NAQTL PitchDeck 2026
15/06/2026
Investor Pitch Deck — June 2026
The Engine
That Will Take
Humanity to the Stars
Noah ArkCore is the world's first hybrid engine combining Zero-Point Energy extraction, antimatter confinement, and quantum AI — zero emissions, unlimited autonomy.
★ SCAIRA Laureate — Interreg SUDOE
ESA-STAR Registered
EU Quantum Flagship
INPI Protected IP
SAS — Castres, France
€2.5M
Seed Round
2026 – 2027
€42.5B
TAM by 2030
Space propulsion market
TRL 2-3
Current Level
Target TRL 5 by 2028
3
Core Founders
Physics · AI · Ecodesign
01 — The Problem
Space Propulsion Is Broken
Current technologies hit hard physical and economic walls. The industry needs a fundamental breakthrough — not incremental improvement.
<1%
Energy Efficiency
Chemical propulsion converts less than 1% of fuel energy into thrust. 90% of rocket mass is propellant. No breakthrough in 60 years.
Limited
Onboard Energy
Satellites die when fuel runs out. Deep space missions require massive fuel loads. Long-duration autonomy is physically impossible today.
5-10 Mt
CO₂/year
Space launches emit millions of tons of CO₂e annually. Hydrazine propellants are carcinogenic. No end-of-life sustainability plan exists.
Dependent
EU Sovereignty
Europe lags behind the USA in advanced propulsion. No European actor is developing ZPE or antimatter propulsion. Strategic dependency grows.
02 — The Solution
Noah ArkCore
The world's only hybrid engine integrating three revolutionary technologies into a single architecture.
"The world's first integrated system combining Zero-Point Energy extraction and antimatter confinement, controlled by embedded quantum artificial intelligence — zero carbon emissions, theoretically unlimited autonomy."
ZPE
Casimir Effect
Meta-material DCR
Meta-material DCR
+
Antimatter
Micro-Penning trap
10 mK confinement
10 mK confinement
+
Quantum AI
QNN onboard
NV-diamond QEC
NV-diamond QEC
=
Noah ArkCore
Hybrid disruptive
engine v3.0
engine v3.0
03 — Technology
6-Layer Architecture
Every layer is independently patentable. Together they form an impenetrable moat.
C0
Antimatter Source
²²Na radioisotope · Femtosecond laser-plasma · CERN/BASE-STEP interface
TRL 3-5
C1
Confinement
64-site ZuriQ Micro-Penning chip · NdFeB 1T / NbTi 3T solenoid · Dilution cryostat 10 mK
TRL 4-5
C2
ZPE Extraction
Casimir meta-material plates (Ti/SiO₂/Au/HfO₂/Graphene/Bi₂Se₃) · Gold nano-pillar plasmonic network · 0.1/1/10 THz oscillators
TRL 2-3
C3
Transduction
YIG sphere Ø1mm in microwave cavity · Al/AlOₓ/Al Josephson junction array · Quantum Stirling converter (ErNi/Gd)
TRL 4
C4
Quantum Control
NV-centre diamond qubits (7-qubit surface code) · IBM/Google qLDPC QEC processor · TensorFlow Quantum + Qiskit Runtime
TRL 4
C5
Infrastructure
10⁻¹⁰ mbar extreme vacuum · µ-metal shielding · 48V DC / HV floating power supplies
TRL 6-8
03 — TRL Roadmap
From Lab to Orbit
A staged, milestone-gated development plan aligned with ESA/NASA validation standards.
2026
TRL 2-3
Concept design · Patent filings FR · SCAIRA labelling · Lab setup
2027
TRL 3-4
Positron confinement demo · Casimir DCR prototype · 1st peer-reviewed publication
2028
TRL 4-5
Integrated system demo (lab) · ESA/CNES review · CubeSat 12U prototype
2029
TRL 5-6
Orbital CubeSat mission · Antiproton integration (CERN BASE-STEP)
2030
TRL 6-7
Propulsion demonstration flight · Measurable ΔV · ESA/NASA contract
2031+
TRL 7-8
First commercial sale >€20M · Series B · Industrial production
04 — Market
A €42.5B Market by 2030
Advanced space propulsion is one of the fastest-growing segments in the global space economy, fuelled by constellation deployment and deep-space ambitions.
TAM — Total Addressable Market
€42.5B
Global space market 2030 · CAGR +22.7%
SAM — Serviceable Market
€4.8B
Advanced propulsion 2030 · CAGR +32.4%
SOM — Obtainable Market (Moderate)
€240M
5% market share by 2035
+32.4%
CAGR — Advanced Propulsion Segment
Source: Euroconsult / Morgan Stanley Space 2025
€8.5B
Propulsion segment alone by 2030
Up from €2.1B in 2025 — 4× growth in 5 years
10×
Theoretical performance advantage vs competitors
Energy density per kg vs best ionic / plasma systems
04 — Competitive Landscape
Positioned Beyond the Frontier
18 competitors mapped. None combine ZPE + antimatter + quantum AI. Noah ArkCore occupies a unique architectural position.
| Company / Project | Country | Technology | TRL | Differentiator | Threat to NAQTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ Noah ArkCore (NAQTL) | 🇫🇷 France | ZPE + Antimatter + Quantum AI | TRL 2-3 | Only hybrid ZPE/antimatter engine | — |
| Positron Dynamics | 🇺🇸 USA | Positron propulsion (²²Na) | TRL 3-4 | NASA NIAC — closest competitor | DIRECT |
| VASIMR — Ad Astra | 🇺🇸 USA | RF magnetoplasma | TRL 6-7 | Ex-NASA astronaut, high TRL | INDIRECT |
| Safran PPS-1350/5000 | 🇫🇷 France | Xenon ion thruster | TRL 9 | 300+ flights, market leader | LOW |
| Exotrail | 🇫🇷 France | Electric propulsion (SpaceVan) | TRL 7-8 | €70M raised, orbital service | MEDIUM |
| CERN / BASE-STEP | 🇨🇭 CH | Fundamental antimatter physics | TRL 5-6 | Global leader in antiprotons | PARTNER |
| Pulsar Fusion | 🇬🇧 UK | Nuclear fusion propulsion | TRL 3-4 | £5M raised, alternative nuclear | LOW |
05 — Business Model
Five Revenue Streams
Staged monetisation locks in revenue early while scaling toward premium hardware sales.
2026 – 2028
R&D Contracts
€0.5–2M/yr
ESA · CNES · DARPA · Universities
2027 – 2029
Technology Licences
€1–5M/patent
Space industry · Defence
2028 – 2030
Orbital Demonstrations
€5–15M/mission
Space agencies · Startups
2030 – 2032
ArkCore Lite Engines
€20–50M/unit
Satellite operators · Probes
2032+
ArkCore Standard
€100–300M/unit
Crewed missions · Mars
05 — Financials
Financial Projections
Moderate scenario — break-even reached in 2031 with first commercial engine sales.
| Line Item | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | — | €0.5M | €2.0M | €5.0M | €15M | €40M |
| — R&D Contracts | — | €0.5M | €1.5M | €2.0M | €3.0M | €4.0M |
| — Licences | — | — | €0.5M | €2.0M | €5.0M | €8.0M |
| — Engine Sales | — | — | — | €1.0M | €7.0M | €28M |
| Total Costs | €2.6M | €4.5M | €7.1M | €10M | €18M | €35M |
| — R&D | €1.2M | €2.0M | €3.5M | €5.0M | €8.0M | €12M |
| Net Result | -€2.6M | -€4.0M | -€5.1M | -€5.0M | -€3.0M | +€5.0M |
Break-even: 2031 (moderate scenario) · 2033 (conservative) · Pre-money Series A valuation: €30-50M
06 — Team
The Founding Team
Three siblings, three disciplines, one mission. An indivisible team with complementary expertise spanning quantum physics, AI, and sustainable design.
Noah Kouadri Khazar
Founder & CEO
Quantum physics & complex systems engineering
ZPE/antimatter architecture design
SCAIRA Laureate — Interreg SUDOE 2026
ORCID 0009-0001-5332-9083
"Antimatter is not a magic energy source — it's a storage vector of exceptional density. Our innovation lies in the hybrid architecture that optimises every step via AI and systems design."
Adam Kouadri
Co-founder & CTO — AI
Advanced machine learning & deep learning
TensorFlow Quantum · Qiskit Runtime
Embedded QNN · Post-quantum security
AI Expert — ITU UN Virtual Worlds Day 2026
"AI is not an add-on — it's the central nervous system of ArkCore. Every picosecond, thousands of parameters must be optimised. Only quantum machine learning can handle this complexity."
Sarah Kouadri
Co-founder & CDO — Design & Ecology
Product design & scientific UX
Lifecycle Assessment (ISO 14040)
SDG/ODD alignment · ESG reporting (CSRD)
Head — Ethics & Sustainability Committee
"The most advanced technology is worthless if it doesn't serve the planet. Our design integrates ecology from conception — not as a constraint, but as a driver of innovation."
07 — Traction
Institutional Validation
Selected by independent European juries. Registered with global space and quantum bodies.
🏆
SCAIRA Laureate — Interreg SUDOE
Selected as laureate entrepreneur for Noah ArkCore by the SCAIRA programme (Interreg SUDOE — FR/ES/PT). Independent European jury validation. Full entrepreneur profile published on the official Interreg SUDOE website.
🛸
ESA-STAR Registered
Official registration in the European Space Agency supplier database (ESA-STAR). Enables direct procurement access and eligibility for ESA GSTP/CSTS technology demonstration contracts.
🔬
EU Quantum Flagship Member
Active member of the European Quantum Flagship programme — the EU's €1B+ strategic initiative for quantum technologies. Provides access to the European quantum research and industrial ecosystem.
⚖️
INPI Protected Intellectual Property
French patent filings in progress (INPI 2026) covering the DCR meta-material architecture and the Micro-Penning integrated DCR system. PCT international filings planned for 2027.
European Funding Pipeline — Probability Assessment
08 — Sustainability
A Net-Positive Technology
Noah ArkCore scores A+ in comparative environmental analysis. Zero operational emissions. Full lifecycle management (ISO 14040). SDG alignment across 6 goals.
SDG 7 — Clean Energy
Virtually unlimited, zero-emission energy
95%
ZPE extraction is a fundamentally renewable source. Theoretical efficiency >50% vs <1% for chemical propulsion.
SDG 9 — Industry & Innovation
Resilient propulsion, no resupply needed
85%
Enables missions impossible today. Democratises deep-space access. 10+ patents, 10+ publications by 2028.
SDG 12 — Responsible Consumption
Ecodesign integrated by Sarah Kouadri
75%
Elimination of hydrazine (CMR). 95% recyclable materials by 2035. Design for Disassembly (DfD) principles.
SDG 13 — Climate Action
Zero operational carbon by 2030
90%
Enables climate observation satellites. Replaces chemical propulsion on station-keeping. Carbon-negative target by 2035.
SDG 15 — Life on Land
Planetary defence, asteroid detection
70%
Enables fast planetary defence missions. Controlled orbital debris. No toxic propellant contamination.
SDG 17 — Partnerships
ESA · CERN · NASA · 30 partners by 2035
88%
Active SCAIRA/Interreg SUDOE network. ESA-STAR. EU Quantum Flagship. ECOSOC/UN-accredited NGO (SNESC).
Global SDG Score: 84% · Target 2030: >95% · B Corp Certification planned 2028 · ISO 14040 ACV 2027
09 — Investment
Join the Mission
We are raising our Seed round to take Noah ArkCore from concept to laboratory demonstration — the critical inflection point before Series A.
Now Open
Seed Round
€2.5M
2026 – 2027
▸ R&D salaries (quantum physicists, ML engineers)
▸ Lab equipment (cryogenics, vacuum, Penning trap)
▸ PCT patent filings (FR + international)
▸ EIC Pathfinder dossier preparation
▸ Operations & administration
▸ Lab equipment (cryogenics, vacuum, Penning trap)
▸ PCT patent filings (FR + international)
▸ EIC Pathfinder dossier preparation
▸ Operations & administration
Pre-money: N/A (creation) — SAS France
Series A
€15M
2027 – 2029
▸ TRL 4 → 6 advancement
▸ CubeSat 12U orbital mission
▸ Industrial partnerships
▸ Team scale to 20 people
▸ CubeSat 12U orbital mission
▸ Industrial partnerships
▸ Team scale to 20 people
Pre-money: €30–50M
Series B
€50M
2029 – 2032
▸ TRL 6 → 8 advancement
▸ Pilot manufacturing plant
▸ Space market entry
▸ Sovereign fund co-investment
▸ Pilot manufacturing plant
▸ Space market entry
▸ Sovereign fund co-investment
Pre-money: €150–250M
IPO / Exit
€500M+
2032+
▸ NASDAQ / Euronext listing
▸ Strategic acquisition
▸ Commercial engine sales
▸ Interplanetary market
▸ Strategic acquisition
▸ Commercial engine sales
▸ Interplanetary market
Valuation: €500M – €1B+
Seed Round Allocation — €2.5M
R&D & Salaries — 38% (€950K)
Scientific Equipment — 28% (€700K)
Patents & IP Protection — 10% (€250K)
Operations & Services — 10% (€250K)
Marketing, Legal & Admin — 14% (€350K)
"We are not just building an engine. We are building the Ark that will allow humanity to navigate toward the stars, while respecting the Earth that saw us born."
CEO & Founder
Noah Kouadri Khazar
Phone
Website
LinkedIn
ORCID
0009-0001-5332-9083
Address
142 Av. René Cassin, 81100 Castres, France
★ SCAIRA Laureate — Interreg SUDOE
ESA-STAR Registered
EU Quantum Flagship
INPI IP Protected
SAS — Castres, France · Founded March 2025
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