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Quantum Diamonds: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

QuantumDiamonds (QD) is a novel equipment vendor from Germany which builds magnetic field imaging systems based on quantum sensors for the semiconductor industry. Spun out of the Technical University of Munich in 2022 and headquartered in Munich, QD develops and manufactures non-destructive inspection and metrology systems used to find electrical defects inside the most advanced chips. QD's technology uses nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers, atomic-scale defects in a diamond lattice that act as quantum sensors for magnetic fields. By measuring the magnetic fields generated by current flow, the system reconstructs current pathways inside multi-layer 2.5D and 3D chip architectures and localizes defects with micrometer precision and precise depth resolution. Crucially, the system operates non-destructively and at ambient conditions (no vacuum, no cryogenics), avoiding the slow, destructive layer-by-layer delayering that conventional failure analysis requires. The flagship product, the QDm.1 (Quantum Diamond Microscope), is the world's first integrated quantum sensing tool commercially available for chip testing. It enables open and short detection in advanced semiconductors and advanced packaging at high speed, localizing opens (currently the leading yield-killing electrical failure) as intuitive spots on an image to accelerate root-cause analysis. QD's customers are semiconductor foundries and fabs, IDMs, OSATs, and failure analysis labs. Nine of the world's ten largest chipmakers are engaged with the company, with systems deployed across Europe, the United States, and Asia. QD's product roadmap progresses from InLab defect localization (in production today) to InFab defect metrology (est. 2027) and InLine wafer mapping (est. 2028+), targeting 100% in-line quality control. The company has raised over $100M to date, is backed by World Fund, IQ Capital, Earlybird, Bayern Kapital, and others, and is investing €152M to build the world's first production facility for quantum-based semiconductor inspection in Munich, supported under the European Chips Act. QD employs 50+ people across 18 nationalities, with 30% PhDs and 17 patents. Keywords: Semiconductor Inspection, Failure Analysis, Quantum Sensing, Magnetic Field Imaging, Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers, Advanced Packaging, Non-Destructive Testing, Defect Metrology, Yield Improvement, Chip Manufacturing.

www.qd-st.com LinkedIn Garching Bei München, Germany 51-100 employees Founded 2022
3D Technology Manufacturing Semiconductor Test and Measurement B2B B2C
Total raised
$104M
Rounds
2
Latest
Series A
Jul 2026

Quantum Diamonds has raised $104M across 2 funding rounds on record, the most recent a Series A of $17.2M announced in Jul 2026.

That round is above the $5.2M median round size for Data and Analytics companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Quantum Diamonds Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$104M
across 2 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
2
Latest funding round
Series A
$17.2M in Jul 2026
Employees
51-100
reported band
Founded
2022
Headquarters
Garching Bei München, Germany
Investors on record
11
5 named below

Latest funding round on record: Jul 2026.

Quantum Diamonds Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Series A
$17.2M
Undisclosed round
$87.0M

Quantum Diamonds raised $87.0M in an undisclosed round announced in Jun 2026.

1 month later, a Series A of $17.2M was announced in Jul 2026.

Quantum Diamonds Investors

IQ Capital European Innovation Council First Momentum Ventures Earlybird Venture Capital Creator Fund

11 investors are recorded in total; the 5 named above are those the record identifies.

Quantum Diamonds Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Kevin Berghoff
Founder
Locked
Peter
Managing Director Taiwan & APAC

Contact details for the Quantum Diamonds team: 1 of 2 have an email address on file.

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Quantum Diamonds Funding Compared to Other Data and Analytics Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
1,812
$6.5M
8,352
$15M

Quantum Diamonds' latest round of $17.2M is above the median round in Data and Analytics. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Quantum Diamonds Funding FAQs

What does Quantum Diamonds do?

QuantumDiamonds (QD) is a novel equipment vendor from Germany which builds magnetic field imaging systems based on quantum sensors for the semiconductor industry. Spun out of the Technical University of Munich in 2022 and headquartered in Munich, QD develops and manufactures non-destructive inspection and metrology systems used to find electrical defects inside the most advanced chips. QD's technology uses nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers, atomic-scale defects in a diamond lattice that act as quantum sensors for magnetic fields. By measuring the magnetic fields generated by current flow, the system reconstructs current pathways inside multi-layer 2.5D and 3D chip architectures and localizes defects with micrometer precision and precise depth resolution. Crucially, the system operates non-destructively and at ambient conditions (no vacuum, no cryogenics), avoiding the slow, destructive layer-by-layer delayering that conventional failure analysis requires. The flagship product, the QDm.1 (Quantum Diamond Microscope), is the world's first integrated quantum sensing tool commercially available for chip testing. It enables open and short detection in advanced semiconductors and advanced packaging at high speed, localizing opens (currently the leading yield-killing electrical failure) as intuitive spots on an image to accelerate root-cause analysis. QD's customers are semiconductor foundries and fabs, IDMs, OSATs, and failure analysis labs. Nine of the world's ten largest chipmakers are engaged with the company, with systems deployed across Europe, the United States, and Asia. QD's product roadmap progresses from InLab defect localization (in production today) to InFab defect metrology (est. 2027) and InLine wafer mapping (est. 2028+), targeting 100% in-line quality control. The company has raised over $100M to date, is backed by World Fund, IQ Capital, Earlybird, Bayern Kapital, and others, and is investing €152M to build the world's first production facility for quantum-based semiconductor inspection in Munich, supported under the European Chips Act. QD employs 50+ people across 18 nationalities, with 30% PhDs and 17 patents. Keywords: Semiconductor Inspection, Failure Analysis, Quantum Sensing, Magnetic Field Imaging, Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers, Advanced Packaging, Non-Destructive Testing, Defect Metrology, Yield Improvement, Chip Manufacturing.

How much funding has Quantum Diamonds raised?

Quantum Diamonds has raised $104M across 2 rounds on record. The most recent is a Series A of $17.2M announced in Jul 2026.

When did Quantum Diamonds last raise funding?

Quantum Diamonds' most recent funding round on record is a Series A of $17.2M, announced in Jul 2026.

Who has invested in Quantum Diamonds?

Investors on record for Quantum Diamonds include IQ Capital, European Innovation Council, First Momentum Ventures, Earlybird Venture Capital, Creator Fund. FundedIQ records 11 investors in total.

Who founded Quantum Diamonds?

FundedIQ lists Kevin Berghoff (Founder) at Quantum Diamonds.

Where is Quantum Diamonds headquartered?

Quantum Diamonds is based in Garching Bei München, Bayern, Germany.

How many employees does Quantum Diamonds have?

Quantum Diamonds is in the 51-100 employee band.

When was Quantum Diamonds founded?

Quantum Diamonds was founded in 2022.

How does Quantum Diamonds' funding compare to other Data and Analytics startups?

Quantum Diamonds' latest round of $17.2M is above the $5.2M median round size for Data and Analytics companies on FundedIQ across 1,842 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Quantum Diamonds Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Quantum Diamonds is left off this page rather than filled in.

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