We are proud to announce an investment by the EIC Fund in OrangeQS, closing oversubscribed seed funding round at €15M. Alongside this milestone, we have launched the OrangeQS MAX Partnership Program to accelerate the development of key technologies for faster quantum chip testing. Rigetti Computing, QuantWare, and Peak Quantum are the first participants in the program, with an initial focus on cryogenic IC and non-destructive testing.
Engineers testing quantum chips with OrangeQS Juice, the open-source operating system for quantum R&D labs.
The second closing of our seed investment round extends the round to €15M. The additional funding comes from the European Innovation Council’s (EIC) Fund, which supports European deep tech innovation with venture capital investment.
The new funding will be used to accelerate development of key technologies to further enhance the OrangeQS MAX product line, a turn-key, automated, and fast quantum chip testing system.
We also welcome Zeina Chebli to the OrangeQS board, Venture and Growth Investor at EIC Fund.
The investment by the EIC Fund follows the earlier selection of OrangeQS by the European Innovation Council in 2023. The EIC Accelerator project High-Throughput Quantum Chip Diagnostics resulted in the first generation of the OrangeQS MAX, which was launched in 2024 and shipped to IQM Quantum Computers in 2025.
Svetoslava Georgieva, Chair of the EIC Fund Board, states:
“This investment reflects the EIC Fund’s commitment to backing Europe’s most ambitious deep tech innovators. By advancing quantum chip performance validation, OrangeQS is addressing a key bottleneck in scaling quantum technologies.”
Introducing the OrangeQS MAX Partnership Program
We also proudly announce a significant new program to enhance the OrangeQS MAX product line and accelerate quantum chip testing across the industry.
The new OrangeQS MAX Partnership Program aligns the company’s exponential development roadmap with key quantum chip manufacturers. The first companies to join the program are Rigetti Computing, QuantWare, and Peak Quantum.
The program will see each partner company work independently with us to influence specific parts of the OrangeQS MAX technology and product roadmaps, depending on their needs and level of commitment. This allows them to keep their intellectual property protected, while ensuring the next generation of test solutions supports their quantum chip architectures and production processes.
The program ensures that the OrangeQS MAX quantum chip testing system remains future-proof and fit-for-purpose. Future upgrades will allow for faster cryogenic quantum chip testing, aligned with the roadmaps of major quantum chip manufacturers.
The OrangeQS MAX Partnership Program will initially focus on parallel and non-destructive testing technology developments.
Garrelt Alberts, executive director at OrangeQS, on the OrangeQS MAX Partnership Program:
“OrangeQS MAX already sets new industry benchmarks for high‑volume, automated quantum chip testing. With our new Partnership Program and support of EIC Fund, we are set to consolidate our leading position in one of the most challenging parts of the quantum computing sector as it scales towards commercial production.”
The future of quantum chip production
Creating quantum chips efficiently will require approaches that go beyond what is being developed in the OrangeQS MAX partnership program.
We have published a new white paper ahead of the ISIG Quantum Computing Infra Summit 2026 on 23 April. In this document, we propose a framework on utility‑grade quantum chip testing as a key enabler in future ‘dark quantum foundries’.
