Pasqal
Quantum computing company founded in 2019 in Palaiseau. After a business combination with a SPAC it has traded on Nasdaq since 28 August 2026 (PSQL).
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๐๏ธ Deep Dive
EP64 โ Ecosystem Spotlight โ August 2026: Europe moves from funding rounds to the test of scale
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Pasqal builds quantum processors based on neutral atoms arranged in arrays and controlled optically. It supplies hardware and software to use them, with access to the systems, QPU services and collaboration with industrial customers. It was founded in 2019 as a spin-off of the Institut d'Optique and Paris-Saclay and is based in Palaiseau, France. The documented equity rounds are a โฌ25M Series A (8 June 2021), a โฌ100M Series B led by Temasek (24 January 2023) and a โฌ170M private raise announced on 4 March 2026, called Series C in the May deck. In 2026 it also announced convertible bonds with warrants and on 27 August 2026 it completed the business combination with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II. Trading on Nasdaq began on 28 August 2026 under the symbol PSQL, through the holding company Pasqal Holding S.A. The $2B of 4 March 2026 is a post-money valuation of the private raise (pre-money of the private placement according to the company note) and the roughly $2B of 28 August 2026 is a pro forma enterprise value: neither is a market capitalisation. It is no longer a private unicorn and its current market capitalisation is not verified.
The Story
Pasqal was founded in 2019 in Palaiseau as a spin-off of the Institut d'Optique and Paris-Saclay, with five founders including Alain Aspect.
Products & Services
Key Products
- Processori quantistici ad atomi neutri
- Accesso ai sistemi e servizi QPU
- Software e progetti applicativi per imprese
Core Use Cases
- Running computations on quantum processors through QPU services
- Developing quantum applications with industrial partners
Market & Clients
Geographic Presence
Funding & Investors
Total Funding
Latest Valuation
Funding Rounds
- 2021 - Series A: โฌ25M
Lead: Quantonation, Defense Innovation Fund (Bpifrance) - 2023 - Series B: โฌ100M
Lead: Temasek - 2026 - Series C (raccolta privata 2026): โฌ170M
Key Investors
Founding Team
Founders
Key Executives
- Wasiq Bokhari - CEO (dal 03/2026)
- Loรฏc Henriet - CTO
- Stรฉphane Rougeot - CFO
Key Metrics
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Read AnalysisSources
- Legal notices — Pasqal
- Statuts Pasqal Holding S.A. — SEC (EDGAR)
- Leadership — Pasqal
- Pasqal — Runa Capital
- Pasqal raises โฌ25 million in Series A — Pasqal
- Pasqal raises โฌ100M, the largest equity round in Europe — Quantonation
- Governor Pritzker announces Pasqal U.S. headquarters in Illinois — Illinois Climate Bank
- Pasqal is entering a new phase of development — Pasqal
- Pasqal to go public via business combination with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II — Pasqal
- Investor Relations Deck, May 2026 — Pasqal
- Pasqal and Bleichroeder complete business combination — Pasqal
- From early conviction to Nasdaq — Quantonation
- Pasqal reports first-half 2026 financial results — Pasqal