{"id":112708,"date":"2025-09-15T15:57:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/?p=112708"},"modified":"2025-09-15T15:35:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:35:50","slug":"german-founders-award-for-planqc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/en\/112708\/german-founders-award-for-planqc\/","title":{"rendered":"German Founders&#039; Award for Planqc"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Planqc has secured the German Founders Award 2025 in the Startup category. The jury praised the clear scalability of the business model, which is based on three pillars: hardware sales, cloud-based quantum computing as a service, and software development. <a href=\"\/en\/day\/planqc\/\">Pursue<\/a> demonstrated how \u201cquantum computing made in Germany\u201d can be put into practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quantum computer from Garching<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Planqc is developing quantum computers that use neutral atoms as quantum bits \u2013 an approach that is particularly energy-efficient because the systems run at room temperature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&quot;This award is a tremendous endorsement for us. It shows that our technology is not only scientifically but also commercially compelling. We want to put quantum computing into practice together with strong partners from industry and science and help Germany and Europe achieve a leading position in this pioneering industry. This award recognizes precisely that.&quot; <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>says <strong>Alexander Gl\u00e4tzle<\/strong>, CEO and co-founder of Planqc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The startup was founded in 2022 as the first spin-off of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Munich&#039;s Quantum Valley. Today, Planqc is one of the pioneers of digital quantum computers in Germany. Together with the Leibniz Supercomputing Center and the German Aerospace Center, the startup is working on systems with up to 1,000 qubits, which are scheduled to be completed by 2027. Planqc also collaborates with partners such as Airbus, ESA, and Fraunhofer on software projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&quot;This success is the merit of the entire team. We want to prove that it is possible to translate cutting-edge research into successful companies in Germany. The Founders&#039; Award gives us the momentum to roll out our technology internationally and open up completely new opportunities for business and society,&quot; <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>explained <strong>Sebastian Blatt<\/strong>, CTO and co-founder of Planqc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The German Founders\u2019 Award is one of the most prestigious business awards in Germany and is presented by ZDF, Porsche, Sparkasse and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deutscher-gruenderpreis.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Further information about the award and this year\u2019s ceremony can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Garching-based startup Planqc has won the German Founders&#039; Award 2025 in the Startup category. 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