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  "id": 19653591,
  "title": "Australian quantum software startup Q-Ctrl, which builds sensors that help ships and aircraft navigate when GPS is unavailable, raised $290M at a $1B+ valuation (Jake Rudnitsky/Bloomberg)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/australian-quantum-software-startup-q-ctrl-which-builds-sensors-that",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-12T12:35:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-12/kushner-s-affinity-salesforce-back-quantum-startup-q-ctrl-in-290-million-round"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Salesforce Ventures led a $290 million round in Q-Ctrl that values the Australian quantum software company at more than $1 billion.",
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        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Quantum software startup Q-Ctrl raised $290 million at more than $1 billion valuation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/quantum-software-startup-q-ctrl-raised-290-million-at-more-than-1",
        "published": "2026-11-12T13:40:27.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}