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QpiAI raises $32 million in Series-A round led by Avataar Ventures and National Quantum Mission

The funds will be used to accelerate the delivery of its utility-scale quantum computer and expand globally

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Published: Jul 18, 2025 01:10:45 PM IST

Updated: Jul 18, 2025 01:34:53 PM IST

Figure 1 Dr Nagendra Nagaraja CEO and Founder of QpiAI

● QpiAI raises $32 million (INR 279 cr) in Series A round lead by Avataar Ventures and National Quantum mission of Department of Science and Technology, Indian Government. Current investors and additional new investors also participated

● QpiAI has developed a full-stack Quantum Computer with proprietary hardware and software, and has delivered real world Quantum applications in material science and drugs discovery to several global enterprises

● QpiAI team is led by Dr. Nagendra (ex Nvidia, Qualcomm) and consists of over two dozen PhDs from top-tier Quantum research universities in the US and Europe; company has offices in India, Finland and the US The funds will be used to accelerate delivery of its utility scale Quantum computer and expand globally

Dr Nagendra Nagaraja CEO and Founder of QpiAI quoted “We thank our investors who enabled us to take QpiAI to next level. We were able to achieve great traction in commercialization of NISQ (Noisy Intermediate State Quantum) computers used for education, research and algorithmic prototyping. Markets are ripe for utility scale Quantum computers with logical qubits and we are leading efforts towards building full stack utility scale Quantum computers”

Figure 2 Mohan Kumar, Founding Managing Partner at Avataar Ventures

Mohan Kumar, Managing Partner at Avataar Ventures further added “ We believe Quantum has the potential to advance mankind beyond imagination and India has a unique opportunity to lead this frontier tech. QpiAI has demonstrated a strong technical and commercial leadership with its functional Quantum Computing technology and real-world applications at large automotive and life sciences customers. They are on path to lead the Quantum-wave for the emerging markets with its advanced full-stack technology. We have been inspired by the vision, achievements and capabilities of the QpiAI team led by Dr. Nagendra and are excited to partner with them in their growth journey.”

Figure 3 Dr Ajai Chowdhry Chairman National Quantum Mission and cofounder HCL

Dr Ajai Chowdhry, Chairman of Indian National Quantum Mission further added “ NQM is formed with a mission to enable Quantum ecosystem in India. We are early supporter of QpiAI and are proud of its achievements so far. We are delighted that NQM’s support is helping QpiAI raise funds from global investors and promote the Indian startup ecosystem in Quantum technologies. QpiAI represents one of the successes of NQM. We plan to continue to support home grown product companies like QpiAI to help them grow into large enterprises and position India as a global leader in Quantum technologies. We congratulate Dr Nagendra and his team on this financing round and look forward to them achieving new commercial and technological milestones“

About QpiAI

QpiAI (https://www.qpiai.tech) is World leader in AI and Quantum computing. QpiAI is integrating Quantum computing and AI vertically to offer solutions to areas like manufacturing, industrial, transportation, finance, pharma and materials. It has various software platforms and products including QpiAI-pro, QpiAI-explorer, QpiAI-logistics, QpiAIopt, QpiAIML, QpiAI-pharma and QpiAI-Matter. With its innovation in commercial grade Quantum computing technology, QpiAI is providing impactful advances to generative AI and various industry verticals.

Contact email: info@qpiai.tech

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