NewsBite

Labor’s manufacturing fund takes stake in quantum tech company

Ronald Mizen

The National Reconstruction Fund has taken a $13 million equity stake in a company building quantum computers, doubling down on Labor’s bid to create a local quantum technology industry.

The $15 billion fund announced it had taken a stake in Quantum Brilliance’s Series A funding round. The money will go towards building an Australian-first facility to make diamonds used in quantum computers and sustain a research hub operated with La Trobe and RMIT universities.

Loading...
Ronald Mizen is the Financial Review’s political correspondent, reporting from the press gallery at Parliament House, Canberra. Connect with Ronald on Twitter. Email Ronald at ronald.mizen@afr.com

Read More

Latest In Federal

Fetching latest articles

Most Viewed In Politics

    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/labor-s-manufacturing-fund-takes-stake-in-quantum-tech-company-20241209-p5kwwi