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European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
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Alice & Bob, a French startup specialising in quantum computing, is hiring 120 workers in 2025. After a second investment round of 100 million euros to develop a universal quantum computer, the startup will double its current workforce. Half of the investment will go toward this new workforce, while the other half will finance the ongoing construction of a laboratory and manufacturing unit.
Future French Champions, AVP, and Bpifrance are the primary investors. The computer will enable important research into the discovery of new molecules and cryptography and compete against American companies.
Eurofound (2025), Alice & Bob, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 202339, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202339.