Peter Love
About Peter Love
Press coverage of QMatter's April 2026 funding names Professor Peter Love as one of the company's academic co-founders, alongside Professor Peter Coveney, Dr Alexis Ralli and Dr Timothy Weaving. QMatter was founded in 2024. One report describes the founders as former researchers from University College London and Tufts University.
QMatter builds quantum compression software. It shrinks the size of complex problems before they reach a quantum or classical processor. The company is targeting drug discovery and materials research first. It is also building physics-informed datasets for training machine learning models.
We did not find a personal site, a Crunchbase investor profile, or a public statement from Peter Love about his own angel investing. Sources do not confirm that the QMatter co-founder and the angel on this page are the same person, so founders should check this before relying on it.
Lounge's deals desk records one AI round for Peter Love: the QMatter pre-seed of $1.2M, dated April 2026.
Published coverage says the round was led by 55 North, with participation from XTX Ventures, Bellstate Oy and the Conception X Angel Syndicate. The announcements do not list individual angels, so his exact role in the round is not described publicly. One outlet reports the company expects to raise a seed round in about a year.
- QMatter: quantum compression software for drug discovery, materials research and AI training data. Raised a $1.2M pre-seed in April 2026, and press names Peter Love as a co-founder.
Investing activity
Peter Love appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Pre-seed, with a median round size of $1M. The most recent is QMatter (Pre-seed, $1.2M, Apr 2026).
Peter Love most often invests alongside 55 North, XTX Ventures and Peter Coveney, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Peter Love
Is Peter Love an angel investor in AI startups?
Lounge's deals desk lists him in one AI round, the QMatter $1.2M pre-seed from April 2026. We found no public statement from him about angel investing beyond that, and press names a Peter Love as a QMatter co-founder.
What is Peter Love's check size?
His check size is not public. We found no stated range and have not estimated one.
What stage does Peter Love invest in?
The only recorded round is a pre-seed. We found no public statement from him about the stages he prefers.
What is QMatter, the company linked to Peter Love?
QMatter is a quantum technology startup that builds compression software to shrink complex simulation problems. It raised a $1.2M pre-seed led by 55 North in April 2026.
Who else invested in the QMatter pre-seed?
Press reports name 55 North as lead, with XTX Ventures, Bellstate Oy and the Conception X Angel Syndicate participating.
Is Peter Love an angel investor?
Yes. Peter Love invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Peter Love invested in?
Peter Love's AI investments include QMatter. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Peter Love invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Peter Love has invested at Pre-seed, with a median round of $1M.
Who does Peter Love co-invest with?
Peter Love's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are 55 North (1 deal), XTX Ventures (1 deal) and Peter Coveney (1 deal).
How can founders reach Peter Love?
Founders on Lounge can see Peter Love's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with them under Warm Paths, and add Peter Love to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.