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Quantonation Selects Neutral-Atom Hardware Developer Yaqumo for First Japanese Investment

Global quantum venture capital firm Quantonation has closed a $4.4 million Seed Extension funding round in Tokyo-based hardware developer Yaqumo Inc. Executed through its Quantonation II FPCI fund, the transaction marks the firm’s first investment in a Japanese company. The financing, structured via a J-KISS convertible equity instrument, supplements a seed cohort that includes regional venture backers ANRI, Beyond Next Ventures, and Kyoto University Innovation Capital (Kyoto iCap). The capital is allocated to expand Yaqumo’s technical engineering team and accelerate its hardware validation pipeline.