Overview

• Manager magazin reported that IQM closed a roughly $320 million round and ended its relationship with a Chinese investor.
• The new funding lifts IQM’s valuation above $1 billion, signaling a notable step for Germany’s deep‑tech ecosystem.
• IQM is a European quantum-computing start-up led by CEO Jan Goetz, according to the reporting.
• In a separate analysis, the outlet argued Germany is caught in a “nostalgia trap” that dampens its appetite for change.
• The commentary cited disputes over pensions, public backlash against electric cars, and 2024 farmer protests in Berlin as examples of reform resistance.