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ORCA Computing funding, valuation and investors
UK photonic quantum-computing developer using quantum-memory technology.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series A
$15M · June 14, 2022
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$15M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
Stage not recorded · London, United Kingdom
Investors in latest funding
Lead: Octopus Ventures , Oxford Science Enterprises , Quantonation , Verve Ventures
Overview
ORCA Computing develops photonic quantum systems using quantum-memory technology. The company announced a $15 million Series A on June 14, 2022, led by a syndicate including Octopus Ventures, Oxford Science Enterprises, Quantonation and Verve Ventures. Its announcement separately discussed an Innovate UK consortium project valued at £11.6 million.
That was a 15-partner project budget, not an additional £11.6 million equity round for ORCA. The selected financing history is historical context and does not claim to identify every subsequent transaction. Its commercial progress should be assessed through delivered products, customer workloads and independently interpretable performance, rather than assume all photonic machines follow the same roadmap.
Why ORCA Computing is interesting
ORCA's disclosed Series A is separate from the budget of the multi-company research consortium it led; attributing that whole project budget to the company would inflate its funding.
Funding history (newest first)
Series A
2022-06-14 $15M- Octopus Ventures (lead)
- Oxford Science Enterprises (lead)
- Quantonation (lead)
- Verve Ventures (lead)
Source: Read source · orcacomputing.com
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Competitive landscape
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Quandela direct
Photonic quantum systems with a different implementation and product range.
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PsiQuantum alternative
A different photonic system strategy and capital scale.
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Xanadu alternative
Photonic computing and software; compare specific products rather than architecture labels alone.
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Editorial / static context — not a live quote.
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