21/10/2026
Congratulations Coherence Quantum, the newest quantum hardware spinout from Aalto University, which has announced a €2.78 million seed funding round!
Coherence Quantum, who are developing an integrated cryogenic signalling and control platform, is led by CEO Aashish Sah, a doctoral researcher from the Department of Applied Physics at Aalto. CTO Suman Kundu was the OtaNano staff scientist largely responsible for setting up Aalto’s Q20 quantum computer. And Academy Professor Mikko Möttönen serves as a founding advisor for the startup.
"Alongside Suman Kundu, we spent about two and a half years developing prototypes, testing our technology, and seeing our component dramatically reduce qubit temperature compared to standard market options. After finishing our R2B project, we incorporated the company in June 2026," Sah says.
Coherence Quantum’s launch, the fifth such spinout to come from a research group, was enabled by the excellent quantum research infrastructure resources provided by OtaNano, Finland’s national research infrastructure for nano-, micro- and quantum technologies.
"Facilities like OtaNano and the Micronova cleanroom that is part of it come really in handy, because we can get initial prototype development and experiments done, and continue development and discussions with customers based on the results we have," Sah says.
The Finnish Quantum Flagship is housed inside of InstituteQ, Finland’s National quantum Institute, of which Aalto University is one of three original founding members. FQF is funded by the Research Council of Finland as part of its flagship programme.
📸: Coherence Quantum
