Olivier Tonneau

Founder and partner at Quantonation, investment fund dedicated to quantum technologies l Kauffman Fellow l Member of the French Navy Citizen Reserve

📍 Greater Paris Metropolitan Region, France🔄 Updated September 2026💼 8 investments📅 7 years investing🗓 Last invested Apr 2026
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Apr 2026
Yaqumo Inc. is a deep-tech startup founded in 2025 to develop large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computers. Born from the combined world-class research of Kyoto University (Prof. Takahashi) and the Institute for Molecular Science (Prof. Ohmori), we aim to solve complex problems in materials science and finance that are impossible for conventional computers. Our Technology & Strengths: We focus on the "Neutral Atom" (Cold Atom) approach, utilizing Ytterbium atoms. This groundbreaking method is widely recognized as the key to overcoming scalability and error-correction hurdles. Leveraging foundational technologies from the Japanese Cabinet Office’s "Moonshot Program," our unique dual-isotope technology enables high-precision computation and error detection, controlled by advanced optical tweezer arrays. Our Vision: Yaqumo is committed to realizing practical, domestically produced quantum hardware. We are actively collaborating with industrial partners to bring the era of fault-tolerant quantum computing to reality.
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Sep 2024
Quandela specialises in the production of photon-based quantum computing and cloud solutions, enabling organisations to achieve their quantum transformation.
Board Member
Aug 2022
Kipu Quantum is a German quantum computing startup based in Karlsruhe and Berlin. We meet customer needs by tackling real-world problems for a variety of business domains. What makes Kipu unique is our focus on application- and hardware-specific quantum algorithms that are packaged into software products. Kipu operates at the nexus of customer use cases, hardware platforms, and the software layer - because quantum computers are still more than 10 years away from solving meaningful problems with standard approaches. We intend to drastically reduce the time to useful quantum computing - our solutions enable customers to derive value from quantum computing years ahead of other approaches, i.e. not just in the distant future.
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May 2022
Powerful new quantum technologies promise tremendous benefits, but also pose serious threats to cybersecurity. evolutionQ was founded to help organizations worldwide with the critical task of managing these emerging risks. Our team is led by globally renowned experts who have for over two decades worked in cryptography and quantum science & technology. We are positioned at the forefront of the evolving quantum threat and have the expertise to mitigate it. evolutionQ delivers quantum-risk management strategies and robust cybersecurity tools designed to be safe in an era with quantum computing technologies.
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Apr 2022
QC Design is a quantum computing company that designs useful and scalable quantum computers. Our mission is to enable mankind to build the ultimate computing machines allowed by the laws of physics.
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Mar 2021
KETS has developed a range of technologies for quantum-secured communications, including quantum key distribution (QKD) and quantum random number generation (QRNG). Our devices are based on integrated photonic technologies leading to miniaturisation, cost-effective manufacture, and complex functionality.
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Oct 2020
Multiverse Computing is an AI model provider leader in AI model compression. Its compressed AI models use techniques derived from quantum computing, enabling the smooth implementation of large AI language models and other systems with more than half the cost and energy consumption without sacrificing performance. With a global presence, its headquarters are located in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain, with offices in Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and the United States. Multinational companies such as Iberdrola, Moodys Analytics, the Bank of Canada, and Telefonica have used Multiverse Computings products. In 2025, they were named one of the “100 Most Promising Companies in AI” by CB Insights, and Digital Europe awarded them the “Future Unicorn 2024 Award.”
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Nov 2019
At Qnami we develop fundamental new technology using quantum mechanics. The control and measurement of the state of a single electron enables us to measure what could never be measured before. We call this quantum sensing and we are enthusiastically developing this technique to improve people’s lives and the world.
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2026
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Apr 2026
Yaqumo Inc. is a deep-tech startup founded in 2025 to develop large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computers. Born from the combined world-class research of Kyoto University (Prof. Takahashi) and the Institute for Molecular Science (Prof. Ohmori), we aim to solve complex problems in materials science and finance that are impossible for conventional computers. Our Technology & Strengths: We focus on the "Neutral Atom" (Cold Atom) approach, utilizing Ytterbium atoms. This groundbreaking method is widely recognized as the key to overcoming scalability and error-correction hurdles. Leveraging foundational technologies from the Japanese Cabinet Office’s "Moonshot Program," our unique dual-isotope technology enables high-precision computation and error detection, controlled by advanced optical tweezer arrays. Our Vision: Yaqumo is committed to realizing practical, domestically produced quantum hardware. We are actively collaborating with industrial partners to bring the era of fault-tolerant quantum computing to reality.
2024
Board Observer
Sep 2024
Quandela specialises in the production of photon-based quantum computing and cloud solutions, enabling organisations to achieve their quantum transformation.
2022
Board Member
Aug 2022
Kipu Quantum is a German quantum computing startup based in Karlsruhe and Berlin. We meet customer needs by tackling real-world problems for a variety of business domains. What makes Kipu unique is our focus on application- and hardware-specific quantum algorithms that are packaged into software products. Kipu operates at the nexus of customer use cases, hardware platforms, and the software layer - because quantum computers are still more than 10 years away from solving meaningful problems with standard approaches. We intend to drastically reduce the time to useful quantum computing - our solutions enable customers to derive value from quantum computing years ahead of other approaches, i.e. not just in the distant future.
Board Member
May 2022
Powerful new quantum technologies promise tremendous benefits, but also pose serious threats to cybersecurity. evolutionQ was founded to help organizations worldwide with the critical task of managing these emerging risks. Our team is led by globally renowned experts who have for over two decades worked in cryptography and quantum science & technology. We are positioned at the forefront of the evolving quantum threat and have the expertise to mitigate it. evolutionQ delivers quantum-risk management strategies and robust cybersecurity tools designed to be safe in an era with quantum computing technologies.
Board Member
Apr 2022
QC Design is a quantum computing company that designs useful and scalable quantum computers. Our mission is to enable mankind to build the ultimate computing machines allowed by the laws of physics.
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