Oxford Quantum Circuits
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About
Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) is a UK-based quantum computing company building and deploying superconducting quantum computers, with a focus on quantum-AI data-centre platform deployments 12. Headquartered in Reading, England, OQC was spun out of the University of Oxford in 2017 2.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
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| 2026-06-03 | Series C | £260M (~€301M / $350M) | Bullhound Capital | British Business Bank, Fynveur (advised by Invus), COFIDES, Alpha Edison, Fulcrum Asset Management, Pentland Ventures, Magdalen College Oxford, Adaptive Capital Partners, Firgun Ventures, 18 West, Oxford Capital, Oxford Science Enterprises, SBI, Chevron Technology Ventures, The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners (UTEC), OTIF Ventures 123 |
OQC has stated this is Europe’s largest-ever private funding round for a quantum computing company 23.
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Sources
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“OQC Raises £260 Million in Series C,” The Quantum Insider, June 3, 2026. https://thequantuminsider.com/2026/06/03/oqc-raises-260-million-in-series-c/↩↩
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“Oxford Quantum Circuits raises blockbuster $350m Series C,” Sifted, June 3, 2026. https://sifted.eu/articles/oxford-quantum-circuits-series-c↩↩↩↩
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“Oxford Quantum Circuits lands ‘coming-of-age’ £260M funding round,” Tech.eu, June 3, 2026. https://tech.eu/2026/06/03/oxford-quantum-circuits-lands-coming-of-age-ps260m-funding-round/↩↩