Switzerland – 6 February 2026.

Chiral, a Swiss nanotechnology company pioneering next-generation semiconductor and quantum technologies with nano-materials, today announced the successful closing of a $12 million seed financing round led by Crane Venture Partners, with participation from Quantonation, HCVC, and Founderful.

The funding supports Chiral’s mission to make post-silicon computing chips based on nano-materials manufacturable at wafer scale and to unlock the next generation of chips beyond the limits of conventional silicon.

As the semiconductor industry approaches the physical and economic limits of silicon scaling described by Moore’s Law, nano-materials such as carbon nanotube and two-dimensional materials are widely seen as a viable path to sustain performance and energy efficiency gains. In fact, the technology roadmaps of numerous industry leaders like TSMC highlight the adoption of nano-materials. While their potential has been demonstrated repeatedly in academic research, industrial adoption has remained limited due to a critical manufacturing bottleneck: the lack of scalable, precise, and contamination-free integration processes.

“Nano-materials have shown outstanding performance in research for years, but without scalable and controllable manufacturing, their impact remains limited,” said Seoho Jung, CEO at Chiral. “Chiral has the necessary capabilities that can turn material-level breakthroughs into industrial reality.”

Chiral was founded to solve this manufacturing challenge with the industry’s first robotic nano-material integration system. The system is built around automation, high-precision engineering, and AI for the robotic integration of nanomaterials into silicon wafers. Unlike conventional methods, this approach enables precise, selective, and contamination-free placement of nanomaterials–a clear path from single-device experiments to wafer-scale integration.

Since its incorporation and pre-seed financing round two years ago, Chiral has advanced its automation and process control capabilities, developed its first commercial equipment system, and helped customers in industry and research significantly accelerate their development.

The newly raised seed capital adds strong momentum to that evolution. The company will further strengthen its automation, precision, and throughput, while demonstrating reliability and scalability in real-world environments. By doing so, the company aims to accelerate the industrial adoption of nano-materials in advanced semiconductor and quantum devices. With nano-materials increasingly positioned as a cornerstone of post-silicon electronics, Chiral’s focus remains on enabling their transition from experimental promise to manufacturable technologies.

About Chiral

Chiral is a Swiss Deeptech company developing tools and processes for the scalable integration of nano-materials into next-generation semiconductor devices. Founded in 2023 as an ETH Zurich spin-off, Chiral combines scientific rigor with engineering execution to make breakthrough materials manufacturable for advanced electronics.

For more information, visit www.chiralnano.com.

About Quantonation

Quantonation is the first early-stage VC fund dedicated to deep physics and quantum technologies. Fields such as high-performance computation, secure communications, drug design, or ultra-precise sensing are now driven by innovation based on these disruptive technologies. Quantonation aims at supporting their transition into commercially available products. Quantonation is headquartered in Paris, France, and in Boston, USA, with investments in Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific. 

More on www.quantonation.com or LinkedIn.