Gleiss Lutz has advised TRUMPF SE + Co KG, previously the sole shareholder of Q.ANT GmbH, on Q.ANT’s EUR 62 million Series A financing round and the associated entry of several venture capital investors. The round was led by Cherry Ventures, UVC Partners and imec.xpand, with various other deep tech investors also participating.
The investment ranks among Europe’s most significant deep tech financing rounds and lays the foundation for a fundamental shift in how AI is computed by accelerating the commercialisation of Q.ANT’s energy-efficient photonic processors for AI and high-performance computing.
Ditzingen, Germany-based TRUMPF is a global leader in machine tools, laser systems and electronics for industrial applications. In 2023-2024, TRUMPF employed around 19,000 people and generated sales of EUR 5.17 billion.
Q.ANT is a photonic technology scale-up that emerged from TRUMPF’s R&D labs and develops photonic processor solutions that compute natively with light, offering a scalable alternative to transistor-based systems.
The following inhouse team advised on the financing round: Christian Greger (Chief Compliance & Legal Officer), Kerstin Lauber (Legal Counsel), Anna-Maria Cardinale-Koc (Legal Counsel).
The following Gleiss Lutz team advised TRUMPF: Dr. Martin Viciano Gofferje (partner, Berlin), Dr. Adrian Bingel (partner, Stuttgart) and Dr. Fabian Mumme (Düsseldorf, all Corporate/M&A, all lead), Konrad Jankiewicz (Berlin), Dr. Daniel Heck (counsel, Hamburg, both M&A), Dr. Rut Steinhauser (partner, Employment, Berlin), Dr. Stefan Mayer (partner), Dr. Johannes Heck (both Tax, Frankfurt), Dr. Jacob von Andreae (partner), Aylin Hoffs (counsel, both Public Law/foreign investment control, both Düsseldorf).
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