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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 by delivering near-term quantum accelerators for tasks like machine learning, while concurrently developing a path toward large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computers. ORCA’s approach centers on a…
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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 was the first European provider of Quantum-Compute-as-a-Service (QCaaS), delivering enterprise-grade quantum systems via the cloud and even deploying them in standard commercial data centers. At…
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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 that operate at room temperature and even embrace environmental noise - a paradigm it calls Entropy Quantum Computing. In theory, this approach allows QCI’s devices…
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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 qubits - allowing operations at room temperature and compatibility with existing fiber-optic networks - in contrast to the cryogenic setups required by superconducting or trapped-ion…
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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 date - developing a 10,000+ qubit superconducting quantum computer by 2030 - with a focus on achieving practical advantage using fault-tolerant logical qubits. Fujitsu’s approach…
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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 of nanoseconds) and leverages mature semiconductor-fabrication techniques for scalability. Rigetti’s strategy centers on scaling up superconducting qubit counts while improving fidelity and pursuing quantum error…
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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 architectures. In early 2025 QuEra secured a major $230 million financing (with investors like Google and SoftBank) to accelerate development of a “useful” fully-fledged quantum computer…
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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 1 million physical qubits (photons) for this and intend to achieve that by the late 2020s. While extremely secretive, some information has emerged through their…
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