Mitsubishi Electric invests in optical quantum computing startup OptQC via ME Innovation Fund
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Mitsubishi Electric’s ME Innovation Fund has invested in OptQC, a University of Tokyo spinout developing optical quantum computer hardware. This marks the fund's 16th investment, supporting Mitsubishi Electric's strategy to build quantum-computing businesses for industrial applications. The deal provides early exposure to OptQC’s roadmap and ecosystem. OptQC has already delivered its first commercial system to a public research institution and supplied modules to private companies, targeting scalable qubit growth for industrial deployment.
- Mitsubishi Electric’s ME Innovation Fund invested in OptQC, a University of Tokyo spinout developing optical quantum computer hardware. * Transaction gives Mitsubishi Electric early exposure to OptQC’s hardware roadmap, component ecosystem, customer base, market trends. * OptQC’s architecture targets scalable qubit growth with limited system-size expansion, positioning optical quantum computing for industrial deployment. * OptQC has delivered a first commercial system to a public research institution, supplied hardware modules to private-sector companies. * Investment is the fund’s 16th, supporting Mitsubishi Electric’s push to build quantum-computing businesses in industrial applications. Disclaimer: This news brief was created by Public Technologies (PUBT) using generative artificial intelligence. While PUBT strives to provide accurate and timely information, this AI-generated content is for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial, investment, or legal advice. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation published the original content used to generate this news brief via Business Wire (Ref. ID: 202609142300BIZWIRE_USPR_____20260914_BW779447) on September 15, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. © Copyright 2026 - Public Technologies (PUBT)