Mitsubishi Electric and OptQC Expand Strategic Partnership Amid JPY 7B ($47M USD) Series A2 and Tokyo R&D Expansion

Mitsubishi Electric and OptQC Expand Strategic Partnership Amid JPY 7B ($47M USD) Series A2 and Tokyo R&D Expansion OptQC Optical Quantum Computer “MoQuren” Industrial electronics giant Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) and photonic quantum computing developer OptQC Corp. have formalized a multi-tiered strategic alignment spanning venture capital investment, national research grants, and facility expansions across Japan. The collaboration coincides with OptQC closing an oversubscribed JPY 7.0 billion (~$47M USD) Series A2 financing round led by NTT, Inc., pushing OptQC’s total equity and public grant funding past JPY 20.0 billion (~$133M USD). Spun out of the University of Tokyo’s Furusawa Laboratory in September 2024, OptQC builds continuous-variable, room-temperature optical quantum processing units designed to operate at atmospheric pressure without dilution refrigeration constraints. Mitsubishi Electric participated in the Series A2 round via its corporate venture arm, the ME Innovation Fund, joining a 21-investor syndicate that includes KDDI, Canon Marketing Japan, Kyocera, ANA Holdings, SBI Holdings, and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). The CVC investment enables Mitsubishi Electric to integrate OptQC’s photonic QPU hardware insights directly into its industrial software compilation, automation, and logistics frameworks. [ OptQC Capital, R&D Expansion & Mitsubishi Electric Ecosystem Matrix ]Initiative TrackKey Stakeholders & AllocationsOperational Scope & DeliverablesSeries A2 Equity Round• Lead: NTT, Inc.• Corporate CVCs: Mitsubishi Electric, KDDI, Kyocera, Canon, ANA, SMBC• JPY 7.0B (~$47M) equity raise• Total funding past JPY 20.0B (~$133M)• Funds 10,000-qubit processor developmentTokyo R&D Facility Hub• IT tower TOKYO (15th & 23rd Floors)• Total Area: 1,225 m² (Toshima-ku, Tokyo)• Scheduled Start: February 2027• 15th Fl: Hardware, optical experiments, & controls• 23rd Fl: Theory, software, use cases, & IP strategy• Integrated testbed connected via NTT IOWN®Mitsubishi Electric NEDO Projects• Lead: Mitsubishi Electric Corp.• Partners: AIST & Academic Institutions• Project 1: Multi-Qubit Laser Control Systems• Project 2: Cryogenic Low-Noise Amplifiers (LNAs) Proceeds from the Series A2 round will support OptQC’s next-generation optical processor, targeting approximately 10,000 qubits and a 100-fold computational performance increase over its first-generation commercial system, MoQuren, which went live in July 2026 at AIST’s G-QuAT center in Tsukuba. To support full-stack commercialization, OptQC was selected for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s subsidy program to construct a 1,225 m² vertically integrated R&D headquarters across the 15th and 23rd floors of IT tower TOKYO in Nishi-Ikebukuro. Operating in February 2027, the Tokyo facility will be linked directly to G-QuAT via NTT’s high-speed IOWN® (Innovative Optical and Wireless Network). Alongside its investment in OptQC, Mitsubishi Electric was selected by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) to lead two national quantum hardware control projects. The first project focuses on high-power laser systems and FPGA controllers for neutral-atom and trapped-ion systems, while the second project addresses cryogenic low-noise amplifier (LNA) modules for superconducting quantum processing units. Together, these parallel hardware and venture initiatives position Mitsubishi Electric as a core hardware and system-integration provider across Japan’s national quantum architecture. Review the official press releases via Mitsubishi Electric Press Releases here, inspect financing details on OptQC Series A2 Announcement here, explore Tokyo facility expansion updates at OptQC News here, examine municipal grant criteria at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Subsidy Portal here, inspect control hardware details via Mitsubishi Electric R&D here, and review our prior analysis of OptQC’s Capital and Business Alliance with NTT here. September 18, 2026 Mohamed Abdel-Kareem2026-09-18T21:15:39-07:00 Leave A Comment Cancel replyComment Type in the text displayed above Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.