Zuri Q, a spin‑out from the Swiss technical university ETH Zurich, has secured a $25.5m seed round to develop a new architecture for quantum chips. The company claims its design is more scalable than existing approaches, potentially accelerating the production of quantum processors.

The funding will support R&D, prototype fabrication, and hiring of specialised talent. Investors see the potential for Zuri Q to disrupt the quantum computing supply chain, where chip scale‑up remains a critical bottleneck.

Zuri Q’s founders, whose identities were not disclosed in the press release, stated that the architecture leverages modular qubit modules and advanced error‑correction layers to reduce interconnect complexity. The seed round is led by a group of venture capital firms focused on deep tech.

With the new capital, Zuri Q plans to move from laboratory prototypes to production‑ready test chips by 2025. The company aims to benchmark its performance against leading competitors and secure partnerships with semiconductor fabs in Europe and Asia.

The announcement was made at the Sifted conference in London, where Zuri Q showcased a working prototype that demonstrates higher qubit fidelity and lower decoherence times than current state‑of‑the‑art chips. Industry analysts highlight that the company's focus on modularity could reduce manufacturing costs and shorten time‑to‑market for next‑generation quantum processors.