Peak Quantum

What Peak Quantum does

Peak Quantum GmbH is a Munich-based quantum hardware startup developing inherently error-protected superconducting quantum processors (QPUs) that suppress errors at the physical qubit layer rather than relying on extensive downstream quantum error correction. Founded in 2024 as a spin-off from the Walther-Meissner-Institute at the Technical University of Munich, the company positions its architecture as a route to fewer physical qubits, more efficient scaling, and lower system complexity than conventional superconducting QPU designs. Its product portfolio includes three publicly listed processor generations (PEAK1, PEAK6, and Processor 3) and the company is currently operating in a pre-commercial R&D phase with first validated fabrication processes for external users targeted in 2027.

The company operates the German hub of the SUPREME pilot line, a €50 million, 42-month European Chips Act programme covering 23 partners across 8 EU member states, with fabrication hosted at the Max Planck Society's Halbleiterlabor. Peak Quantum's go-to-market combines direct sales of custom quantum processors to industrial and research customers with fab-as-a-service access through the SUPREME pilot line for European quantum companies and research institutions, targeting use cases in materials research, logistics optimization, and security applications. Its revenue model is hardware sales of bespoke QPU designs, supplemented by consortium-funded R&D; no public pricing exists and the company sells on a contact basis to enterprise buyers.

The six-person founding team — Leon Koch (CEO), Dr. Thomas Luschmann (COO), Alexander Schult (CFO), Dr. Max Werninghaus (CSO), Ivan Tsitsilin (Head of Design), and Kedar Honasoge (Head of Production) — combines deep technical credentials from TUM/WMI with operational and financial coverage. Peak Quantum has raised more than €5 million in total financing including a €2.2M April 2026 pre-seed round led by Cloudberry Ventures, public EU Chips Act funding, and partnerships spanning the OrangeQS MAX program (with Rigetti and QuantWare), Munich Quantum Valley, and the broader SUPREME consortium.

Name

Peak Quantum

Legal name

Peak Quantum GmbH

Website

https://peakquantum.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Peak Quantum GmbH is a Munich-based quantum hardware startup developing inherently error-protected superconducting quantum processors (QPUs) and operating the German hub of the EU Chips Act-funded SUPREME pilot line for European industrial and research customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Superconducting Quantum Processors

NAICS

Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing (334413)

SIC

Semiconductors & Related Devices (3674)

akta.pro primary industry

Superconducting QPU Systems (HDAGAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Quantum Materials, Qubits & Device Physics Research (HDAGAMAA), Quantum Control, Cryogenics & Measurement Research (HDAGAMAC), Fault-Tolerant Architectures & Resource Estimation (overhead, layout, scheduling) (HDAGAJAF), QEC-Aware Control, Calibration & Feedback (active reset, adaptive control) (HDAGAJAG)

Keywords

• Superconducting quantum processors
• Quantum error correction
• Quantum hardware manufacturing
• Superconducting qubit design
• Quantum chip fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Garching

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Quantum Processor Hardware Sales: Sale of error-protected superconducting quantum processors (QPUs) to industrial and research customers. The company develops and manufactures quantum chips for scalable industrial applications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Peak Quantum develops and manufactures inherently error-protected superconducting quantum processors (QPUs) whose physical qubit architecture suppresses errors at the hardware level, materially reducing the need for active quantum error correction. The company also operates the German hub of the SUPREME pilot line, an EU Chips Act-funded program providing external European partners access to industrial-scale fabrication of superconducting quantum chips, including 200-qubit 3D integrated qubit modules on 8-inch wafers.

Product overview

Peak Quantum develops inherently error-protected superconducting quantum processors (QPUs) for scalable industrial quantum computing applications. The product portfolio includes multiple processor generations (PEAK1, PEAK6, Processor 3) that embed error protection directly at the hardware level, reducing the need for active quantum error correction. The company operates the SUPREME pilot line under the EU Chips Act, providing European manufacturing infrastructure for superconducting quantum chips. Peak Quantum combines chip design, manufacturing, and system integration, offering both standalone quantum processors and access to pilot production facilities for external partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PEAK1 First-generation inherently error-protected superconducting quantum processor from Peak Quantum, designed for scalability and reduced quantum error correction overhead. Targeted at research and industrial users evaluating fault-tolerant qubit architectures.
• PEAK6 Sixth-generation superconducting quantum processor from Peak Quantum, featuring enhanced error protection and improved qubit coherence. Designed for customers seeking more mature hardware-level error suppression compared to earlier generations.
• Processor 3 Third-generation error-protected superconducting quantum processor from Peak Quantum, targeting industrial applications of quantum computing with hardware-level error resilience.
• SUPREME Pilot Line EU Chips Act-funded European pilot line for superconducting quantum chip manufacturing, coordinated by VTT with 23 partners across 8 EU member states. Peak Quantum operates the German hub at the Max Planck Halbleiterlabor, providing external European companies and research institutions with access to pilot-scale fabrication of superconducting quantum chips, including 200-qubit 3D integrated qubit modules on 8-inch wafers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Significant reduction in physical qubit overhead compared to conventional quantum processors requiring complex error correction

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• OrangeQScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 April 2026Peak Quantum is an inaugural partner in the OrangeQS MAX Partnership Program, along with Rigetti Computing and QuantWare. The partnership aims to accelerate standardization of testing processes toward industrial quantum chip production and advance cryogenic integrated circuits and non-destructive testing methods for quantum chip manufacturing.
• Rigetti ComputingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member of the OrangeQS MAX Partnership Program alongside Peak Quantum and QuantWare, working to align automated quantum chip testing with next-generation chip architectures.
• QuantWarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member of the OrangeQS MAX Partnership Program alongside Peak Quantum and Rigetti Computing, collaborating on quantum chip testing standardization.
• VTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinator of the SUPREME project, the European Chips Act pilot line for superconducting quantum circuits. VTT leads the 23-partner consortium from 8 EU member states.
• Max Planck Society Halbleiterlabor (HLL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosts Peak Quantum's fabrication site for the SUPREME pilot line. The Halbleiterlabor provides advanced semiconductor fabrication infrastructure.
• Technical University of Munich / Walther-Meissner-InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic spin-off origin and ongoing collaboration partner. The WMI is one of Europe's leading research institutions for superconducting quantum chips, located on TUM's Garching Research Campus.
• Munich Quantum ValleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeak Quantum is part of Munich Quantum Valley, a Bavarian research and innovation initiative connecting academia and industry in quantum computing.
• Infineon TechnologiesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the SUPREME consortium contributing semiconductor fabrication expertise alongside Peak Quantum and other German partners.
• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (EMFT, IZM, IPMS, IAF)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSUPREME consortium partners providing advanced packaging, integration, and semiconductor fabrication expertise.
• Leibniz Institute IPHTmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSUPREME consortium partner contributing photonic technology expertise to the quantum chip pilot line.
• UnternehmerTUMmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeak Quantum is supported by UnternehmerTUM, one of Europe's largest innovation and entrepreneurship centers based in Munich.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech: European superconducting QPU startup and named SUPREME end-user; directly comparable on superconducting hardware targeting industrial customers.
• Rigetti Computing: US-listed superconducting QPU developer co-founder of the OrangeQS MAX Partnership Program with Peak Quantum; directly comparable on superconducting chip architecture, fabrication, and enterprise GTM.
• Alice & Bob: French superconducting QPU company pursuing cat-qubit hardware-level error protection — the most direct architectural analogue to Peak Quantum's error-protected approach and a named SUPREME end-user.
• QuantWare: Dutch superconducting quantum hardware supplier and fellow OrangeQS MAX partner; comparable as a chip-level supplier serving multiple QPU builders and consortiums.
• IQM Finland Oy: European superconducting quantum computer builder and named end-user of Peak Quantum's SUPREME pilot line; directly comparable as a fabless/fab-light superconducting QPU developer targeting industrial customers.

Emerging players

• OrangeQS: Quantum chip testing and cryogenic-IC startup orchestrating the MAX Partnership Program with Peak Quantum; comparable as an adjacent emerging player in the superconducting manufacturing stack.
• Seeqc: Superconducting chip-based control electronics company with adjacent hardware focus; comparable as an emerging player addressing the cryogenic/control stack around superconducting QPUs.

Others

• Infineon Technologies: Large semiconductor manufacturer and SUPREME consortium partner contributing fabrication expertise; comparable as an enabling infrastructure/ecosystem participant rather than a direct QPU competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Google Quantum AI: Incumbent superconducting quantum effort with demonstrated large-qubit systems; comparable as a capital-rich competitor advancing the error-correction roadmap Peak Quantum aims to leapfrog.
• IBM Quantum: Incumbent superconducting quantum platform with the deepest R&D budget in the industry; comparable as the benchmark incumbent whose roadmap defines customer expectations Peak Quantum must meet.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/peak-quantum-computing

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors4 records

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M&A

Investments

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