQtron GmbH operates as a quantum computing company. The company was co-founded by Jan Leisse (CEO) and Michael Johanning (CTO). In March 2026, eleQtron GmbH raised series A funding co-led by Schwarz Gruppe, Schwarz Digits, and European Innovation Council, with participation from other Ankaa Ventures, Precitec, NRW Bank, Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg, and Earlybird. The round was part of larger EUR 57 million series A and grant funding.

eleQtron develops, manufactures, and offers quantum computers for various applications like the chemical, pharmaceutical, logistics, automobile, and finance sectors. The company manufactures ion trap-based quantum computers using MAGIC (Magnetic Gradient Induced Coupling) technology.

The company plans to utilize the March 2026 funding to scale its production capacity and expand cloud-based access to its trapped-ion quantum computing hardware.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Nov 3, 2026, $64M — Schwarz Digits, Earlybird, EIC Fund, Ankaa Ventures, NRW.BANK, Precitec, IFB Innovationsstarter
- Series A, Mar 6, 2026 — Earlybird, NRW Bank, Precitech, Inc., Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg, Schwarz Gruppe, Ankaa Ventures, European Innovation Council
- Seed, Nov 1, 2022, $50M — Earlybird, Siegerlandfonds

## Investors

- Earlybird (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/earlybird) — Seed, Series A
- Siegerlandfonds — Seed
- NRW Bank — Series A
- Precitech, Inc. — Series A
- Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/innovationsstarter-fonds-hamburg) — Series A
- Schwarz Gruppe — Series A
- Ankaa Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ankaa-ventures) — Series A
- European Innovation Council (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/european-innovation-council) — Series A
- Schwarz Digits — Series A
- EIC Fund — Series A
- NRW.BANK — Series A
- Precitec — Series A
- IFB Innovationsstarter — Series A