Arq raises $1.4 million to build quantum internet repeaters

The pre-seed turns a young quantum networking effort into a hardware bet on repeaters, memory devices and fibre links.

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Primary source: Tech.eu

Why it matters

Arq is chasing the least visible layer of quantum computing: networking. If quantum machines become useful, repeaters and memories will decide whether they operate as isolated systems or connected infrastructure.

Illustration of Arq's quantum internet repeater hardware, showing a modular repeater with memory modules and fiber links connected by bright cyan signal pathways

Samuele Grandi and Emanuele Distante's Arq has raised a $1.4 million pre-seed round to build networking hardware for the quantum internet, Tech.eu reported on July 16th, 2026.…

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