Our News · August 9, 2026
Quantum Art PR Case Study: Stealth to a $140M Series A
By Kyle Porter, Executive Vice President & Managing Director.
Updated November 3, 2026
Virgo PR took Quantum Art, an Israeli trapped-ion quantum computing company, from stealth to a $140 million Series A over an 18-month campaign. The program combined investor-grade messaging, a sequenced milestone calendar and more than 100 media placements, including Forbes, SiliconANGLE and the quantum trade press. The round closed at $100 million, then grew by an oversubscribed $40 million extension four months later.
What are the key takeaways from the Quantum Art PR case study?
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The campaign ran 18 months, from stealth to the close of a $140 million-plus Series A.
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The Series A closed at $100 million in December 2025 and extended by $40 million in April 2026.
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Lifetime funding reached about $164 million during the engagement.
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Virgo PR delivered more than 100 placements across business, trade, podcast and international outlets.
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Quantum Art was named to Globes' Most Promising Startups of 2026.
What is in this case study?
Who is Quantum Art?
Quantum Art is an Israeli developer of full-stack quantum computers built on trapped-ion qubits. Founded in 2022 as a spin-off from the Weizmann Institute of Science, the company uses a reconfigurable, multi-core architecture designed to keep qubits highly connected as systems scale.
Its public technical milestones include a fully controlled 200-ion chain, an NVIDIA CUDA-Q collaboration that cut circuit depth by a reported 10x, and a joint project with Ayalon Highways exploring quantum approaches to traffic congestion. Its flagship roadmap target is Perspective, a 1,000-qubit multicore system.
Why was quantum PR hard for a company coming out of stealth?
Quantum Art had to compete for investor attention against IBM, IonQ and Quantinuum while its flagship system was still in development. It came to Virgo PR with no website narrative, no media footprint and no executive visibility, and the sector's reporters defaulted to larger names for comment.
The brief was specific: build the credibility infrastructure that would make a $100 million-plus raise possible, using the strength of the science rather than brand equity the company had not yet earned.
What did Virgo PR build for Quantum Art?
Virgo PR built the entire communications program from zero, in four connected parts.
Messaging architecture. The team reviewed the company's scientific papers, technical milestones and internal strategy discussions, then turned dense quantum physics into a narrative investors could repeat. The executive team was media trained to deliver it under pressure.
A sustained milestone calendar. Virgo PR mapped announcements across the full pre-funding window so the company stayed visible for months instead of burning one news cycle.
Tier-one and trade media. Introductions went to Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Business Insider and SiliconANGLE, alongside quantum trade press and relevant podcasts. Each placement was chosen to reach investors and enterprise buyers, not vanity audiences.
Source positioning. Virgo PR positioned Quantum Art executives as go-to sources on trapped-ion architecture, multicore quantum computing and real-world optimization, which builds editorial authority that compounds.
How did the 18-month milestone calendar work?
The milestone calendar worked by sequencing each announcement so it built on the last. Instead of one launch moment, the company released proof points in a deliberate order across the pre-funding window.
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Architecture reveal. Explain what makes the multicore trapped-ion design different.
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Roadmap milestones. Show a credible path from today's systems toward 1,000 qubits.
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Peer-reviewed research. Publish results that demonstrate real technical progress.
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Commercial partnerships. Add named collaborators such as NVIDIA and Ayalon Highways.
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Funding news. Announce the $100 million Series A, then the $40 million extension.
By the time investors compared the company with its peers, they had already seen it repeatedly in credible outlets.
What results did the Quantum Art PR campaign deliver?
The campaign carried Quantum Art from stealth to one of the most visible trapped-ion quantum computing companies in the market, and the funding results are the clearest proof.
Campaign length. 18 months, from stealth to Series A close.
Series A. More than $140 million, made up of an initial $100 million close led by Bedford Ridge Capital and an oversubscribed $40 million extension four months later.
Lifetime funding. About $164 million secured during the engagement.
Media placements. More than 100 across tier-one business, trade, podcast and international outlets.
Recognition. Named to Globes' Most Promising Startups of 2026.
Investors. Bedford Ridge Capital, Hudson Bay Capital, Poalim Equity, Battery Ventures, Destra Investments, Lumir Growth Partners, Disruptive AI and Harel Insurance, among others.
Where did Quantum Art get press coverage?
Quantum Art coverage spanned tier-one business press, quantum trade publications and podcasts. Selected placements are below.
Tier-one business and funding
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Forbes: 1,000 Qubits Here We Come: Quantum Art's Series A Is Now $140 Million
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SiliconANGLE: Quantum Art Raises $140M to Scale Quantum Computing with a Unique 'Multicore' Architecture
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The Wall Street Journal: coverage of Bedford Ridge Capital's $100 million investment in Quantum Art
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Business Insider: coverage of larger checks in Israeli tech, featuring Quantum Art
Trade and technical press
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Engineering.com: Quantum Art Advances Scalable Quantum Computing with CUDA-Q
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GamesBeat: Quantum Art Integrates Nvidia for Its Scalable Quantum Computers
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Quantum Zeitgeist: Fully Programmable Quantum Computing with Trapped Ions
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Quantum Computing Report: Quantum Art Extends Series A to $140M to Scale Trapped-Ion Architecture
Podcasts and broadcast
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TechFirst with John Koetsier: 1 Million Qubits in a Sticky-Note-Sized Footprint
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Post Quantum World Podcast: Quantum vs. Traffic: A Real-World Optimization Use Case with Tal David of Quantum Art
Why did a campaign beat a launch for Quantum Art?
A campaign beat a launch because credibility has to exist before the capital raise, not during it. Most companies in stealth treat PR as a launch-day event, which leaves a credibility vacuum that better-known competitors fill.
Virgo PR built the narrative first. By the time Quantum Art went to market for its Series A, investors had already seen the company in Forbes, the Journal and the quantum trade press, repeatedly, over months. The story was no longer new and the credibility was already in place, which is why the round closed at $100 million and then extended when demand exceeded supply.
What can other deep tech startups learn from the Quantum Art campaign?
Deep tech startups can learn that sustained, sequenced proof points do more for a funding round than any single announcement. Four practices carried the Quantum Art program.
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Start before the raise. Begin the media program 12 to 18 months ahead of fundraising.
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Translate the science. Give investors a narrative they can repeat without a physics degree.
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Stack proof points. Sequence research, partnerships and roadmap news so each builds on the last.
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Aim at the buyers. Choose outlets investors and enterprise customers read, not outlets that only look impressive.
For the tactics behind these steps, see Virgo PR's guides to quantum computing PR strategy, getting media coverage for a quantum startup and quantum computing PR cost.
Who should hire a quantum computing PR agency?
Quantum, AI hardware and other deep tech companies that need to explain complex science to investors and enterprise buyers should work with an agency that understands both. Virgo PR supports funding announcements through its investor communications work and serves technology companies across hardware, software and AI. See how Virgo PR ranks in the list of quantum computing PR agencies, or talk to Virgo PR about your story.
Frequently asked questions
Which PR agency worked with Quantum Art?
Virgo PR built Quantum Art's communications program from stealth, running an 18-month campaign that supported its Series A.
How much did Quantum Art raise?
Quantum Art raised a Series A of more than $140 million: a $100 million close led by Bedford Ridge Capital in December 2025 and a $40 million extension in April 2026.
What is trapped-ion quantum computing?
Trapped-ion quantum computing uses individual atoms suspended in electromagnetic fields as qubits. The approach offers high fidelity, and companies such as Quantum Art, IonQ and Quantinuum are scaling it in different ways.
How long does a quantum computing PR campaign take?
Programs that support a funding round typically need 12 to 18 months so announcements can compound. The Quantum Art campaign ran 18 months from stealth to Series A close.
Does Virgo PR work with quantum and deep tech startups?
Yes. Virgo PR works with quantum computing and other deep tech companies on messaging, media relations, milestone planning and investor communications.
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