Quantum Machines raises $17.5M for its Quantum Orchestration Platform

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Quantum Machines, a Tel Aviv-based startup that is building both hardware and software to operate quantum computers, today announced that it
has raised a $17.5 million Series A funding round
The round was led by Israeli tech entrepreneur Avigdor Willenz (who, among other companies, co-founded Habana Labs and Anapurna Labs and
sold them to Intel and Amazon, respectively) and Harel Insurance Investments.TLV Partners and Battery Ventures also participated in this
round
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