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FRONTIER COMPUTING • QUANTUM ADVANTAGE

DSE Quantum Technologies Fund

Deploying capital into the critical infrastructure that enables quantum advantage at scale — from cryogenic systems and control electronics to error mitigation software and quantum networking. The fund targets the unsexy bottlenecks where $40+ billion in global quantum investment is currently stuck, positioning at the chokepoints that will determine which companies and nations dominate the next decade.

Fund type: EquityStatus: Actively Investing

Setcoin Atlas · live pipeline

The pipeline behind the fund

Companies and programmes on the public record in the sectors DSE Quantum Technologies Fund invests in, each placed on the sector’s own gate ladder: from R&D award to contract, raise and production.

1,422companies past the R&D stage: contract awarded or capital raised, or further
2,269companies and programmes on the record
$43.7bnpublic awards, contracts and raises
782new records in the last 90 days

By stage (sector gate ladder)

  • R&D award347
  • Contract awarded1,406
  • Capital raised16
  • Facility on record0
  • System deployed0

Highlighted rows are in play. Bars on a square-root scale.

By region

  • United States2,503
  • Europe & UK814
  • Global / unsited1

Source: Setcoin sector registers — R&D awards, contracts, clearances, raises and facility records. Figures update with each Atlas build. Named projects, sponsors and evidence are available to registered investors in the LP workspace.

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Dual-Track Model

The Fund is Currently Raising & Actively Investing

Whether you're an institutional investor seeking exposure to quantum infrastructure, or a quantum technology venture seeking growth capital, we want to hear from you.

For Ventures & Projects

Submit Your Project

We are actively seeking quantum technology ventures and infrastructure projects addressing critical bottlenecks. If you have a company or project with proven technology solving quantum infrastructure gaps, we want to hear from you.

  • Growth equity, late-stage, and project financing
  • Value-add beyond capital: research institution partnerships
  • Access to IBM, Google, IonQ, Quantinuum networks
  • Technical due diligence and feasibility expertise
  • Strategic support for government programme applications
For Investors

Invest in the Fund

Join leading institutional investors gaining exposure to the quantum infrastructure buildout — targeting the enabling technologies that every quantum computer manufacturer needs, not the hardware commodity race.

  • Infrastructure-first thesis: shovel-sellers over gold miners
  • Diversified across hardware, software, materials, and services
  • Government-backed programmes reducing execution risk
  • Near-term revenue from post-quantum cryptography and sensing
  • Co-investment opportunities on select deals

Investment Strategy

Shovel-Sellers Will Outperform the Gold Miners

The quantum industry doesn't need better qubits in 2026 — it needs infrastructure to support existing quantum computers, software to extract value from imperfect hardware, a workforce to build and operate systems, and security migration for the post-quantum cryptography deadline. The DSE Quantum Technologies Fund targets these enabling layers where the capability-revenue mismatch is greatest and where first-mover advantage creates durable competitive moats.

  • Dilution refrigerator housing a superconducting quantum processor

    Quantum Computing Hardware & Cryogenics

    Dilution refrigerator manufacturing, cryogenic control electronics, superconducting qubit systems, trapped-ion platforms, and photonic quantum computing infrastructure.

  • Quantum key distribution optical network equipment

    Quantum Internet & Networking

    Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), entanglement distribution systems, quantum memory devices, quantum transducers, and satellite QKD infrastructure.

  • Engineers working on quantum circuit compilation software

    Quantum Software & Middleware

    Error mitigation software for NISQ-era applications, quantum cloud orchestration, circuit compilers, hybrid classical-quantum workflow platforms, and benchmarking tools.

  • Post-quantum cryptography migration in a secure operations centre

    Post-Quantum Cryptography

    Crypto-agility platforms, automated vulnerability assessment, hybrid classical/post-quantum systems, quantum-safe blockchain protocols, and migration services.

  • Quantum sensor and atomic clock laboratory

    Quantum Sensing & Metrology

    Ruggedised quantum sensors for defence, mineral exploration gravimeters, medical magnetoencephalography, GPS-denied navigation, and atomic clock systems.

  • Photonic components and quantum-grade materials

    Enabling Materials & Components

    Helium-3 recycling systems, isotope enrichment, quantum-grade materials production, photonic components, and advanced materials for qubit fabrication.

Geographic Focus:

  • United States
  • European Union
  • United Kingdom
  • Japan
  • Australia
  • Switzerland

Infrastructure Investment Priorities

Infrastructure Priority Matrix

The fund deploys capital across three tiers based on time-to-revenue, infrastructure criticality, and return potential. Tier 1 targets immediate bottlenecks and near-term revenue opportunities.

TIER 1 — CRITICAL

Near-Term Revenue & Critical Infrastructure

12-24 month deployment windows

InfrastructureTimelineMarket Impact

Quantum Cloud Orchestration Platforms

12-18 mo

Unified interface to access IBM, Google, IonQ, Rigetti systems. Circuit compilers, benchmarking tools, hybrid classical-quantum workflow orchestration, and cost optimisation.

Quantum Error Mitigation Software

24-30 mo

Zero-noise extrapolation, probabilistic error cancellation, symmetry verification. Enabling useful computation on noisy NISQ hardware before fault tolerance arrives in 2028–2030.

Pharma, Finance, Materials

Cryogenic Control Electronics

18-24 mo

CMOS chips rated for 4K operation, cryo-FPGAs, high-speed DACs/ADCs, multiplexer arrays. The physical limitation blocking scaling beyond 10,000 qubits. Every quantum manufacturer needs this.

Acquisition Target

Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration

18-24 mo

NIST standards published — migration window is now. Crypto-agility platforms, automated vulnerability assessment, and hybrid systems for every enterprise, government, and financial institution.

Regulatory-Driven
TIER 2 — HIGH PRIORITY

Scale-Up & Vertical Applications

18-36 month deployment windows

InfrastructureTimelineMarket Impact

Application-Specific Quantum Algorithms

18-24 mo

Vertical-specific quantum software: drug discovery (Roche, Merck partnerships), materials science catalysts, financial portfolio optimisation, and battery chemistry simulation.

Quantum Sensing Commercialisation

24-36 mo

Ruggedised quantum sensors for GPS-denied navigation (defence), mineral exploration (gravimeters), medical diagnostics (magnetoencephalography). Revenue before quantum computing.

Defence, Healthcare, Mining

Quantum Networking Infrastructure

24-36 mo

Quantum memory devices, entanglement distribution, quantum transducers (microwave-to-optical), QKD-integrated networks for secure government and financial communications.

Gov + Finance
TIER 3 — STRATEGIC R&D

Long-Term R&D Plays

24-60 month deployment windows

InfrastructureTimelineMarket Impact

Photonic Quantum Computing Infrastructure

36-48 mo

Room-temperature operation, network-compatible. High-risk, high-reward modality requiring millions of components. PsiQuantum and Xanadu leading but 7–10 years to practical advantage.

7–10 Year Horizon

Fault-Tolerant Algorithm Implementation

30-36 mo

Shor's algorithm optimisation, Grover's algorithm at scale, quantum simulation for materials design. Develop now, deploy when hardware matures to 100K+ physical qubits.

Long-Term Positioning

Quantum AI/ML Integration

36-60 mo

Quantum neural networks, quantum kernel methods, quantum reinforcement learning. Highly speculative but potentially transformative convergence of quantum and AI capabilities.

Exploratory

  • TIER 1 — CRITICAL

    4 priority targets

    12-24 month windows

  • TIER 2 — HIGH PRIORITY

    3 priority targets

    18-36 month windows

  • TIER 3 — MEDIUM PRIORITY

    3 priority targets

    24-60 month windows

Infrastructure Analysis

Critical Bottlenecks We're Targeting

The fund thesis is built on deep analysis of the quantum industry's most constrained infrastructure nodes — where massive investment has been committed but enabling infrastructure remains a binding constraint.

  • Critical Constraint

    Cryogenic Infrastructure Shortage

    Only 200–300 dilution refrigerators produced annually (Bluefors, Oxford Instruments dominate). Lead times of 12–18 months, costs of $500K–$3M per unit. If 1,000 organisations need quantum computers by 2030, production must expand 5x immediately.

  • High Constraint

    Error Correction Overhead

    Need 1,000–10,000 physical qubits per logical qubit. First useful applications require 100–1,000 logical qubits = 1–10 million physical qubits. Google's Willow breakthrough helps but the gap remains enormous.

  • Structural Gap

    Quantum Workforce Gap

    50,000+ quantum-skilled workers needed by 2030. Current pipeline: ~5,000 PhD graduates/year globally. A 10x shortage in cryogenic engineers, RF/microwave engineers, and quantum algorithm designers.

  • Critical Constraint

    Quantum-Classical Interface Bandwidth

    Current systems need 2–5 control cables per qubit — scaling to 1M+ qubits for fault tolerance means 5M cables that physically won't fit. Cryogenic control chips and photonic interconnects are unsolved but essential.

  • High Constraint

    Specialised Materials Supply Chain

    Helium-3 (required for dilution refrigerators) stockpile declining since Cold War ended. High-purity Si-28 production is <1 kg/year globally. Less than 5% of labs have He-3 recycling systems — must become standard by 2027.

  • Structural Gap

    Fragmented Ecosystem & Standards

    Users must access IBM, Google, IonQ, Rigetti through disparate interfaces. No universal benchmarking, no standardised error metrics, and emerging export controls classifying quantum as dual-use technology.

What We're Looking For

Investment Criteria for Projects

We actively seek quantum technology ventures and infrastructure projects that address critical ecosystem bottlenecks and demonstrate clear paths to commercialisation.

  • Proven Technological Feasibility

    Demonstrated prototypes, published results, or TRL 4+ maturity. Strong IP portfolios with defensible patents or trade secrets in quantum-specific domains.

  • Government Programme Alignment

    Partnerships with National Quantum Initiative, DOE, EU Quantum Flagship, or equivalent national programmes. Grant/contract revenue demonstrating institutional validation.

  • Hardware-Agnostic Strategy

    Solutions that work across multiple quantum computing modalities. Quantum computing will be heterogeneous — winners build infrastructure for all platforms, not one.

  • Near-Term Revenue Path

    Don't wait for fault-tolerant quantum. Build for NISQ era with consulting, education, sensing, or post-quantum cryptography as revenue bridges during hardware maturation.

  • Research Institution Partnerships

    Collaborations with MIT, Caltech, Oxford, ETH Zurich, TU Delft, or equivalent. Academic partnerships accelerate technology development and talent pipeline.

  • Quantum-Native Team

    Teams combining quantum physics expertise with engineering execution. Cryogenic engineering, RF/microwave, and error correction theory as core competencies.

Geographic Focus:

  • United States
  • European Union
  • United Kingdom
  • Japan
  • Australia
  • Switzerland

Value Creation Strategy

Beyond Capital: Strategic Value-Add

  • Research Partnerships

    Connections to MIT, Caltech, ETH Zurich, TU Delft quantum programmes

  • Ecosystem Integration

    Linking portfolio companies to IBM, Google, IonQ, Quantinuum platforms

  • Government Navigation

    Support for NQI, DOE, EU Quantum Flagship programme applications

  • Market Intelligence

    Setcoin Intelligence research on quantum technology trends and opportunities

  • Talent Pipeline

    Quantum workforce recruitment support and training programme connections

Risk Management

Comprehensive Risk Mitigation

The fund employs rigorous due diligence across technical, market, regulatory, and execution dimensions unique to quantum technologies.

  • Technology Maturity Risk

    Staged funding tied to TRL milestones; diversification across modalities

  • Commercialisation Timeline

    Near-term revenue through sensing, PQC, and NISQ software bridges

  • Export Controls & Dual-Use

    Compliance frameworks for quantum technology classification requirements

  • Materials Supply Risk

    He-3 recycling mandates, alternative refrigeration, isotope diversification

  • Talent Constraint

    Geographic diversification, dual-sourcing, ITAR/EAR compliance frameworks

  • Capital Intensity

    Government co-funding, JV structures, and asset-light software models

Related Intelligence

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Frequently Asked Questions

Fund Questions, Answered

What is the DSE Quantum Technologies Fund?

A Luxembourg-domiciled equity fund managed by Setcoin Group that invests in the enabling infrastructure of quantum advantage — cryogenic systems, control electronics, error mitigation software, post-quantum cryptography, sensing and quantum networking — rather than the qubit hardware race.

What does 'shovel-sellers over gold miners' mean for the portfolio?

The fund backs the layers every quantum computer manufacturer needs — dilution refrigerators and cryogenic control electronics, cloud orchestration and error mitigation software, PQC migration and sensing — where revenue exists in the NISQ era, instead of betting on a single hardware modality.

Which quantum bottlenecks are Tier 1 priorities?

Tier 1 (12-24 month windows) covers quantum cloud orchestration platforms, quantum error mitigation software, cryogenic control electronics — the physical limit to scaling beyond 10,000 qubits — and post-quantum cryptography migration driven by the published NIST standards.

What kind of ventures can apply?

Quantum technology ventures and infrastructure projects at TRL 4+ with defensible IP, hardware-agnostic strategies, a near-term revenue path, government programme alignment (NQI, DOE, EU Quantum Flagship) and research institution partnerships.

Who can invest?

Qualified institutional investors only.

Where does the fund invest?

United States, European Union, United Kingdom, Japan, Australia and Switzerland.

How to Start

Ready to Invest in the Infrastructure of Quantum Advantage?

Whether you're looking to invest in the fund or submit a quantum technology venture for funding consideration, we're ready to start the conversation.

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This form is for informational purposes and does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. Investment in the DSE Quantum Technologies Fund is available only to qualified investors and involves significant risks including potential loss of principal. Past performance is not indicative of future results. All investments are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the fund's Private Placement Memorandum (PPM).

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We are actively seeking quantum technology ventures and infrastructure projects addressing critical ecosystem bottlenecks.

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Required Documentation for FEED / FID Projects

The following documentation demonstrates project shovel-readiness and enables thorough evaluation with reduced risk and uncertainty. Please confirm availability and provide data room access below.

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Risk Assessments: The level of detail and comprehensiveness of your project manual is crucial—it demonstrates shovel-readiness and enables prospective investors and lenders to thoroughly evaluate the opportunity with reduced risk and uncertainty.

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Confidentiality Assurance: All submissions are treated as strictly confidential. Your information will only be shared with our investment team for evaluation purposes. We do not share deal flow with portfolio companies or other investors without explicit consent.