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Oxford Quantum Circuits Seed

Oxford Quantum Circuits, which works in quantum compute-as-a-service in Reading, raised $2.5M in a Seed round announced on 1 Jan 2017. 1 firm took part. It is Oxford Quantum Circuits' first venture round on record.

$2.5M

Amount raised

2,000,000 GBP converted

Not disclosed

Post-money valuation

1

Investors

no lead named

Valuation

What this round says about the price

Oxford Quantum Circuits did not disclose a valuation in this round. It is Oxford Quantum Circuits' first venture round on record, in the year it was founded (2017). It is under 1% of the $498M Oxford Quantum Circuits has raised in the venture rounds on record. Oxford Quantum Circuits raised again 66 months later: a Series A round of $46M in Jul 2022.

Oxford Quantum Circuits' funding rounds

Oxford Quantum Circuits has 4 venture rounds on record. This one is highlighted.

  1. Seed this round 1 Jan 2017 $2.5M
  2. Series A 5 Jul 2022, led by Lansdowne Partners and The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners (UTEC) $46M
  3. Series B 27 Nov 2023, led by SBI Investment $100M
  4. Series C 3 Jun 2026, led by Bullhound Capital $350M

Investors

Who put money in

1 firm took part; no lead investor was named.

Investors

  • backs 48 venture-backed companies

Comparable rounds

How it compares

536 Seed rounds in Tech Companies within a year either side disclosed an amount; the median was $1.7M, and this round was 1.5 times the median. The closest in time, other companies' Seed rounds in Tech Companies:

Seed rounds in Tech Companies, Jan 2016 to Jan 2018: 536 rounds with an amount, log scale.
Comparable rounds
CompanyAnnouncedAmountPost-moneyLed by
Tech Companies1 Jan 2017$10Mnot disclosedSwarth Group
Tech Companies12 Jan 2017$7.0Mnot disclosedKleiner Perkins
Tech Companies1 Jan 2017$5.0Mnot disclosednot named
Tech Companies1 Jan 2017$4.5Mnot disclosedAltaIR Capital
Tech Companies1 Jan 2017$3.7Mnot disclosedTarget
Tech Companies26 Jan 2017$3.0Mnot disclosednot named
Tech Companies5 Jan 2017$3.0Mnot disclosedLocalGlobe
Tech Companies2 Jan 2017$2.6Mnot disclosedVito Ventures

Sources

Where this comes from

Reported by 1 source.

Questions

Frequently asked

How much did Oxford Quantum Circuits raise in its Seed round?

Oxford Quantum Circuits raised $2.5M in its Seed round, announced in Jan 2017.

Which investors took part in Oxford Quantum Circuits' Seed round?

Parkwalk.

What was Oxford Quantum Circuits' valuation at the Seed round?

It was not disclosed.

How does it compare with other Seed rounds in Tech Companies?

536 Seed rounds in Tech Companies within a year either side disclosed an amount; the median was $1.7M, and this round was 1.5 times the median.

Did Oxford Quantum Circuits raise again after this round?

Yes: a Series A round in Jul 2022 of $46M.