WISeQey/Sealsq-backed Quantisimo Agrees Merger to Create Sovereign Quantum Platform

05:11 AM EDT, 10/09/2026 (MT Newswires) -- WISeQey (WQEY.SW) and subsidiary Sealsq's (LAES) Quantisimo vehicle signed a definitive merger agreement with special purpose acquisition company GigCapital8 to create a quantum technology platform called Root to Qubit. Under the deal, Quantisimo and GigCapital8 will become wholly owned subsidiaries of Quantisimo Holding Corp., a British Virgin Islands company expected to list on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the QSMO ticker, according to a Friday release. WISeQEY and Sealsq will receive 66,610,000 PubCo shares, implying a pro forma equity value of $666.1 million at $10 per share. They are expected to retain a majority of the company's ordinary shares. Prior to the expected closing of the merger in the first quarter of 2027, WISeQey and Sealsq will contribute their stakes in the operating businesses of Miraex, Sealcoin AG, WeCan Group and WISeSat.Space to Quantisimo. Closing requires at least $15 million in available cash, among other requirements.