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Finnish spinout S-Transistors raises EUR 2.6 million for quantum motherboard chips

Espoo based VTT spinout S-Transistors raised EUR 2.6 million pre-seed from Lifeline Ventures and an angel investor to build superconducting "quantum motherboard" chips that cut wiring and power needs for cryogenic quantum computer control.

Verified AI-drafted VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland press release, 31 August 2026

What it does not test. This does not establish that the chips work at production scale or that any quantum computer maker has adopted them.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Finnish VC preseeds already-Finnish spinout; chips unproven, ownership unchanged. European Sovereignty Index

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