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IQM, Europe’s first public quantum company, admits the future of the tech is uncertain

IQM , a full-stack quantum company out of Finland, went public on the Nasdaq Thursday via a SPAC merger at a valuation of about $1.9 billion. But prices didn’t pop.

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IQM, a Finnish full‑stack quantum company, went public on Nasdaq via a SPAC merger on Thursday, valuing the firm at roughly $1.9 billion. The shares opened and traded mostly below the IPO price, indicating a lukewarm market response. The muted reaction was partly attributed to the company’s own disclosure in its prospectus that large‑scale commercial traction of quantum computing technology may never occur. This admission likely dampened enthusiasm among retail investors, who are increasingly cautious about SPAC‑merged tech stocks.

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