BTQ Closes QPerfect Buy for Quantum Emulation Stack
BTQ Technologies closed its acquisition of French quantum software firm QPerfect on July 8, 2026, adding the MIMIQ emulator, Digital Twin and Quantum Logical Unit to its post-quantum stack.
Key Takeaways
BTQ Technologies (Nasdaq: BTQ) closed its full acquisition of French quantum-software firm QPerfect SA on July 8, 2026, after clearing France's final foreign-investment review.
The deal is valued at roughly €18.6 million in cash and BTQ shares, plus up to €5.67 million in milestone-linked earnouts.
BTQ gains the MIMIQ emulator (claimed to stably simulate 100+ qubits on classical hardware), the Digital Twin system-modeling framework, and the Quantum Logical Unit (QLU) control stack.
Strasbourg becomes BTQ's European R&D hub, connecting to the European Center for Quantum Sciences (CESQ) and QPerfect's academic network in neutral-atom physics and quantum optics.
BTQ positions the buy as completing its Quantum Ready stack, letting customers test PQC migrations, TLS handshakes and hybrid quantum-classical networks before Q-Day.
Kaan Tınmaz
BTQ Technologies Corp (Nasdaq: BTQ) said on July 8, 2026 it has closed the full acquisition of French quantum-software specialist QPerfect SA, folding the Strasbourg-based team into a wholly owned subsidiary after clearing France's final foreign-investment review.
Emulation, digital twin and control layers
The deal, first announced with the July 1, 2026 approval, is valued at roughly €18.6 million in cash and BTQ shares, plus up to €5.67 million in milestone-linked earnouts. It hands BTQ QPerfect's MIMIQ quantum emulator - which the team says can simulate 100+ qubits stably on classical hardware - as well as its Digital Twin system-modeling framework and the multi-layer Quantum Logical Unit (QLU) control stack for scalable fault-tolerant machines.
Strasbourg becomes BTQ's European R&D hub
BTQ said Strasbourg will now anchor its European R&D, plugging into the campus of the European Center for Quantum Sciences (CESQ) and QPerfect's academic ties across neutral-atom physics and quantum optics. CEO Olivier Roussy Newton called it "an important milestone," while QPerfect CEO Philippe Blot said the tie-up aligns with the France-Canada quantum statement signed on the margins of the French G7 in May.
Fitting a post-quantum roadmap
BTQ frames the acquisition as filling out its Quantum Ready infrastructure stack, giving customers ways to test PQC migrations, TLS handshakes and hybrid quantum-classical networks before Q-Day. It complements the broader push seen in the same week's SEALSQ-GlobalFoundries MoU to industrialize PQC hardware and echoes recent Europe-first bets like Quobly's silicon-quantum raise. It also arrives as major sovereigns push AI-cyber guardrails through initiatives such as the EU's cybersecurity action plan.
Reporting based on coverage from The Quantum Insider, StockTitan and PR Newswire.
BTQ acquired QPerfect SA in full, gaining the MIMIQ quantum emulator that reportedly simulates 100+ qubits on classical hardware, the Digital Twin system-modeling framework, and the multi-layer Quantum Logical Unit (QLU) control stack for scalable fault-tolerant quantum machines.
How much did BTQ pay for QPerfect?
The acquisition is valued at roughly €18.6 million in cash and BTQ shares, plus up to €5.67 million in milestone-linked earnouts.
When did the BTQ-QPerfect deal close?
The deal closed on July 8, 2026, following the July 1, 2026 approval and clearance of France's final foreign-investment review.
Why is Strasbourg important to BTQ after the acquisition?
Strasbourg will anchor BTQ's European R&D, integrating with the European Center for Quantum Sciences (CESQ) campus and QPerfect's academic ties in neutral-atom physics and quantum optics.
