Ukrainian-founded · $11M seed
Haiqu
Haiqu is a U.S.-Ukrainian quantum software company with a team in Lviv. It raised an $11 million seed round in 2026 to bring its quantum operating system to market.
- Stage
- Seed ↗
- Hiring
- Hiring ↗
- Founded
- 2023
- Location
- New York · London · Lviv · Waterloo
- Focus
- Quantum computing · Infrastructure
- Ukraine presence
- Team and office presence in Lviv
- Status
- Active
Why it’s hot
$11M seed in January 2026 led by Primary Venture Partners, with backing from Toyota Ventures and other Western investors.
Funding stage
$11M seed round led by Primary Venture Partners, announced in January 2026.
Verify stage ↗Hiring signal
Recent public roles include product marketing for its quantum software platform.
View jobs signal ↗Ukrainian connection
Haiqu was co-founded by Ukrainian deep-tech entrepreneur Mykola Maksymenko, maintains a Lviv presence, and is publicly recognized as a U.S.-Ukrainian company.
Founders
Mykola Maksymenko
Co-founder and CTO · Ukrainian quantum researcher and technology-management leader with roots in Lviv.
LinkedIn profile ↗Richard Givhan
Co-founder and CEO · U.S. co-founder scaling Haiqu’s quantum software globally.
LinkedIn profile ↗Sources
We use public primary sources where possible and identify exactly what each source supports.
- Haiqu raises $11M seed round ↗Haiqu · Supports: funding, investors, momentum, product.
- Haiqu team and locations ↗Haiqu · Supports: founders, locations, Lviv presence, company.
Last reviewed: August 7, 2026. Read the methodology.