Funding record · 2026 / 01
Q*Bird receives a $8.75M grant for data protection
Announced 12 January 2026 · Recorded 8 September 2026 · Last verified 8 September 2026
Q*Bird, a data protection company based in Delft, Netherlands, raised $8.75M in a Grant announced on 12 January 2026, led by European Innovation Council. Its disclosed equity funding is now $2.72M across 1 round.
- Amount
- $8.75M
- Round
- Grant
- Announced
- 12 January 2026
- Lead investor
- European Innovation Council
- Sources on record
- 1linkedin.com
From the source
Q*Bird Secures €7.5M for Quantum Secure Communications
Q*Bird announced a funding round securing €7.5 million to scale quantum-secure communications and networking solutions.
linkedin.com · 13 January 2026 ↗The Mandos read
What the record says about Q*Bird
- Exit Readiness: Lowlocked →
Tested against 751 past exits in the Mandos record: 43% sat in Watch or Elevated 2 years before. Companies in Elevated exited at 3.1× the record's rate.
Funding history
Q*Bird funding on record
Q*Bird has raised $2.72M in priced equity, plus $8.75M non-dilutive & grants. Its most recent round was a Grant in January 2026.
Latest round on record: Grant, Jan 2026.
Q*Bird funding on the profile →Related rounds
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Also in Jan 2026
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FAQ
Questions people ask
- How much did Q*Bird raise in its Grant?
- Q*Bird raised $8.75M in a Grant announced on 12 January 2026.
- Who invested in Q*Bird's Grant?
- The round was led by European Innovation Council.
- What does Q*Bird do?
- Q*Bird is a cybersecurity company specializing in Data Protection, founded in 2022 and headquartered in Delft, Netherlands.
