--- title: Arq Raises $1.4 Million Pre-Seed Round to Lay The... description: Quantum networking startup Arq has raised a $1.4 million pre-seed round led by Ground State Ventures with participation from Big Sur Ventures. The company is... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/arq-raises-1-4-million-pre-seed-round-to-lay-the-foundations-for-the-quantum-internet-bn8zcop1e twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Arq Raises $1.4 Million Pre-Seed Round to Lay The Foundations For The Quantum Internet | daily.dev og:description: Quantum networking startup Arq has raised a $1.4 million pre-seed round led by Ground State Ventures with participation from Big Sur Ventures. The company is... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/arq-raises-1-4-million-pre-seed-round-to-lay-the-foundations-for-the-quantum-internet-bn8zcop1e og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/bn8Zcop1e.png og:image:alt: Arq Raises $1.4 Million Pre-Seed Round to Lay The Foundations For The Quantum Internet og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Arq Raises $1.4 Million Pre-Seed Round to Lay The Foundations For The Quantum Internet **[The Quantum Insider](https://daily.dev/sources/thequantuminsider)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Quantum networking startup Arq has raised a $1.4 million pre-seed round led by Ground State Ventures with participation from Big Sur Ventures. The company is developing a multiplexed quantum repeater using rare-earth-doped crystal quantum memories and photon-pair sources, enabling quantum computers to connect over long distances via fiber optic networks. The key innovation is multiplexing — storing many photons simultaneously for parallel communication — mirroring the principle that makes the classical internet efficient. Founded in 2025 by two experienced quantum scientists, Arq claims to be the first company building quantum repeater systems deployable in the field rather than just in lab settings. Funding will support a new lab focused on improving reproducibility and reliability of quantum memory devices, targeting telecom, finance, pharma, and healthcare sectors. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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