Overview
Pasqal is a neutral-atom quantum computing company spun out of the Institut d'Optique in Paris-Saclay. Founded in 2019 by Georges-Olivier Reymond, Nobel laureate Alain Aspect, and Christophe Jurczak, Pasqal builds quantum processors using arrays of laser-trapped Rydberg atoms and has deployed systems across Europe and the Middle East.
The company is pursuing a Nasdaq listing via a SPAC merger with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II at a $2B pre-money valuation.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Total fundingsee investors →
Technology
Flagship
Italy deployment
Saudi Arabia
IPO
Data & sources
Web sources
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Relationships
Current leadership (4)
- Georges-Olivier Reymond Co-founder
- Alain Aspect Co-founder
- Christophe Jurczak Co-founder
- Wasiq Bokhari CEO
Safety record
No incidents on record for Pasqal.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Pasqal on the data-center map
Every verified data center Pasqal operates that has a mapped coordinate (1 total). Filled circles are Tier-2 facilities and Tier-1 campuses under this operator; click any pin to open its record.
Pasqal data centers (1)
AI data centers Pasqal operates or is a party to, from the DEPLOY data center registry.
Recent coverage
Pasqal in third-party press
Mentioned on (4)
Registry pages whose text names Pasqal.
Funding rounds (2)
Pasqal’s 2 disclosed rounds, $137M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series B2023-01-24
$108M(reported)
Investors: Temasek (lead), European Innovation Council Fund (strategic), Bpifrance (strategic)
- Series A2021-06-08
$29M(reported)
Investors: Daphni (strategic), Eni Next (strategic), European Innovation Council Fund (strategic), Bpifrance (strategic)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 25, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Sources by quality tier
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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Pasqal.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Pasqal from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Pasqal Leads €50 Million Q-PLANET Project for Neutral-Atom Quantum Technology
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Pasqal (NASDAQ: PSQL), a global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, is coordinating the implementation of Q-PLANET (Quantum Pilot Line for…
Pasqal Appoints Florence Lao as Chief Legal Officer
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Pasqal (NASDAQ: PSQL), a global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, today announced the appointment of Florence Lao as Chief Legal Officer. In…
French quantum firm Pasqal reports revenue jump after US listing
Pasqal's technology is built on Nobel Prize-winning research by co-founder Prof Alain Aspect. Read more: French quantum firm Pasqal reports revenue jump after US listing
Quantum and Rare Earths? Implications of the Pasqal/USAR Partnership
Pasqal is partnering with USA Rare Earth and Riven Systems to apply quantum computing to rare earth separation chemistry, though Pasqal's stock remains largely untested.
3 Lesser-Known Quantum Plays the Market May Be Overlooking Right Now
As quantum stocks diverge, this article examines Pasqal (PSQL), FormFactor (FORM), and Keysight (KEYS) as lesser-known alternatives to struggling names like D-Wave and IonQ.
20亿美元押注中性原子：Pasqal借壳纳斯达克首日大涨
欧洲量子冠军拿到美国资本。
Quantum Firm Pasqal Shares Jump 95% in Debut Via SPAC Merger
Pasqal Holding SA soared in its first day of trading after the quantum computing company went public in New York via a merger with a blank-check firm, outperforming other quantum…
France’s Pasqal is public, with $360M and a valuation of about 100 times revenue
Pasqal began trading on Nasdaq on Friday under the ticker PSQL, five months after announcing it would go public through a special purpose acquisition company. Shares surged on the…
French Quantum Company Pasqal Starts Trading on Nasdaq
French quantum computing company Pasqal has arrived on the Nasdaq. Shares in Pasqal Holding SA started trading today under the ticker “PSQL,” with warrants under “PSQLW.” The…
Pasqal: Französisches Quanten-Unicorn geht via SPAC heute an die Nasdaq
Das französische Quantencomputing-Unternehmen Pasqal ist an der Nasdaq gelistet. Die Aktien der Pasqal Holding SA werden dort seit heute unter dem Kürzel „PSQL“ gehandelt, die…
Pasqal Welcomes Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministerial Delegation to French Headquarters
Insider Brief Press release – Pasqal, a global provider of neutral-atom quantum computers, today welcomed a delegation of senior leaders from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (the…
Pasqal Inaugurates Italy's First Neutral-Atom Quantum Computer, Third Pasqal System in Europe
Pasqal inaugurated Italy's first neutral-atom quantum computer (SOL, 140+ qubits) at CINECA in Bologna, integrated with the Leonardo pre-exascale EuroHPC supercomputer.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/pasqal.md
- RSS feed: /companies/pasqal/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/82879100-a588-49e6-ad12-ac872a2465fa
- Revision history: /companies/pasqal/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place Pasqal against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 45 months ago.
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Dimension breakdown
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Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 10, 2026