Startup ecosystem in Massy

P Pasqal

Pasqal is a French quantum computing company founded in 2019 and spun out of the Institut d'Optique that builds quantum processors based on neutral atoms held and arranged with optical tweezers. Co-founded by researchers including Nobel laureate Alain Aspect, it develops full-stack hardware and software for applications in chemistry, finance and optimisation, and raised a 100 million euro Series B round in 2023.