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Quantum Computing Companies
Quantinuum
Quantinuum, formed by the 2021 merger of Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum, is another leader in trapped-ion quantum computing. It combines Honeywell’s hardware prowess with Cambridge’s algorithm/software expertise. Quantinuum’s roadmap is notably direct about pursuing fault tolerance, and they’ve…
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Quantum Commercialization
Global Quantum Innovation Ecosystems: Lessons for TTOs from Around the World
For universities and tech transfer offices (TTOs), understanding global diverse quantum innovation ecosystems is more than a matter of curiosity – it’s a practical guide for positioning academic spin‑offs for success on the world stage. Government investment is a key…
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ORCA Computing
ORCA Computing is a U.K.-based quantum computing company (spun out of the University of Oxford in 2019) that builds photonic quantum processors using light (single photons) traveling through optical fiber. Its mission is to make quantum computing a practical reality…
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Quantum Computing Companies
Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC)
Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) is a UK-based quantum computing company founded in 2017 as a spin-out from the University of Oxford. It has emerged as a leading hardware developer focused on building commercially useful quantum computers for real-world applications. OQC…
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Quantum Computing Inc
Quantum Computing Inc. (QCI) is a young entrant in the quantum computing race that has charted a strikingly different course from its larger rivals. Rather than building superconducting or ion-trap processors requiring extreme isolation, QCI focuses on photonic quantum machines…
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Xanadu
Xanadu is a Toronto-based quantum computing company pioneering photonic (light-based) quantum processors. Founded in 2016 by CEO Christian Weedbrook, the venture has quickly become a leader in continuous-variable photonic quantum computing hardware and software. Xanadu’s approach leverages squeezed-light photons as…
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Quantum Computing Companies
Fujitsu
Fujitsu, a Japanese IT and computing giant, has emerged as a serious player in quantum computing through a multi-pronged strategy spanning cutting-edge quantum hardware and quantum-inspired annealing solutions. The company is pursuing one of the most ambitious quantum roadmaps to…
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Quantum Computing Companies
Rigetti
Rigetti Computing is a full-stack quantum hardware company specializing in superconducting qubit processors. Rigetti’s qubits are implemented as Josephson-junction-based circuits (transmons) operated at milli-Kelvin temperatures inside dilution refrigerators. This platform offers extremely fast gate speeds (on the order of tens…
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Quantum Computing Companies
QuEra Computing
QuEra Computing is a Boston-based quantum computing company pioneering neutral-atom quantum processors. Built on research from Harvard and MIT, QuEra operates the world’s largest publicly accessible quantum computer (the 256-qubit Aquila system on Amazon Braket) and is aggressively pursuing fault-tolerant…
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Quantum Computing Companies
PsiQuantum
PsiQuantum is a Silicon Valley-based startup taking a fundamentally different approach: photonic quantum computing. Their goal from the outset has been to build a large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer using photons, and they famously stated they need on the order of…
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Quantum Computing Companies
Pasqal
Pasqal is a French pioneer in neutral-atom quantum computing, building large, reconfigurable arrays of laser‑trapped Rydberg atoms and delivering them as on‑prem accelerators for HPC centers and industrial labs. Unlike many peers that separate “today’s NISQ” from “tomorrow’s FTQC,” Pasqal’s…
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Quantum Computing Companies
Nord Quantique
Nord Quantique is a Canadian quantum computing startup (founded in 2020 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) focused on building fault-tolerant quantum computers through innovative hardware design. The company’s mission centers on overcoming the main bottleneck in quantum computing - quantum error correction…
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Quantum Computing Companies
Microsoft
Microsoft’s quantum program is defined by a long‑bet on topological qubits - Majorana‑based devices designed to suppress errors at the hardware level - paired with a near-term, market-facing push through Azure Quantum. Publicly, Microsoft frames its roadmap in three phases:…
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Quantum Computing Companies
IQM
IQM Quantum Computers is a Finland‑based hardware company building superconducting (transmon) quantum processors with a distinctly European strategy: deliver on‑premises systems tightly integrated with high‑performance computing (HPC) centers while co-designing architectures for error correction and, ultimately, fault tolerance. Rather than…
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Quantum Computing Companies
IonQ
IonQ is a publicly traded leader in trapped‑ion quantum computing whose strategy is to reach useful fault tolerance with fewer physical qubits by maximizing fidelity, connectivity, and modularity. Rather than racing raw qubit counts in noisy regimes, IonQ’s thesis is…
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