QMatter, a quantum technology startup, raised 1.2 million USD in pre-seed funding led by 55 North, with participation from XTX Ventures, Bellstate Oy, and the Conception X Angel Syndicate. The company develops quantum compression technology to reduce problem complexity for quantum and classical systems. The funding will support continued development and scaling of its quantum compression platform, expansion of the platform, and more scalable and efficient simulation of complex quantum systems for scientific research and industrial applications.