Arkeon Technologies
Category: AI Chips / Semiconductors
Swedish deep-tech startup developing post-fabrication trimming technology for superconducting quantum chips to improve qubit frequency precision and manufacturing yield. Arkeon Technologies was founded in 2025. The company is led by Peter Hörstedt. Based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Team size: 1-10. Total funding raised: $691K. Latest round: Seed. Key investors include Chalmers Ventures, Navigare Ventures, Almi Invest.
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- Gothenburg, Sweden
- Team size
- 1-10
- Total funding
- $691K
Value proposition
Post-fabrication frequency trimming of superconducting qubits at room temperature, eliminating costly redesign cycles and improving chip yield by adjusting Josephson junction resistance via controlled current pulse-trains.
Products and solutions
Post-fabrication quantum chip trimming service (mail-order model: labs send non-functioning chips for frequency adjustment), future integration into factory chip production lines as final step before packaging.
Unique value
Patent-pending room-temperature post-fabrication trimming process that adjusts qubit frequencies on completed chips — solving frequency collisions and crosstalk without multiple cooldowns or redesign cycles, enabling scalable quantum processor manufacturing.
Target customer
Superconducting quantum hardware developers (industrial firms and academic research institutions); quantum chip foundries; organizations developing large-scale quantum processors
Industries served
Quantum Computing, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Deep Tech
Technology advantage
Proprietary automated post-fabrication trimming process using controlled current pulse-trains through Josephson junction barriers at room temperature; adjusts junction resistance to tighten qubit frequency placement; eliminates need for iterative cleanroom redesign cycles; integrates with existing foundry processes; patent-pending IP; spun out from Chalmers University of Technology and Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology (WACQT).
How they differentiate
Unlike competitors who focus on improving fabrication precision upfront or building vertically integrated fabs, Arkeon provides a post-fabrication tuning layer that works with existing foundry processes — enabling chipmakers to salvage otherwise unusable chips and improve yield without costly redesigns.
Main competitors
IQM Quantum Computers (Finland, in-house fabrication), Rigetti Computing (US, superconducting quantum chips), IBM Quantum (US, superconducting quantum processors with in-house fab)
Key partnerships
Chalmers University of Technology, Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology (WACQT), Myfab Chalmers Nanofabrication Laboratory
Notable customers
~30 companies in commercial pipeline with letters of intent from multiple quantum hardware developers (per company statements, June 2026)
Major milestones
2025: Company founded as spin-out from Chalmers University of Technology/WACQT, 2025-10: Won Startup of the Year and Game Changer at Venture Cup Sweden 2025, 2026-02: Peter Hörstedt won Årets Unga Idé 2026 (Young Idea of the Year) with 250,000 SEK stipend, 2026-06: Closed €594.2K (SEK 6.5M) Seed round led by Chalmers Ventures with Navigare Ventures and Almi Invest
Growth metrics
~30 companies in commercial pipeline; letters of intent from multiple quantum hardware developers; mail-order business model operational
Market positioning
Early-stage deep-tech startup targeting a critical bottleneck in superconducting quantum computing manufacturing — positioned as a horizontal enabling technology for the quantum chip industry rather than a full-stack quantum computer builder.
Geographic focus
Nordic/European quantum ecosystem; targeting global quantum hardware developers
Patents and IP
Patent-pending post-fabrication trimming process for Josephson junction resistance adjustment (per Chalmers Ventures portfolio page).
About Peter Hörstedt
Co-founder and CEO of Arkeon Technologies; Chalmers School of Entrepreneurship background; turned quantum research from Chalmers University of Technology and WACQT into a startup.
Official website: https://www.arkeontech.com/