Multiverse Computing
San Sebastián company that compresses language models (CompactifAI) and develops quantum software. Its Series C announced on 27 July 2026 values it at €1.5B pre-money.
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Multiverse Computing develops quantum software and quantum-inspired algorithms. Singularity applies them to optimisation and AI problems, while CompactifAI uses tensor networks to compress language models and cut their computing requirements, in the cloud or on devices. The website also offers an Inference API; customers are financial, industrial and energy companies, and on 12 June 2025 the company reported 100 global customers and more than 160 patents. Founded in San Sebastián in March 2019, it has its registered office there and offices in several countries, including a regional HQ in Doha. It raised €1.5M in 2020, a €10M seed in 2021, a €25M Series A in 2024 and a €189M ($215M) Series B on 12 June 2025 led by Bullhound Capital. On 27 July 2026 it announced a Series C targeting up to $570M (€500M) at €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) pre-money; Qatar Development Bank confirmed its investment and the unicorn status on 4 August 2026, but the amount actually closed is not verified.
The Story
Multiverse was founded in San Sebastián in March 2019 by Enrique Lizaso, Román Orús, Samuel Mugel and Alfonso Rubio.
Products & Services
Key Products
- CompactifAI (compressione di modelli linguistici)
- Singularity (software quantistico e ispirato al quantistico)
- Inference API
Core Use Cases
- Cutting the computing requirements of language models
- Applying quantum algorithms to optimisation for financial, industrial and energy companies
Market & Clients
Geographic Presence
Funding & Investors
Total Funding
Latest Valuation
Funding Rounds
- 2020 - Pre-seed: €1,5M
- 2021 - Seed: €10M
Lead: JME Ventures - 2024 - Series A: €25M
Lead: Columbus Venture Partners, Quantonation - 2025 - Series B: €189M
Lead: Bullhound Capital
Key Investors
Founding Team
Founders
Key Executives
- Marta García - CFO
Key Metrics
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Read AnalysisSources
- Legal notice — Multiverse Computing
- Our team — Multiverse Computing
- Contact — Multiverse Computing
- Multiverse Computing completes a 1.5M round — Quantonation
- Multiverse Computing closes EUR 10M seed funding round — Multiverse Computing
- Multiverse Computing awarded EUR 12.5 million by the European Innovation Council — Multiverse Computing (via 01net)
- Multiverse Computing raises oversubscribed EUR 25 million Series A — Multiverse Computing
- El Gobierno potencia la IA sostenible con la inversion de la SETT de 59,2 ME — SETT (Sociedad Estatal para la Transformacion Tecnologica)
- Multiverse Computing raises $215M — Multiverse Computing (via GlobeNewswire)
- Multiverse Computing amplia plantilla tras la entrada del Gobierno en su capital — SETT
- From WhatsApp friends to a $500 million-plus valuation — Fortune (ripubblicato da Multiverse Computing)
- El Gobierno refuerza su soberania estrategica en IA con una inversion de 107 ME — Governo spagnolo (Ministerio para la Transformacion Digital)
- Multiverse Computing announces Series C fundraising targeting up to $570M — Multiverse Computing (via GlobeNewswire)
- Qatar Development Bank invests in Multiverse Computing, Europe's newest AI unicorn — Qatar Development Bank (sul sito Multiverse Computing)