Alpine Quantum Technologies

Alpine Quantum Technologies develops trapped ion quantum computers and quantum simulators based on research from the University of Innsbruck, offering cloud-accessible quantum systems through their AQT quantum cloud platform for research institutions and companies working on quantum algorithms, optimization problems, and quantum simulation applications in materials science and chemistry.

Company Information

• Founded: 2018
• Country: Austria
• Website: https://aqt.eu
• Categories: hardware, quantum algorithms, quantum chemistry, quantum cloud, quantum education, quantum materials, quantum optimization, quantum simulation, quantum software, trapped ion

Investment Information

• Status: private
• Total Raised: $23.2M
• Last Valuation: $150M

Recent Funding Rounds

• 2022-06-29: series-a - $19M - Series A funding round
• 2019-11-14: seed - $4.2M - Seed funding round

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Amazon Braket

In 2024-2025, Amazon Braket expanded significantly through partnerships and hardware additions. NVIDIA and AWS announced a collaboration to advance quantum computing research by integrating NVIDIA’s quantum-classical computing platform, NVIDIA CUDA-Q, with Amazon Braket, allowing researchers to leverage hybrid quantum-classical workflows. IQM Quantum Computers made its 20-qubit quantum processing unit, IQM Garnet, available through Amazon Braket in the AWS Europe (Stockholm) Region, marking the first quantum processing unit available to AWS customers within the European Union in a self-service, on-demand model. IonQ announced continued collaboration with AWS, making IonQ’s Forte system (delivering 36 algorithmic qubits) available on Amazon Braket. Amazon Braket continues to provide access to multiple quantum hardware providers including QuEra’s 256-qubit Aquila neutral atom system, supporting the AQC25 conference bringing together stakeholders from MIT, Yale, USC, Google Quantum AI, and others.

Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory is a USA national laboratory founded July 1, 1946, located in Lemont, Illinois, operated by University of Chicago for United States Department of Energy. Argonne pursues research spanning theory, algorithms, simulations, and modeling of quantum systems leveraging supercomputing resources and multi-qubit hardware platforms. The laboratory operates quantum computing testbeds integrating quantum processors with high-performance computing infrastructure enabling hybrid quantum-classical algorithms. Argonne conducts quantum computing research across superconducting qubits, quantum algorithms, quantum networking, and quantum simulation applications. The laboratory is one of five DOE National Quantum Information Science Research Centers with over 1,500 experts collaborating across quantum research initiatives. Argonne serves scientific research community, government agencies, and industry partners requiring quantum computing applications in chemistry, materials science, optimization, and machine learning advancing quantum computational advantage for national security and energy applications.

Atom Computing

In 2024-2025, Atom Computing became the first company to cross the 1,000-qubit threshold for a universal gate-based quantum system, creating a 1,225-site atomic array populated with 1,180 qubits in its next-generation neutral atom quantum computing platform. Atom Computing was recognized by Fast Company as one of the world’s most innovative companies in 2025 for its advancements in neutral atom quantum computing. In a major milestone, Microsoft and Atom Computing achieved record-breaking quantum entanglement by creating and entangling 24 logical qubits on a commercial quantum machine, and also used 28 logical qubits to perform successful computations based on the Bernstein-Vazirani algorithm, producing more accurate solutions than the corresponding computation based on physical qubits. These achievements demonstrate Atom Computing’s leadership in neutral atom technology and logical qubit operations.

AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides Amazon Braket, a fully managed quantum computing service enabling researchers and developers to explore, evaluate, and experiment with quantum computing. Launched in 2019 and generally available in 2020, Amazon Braket offers access to quantum hardware from multiple providers including Rigetti’s 84-qubit Ankaa-2 processor (integrated 2024), IonQ, D-Wave, and Oxford Quantum Circuits. Amazon Braket hybrid jobs allow developers to execute hybrid quantum-classical algorithms combining quantum and classical computing resources. The service includes quantum circuit simulators, algorithm libraries, and development tools. AWS operates quantum computing through its cloud infrastructure, enabling customers to access quantum processors without managing physical hardware. Amazon Braket serves researchers, developers, and enterprises exploring quantum applications in optimization, machine learning, and scientific simulation.

BBN Technologies

BBN Technologies (Raytheon BBN Technologies) is a high-technology research and development company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 1948, conducting superconducting quantum computing research. BBN Technologies is recognized among companies conducting research in superconducting quantum computing alongside Google, IBM, Rigetti, and Intel. The organization developed quantum communication protocols and quantum networking technologies, contributing to early quantum key distribution systems and quantum network architectures. BBN Technologies, now part of Raytheon Technologies, conducts quantum computing research focused on quantum processors, quantum networking, and quantum algorithms. The company serves government agencies and research institutions requiring advanced quantum technologies for secure communications, quantum computing infrastructure, and quantum information processing applications.

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Brookhaven National Laboratory is a USA national laboratory founded in 1947, located in Upton, New York, operating under United States Department of Energy. Brookhaven leads Co-design Center for Quantum Advantage (C2QA), one of five DOE National Quantum Information Science Research Centers established in 2020, directed by Andrew Houck. C2QA brings together experts to co-design quantum hardware, software, and algorithms to achieve quantum advantage. The laboratory conducts quantum computing research spanning superconducting qubits, quantum algorithms, quantum networking, and quantum sensors. Brookhaven operates quantum computing testbeds and collaborates with over 1,500 experts across 115 academic, industry, and national science institutions. The laboratory serves quantum computing research community, government agencies, and industry partners requiring fundamental quantum research, quantum algorithm development, and quantum hardware co-design advancing towards practical quantum advantage for scientific applications in physics, chemistry, materials science, and national security.

Caltech

California Institute of Technology is a private research university founded September 23 1891 located in Pasadena California prominent leader in quantum research through Institute for Quantum Information and Matter focusing on theoretical and experimental aspects of quantum information science including quantum computation and quantum many-body physics. In September 2025, Caltech scientists built a record-breaking array of 6,100 neutral-atom qubits, announced on September 25, 2025, representing a critical step toward powerful error-corrected quantum computers and demonstrating Caltech’s leadership in neutral atom quantum computing technology. The upcoming Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Center for Quantum Precision Measurement set to open in 2025 will bolster capabilities uniting quantum research disciplines. Caltech conducts quantum research spanning quantum algorithms quantum error correction quantum materials quantum sensors quantum networks and quantum simulation. The university quantum programs have produced numerous breakthrough discoveries and quantum technology spinouts including PINC Technologies serving quantum research community through fundamental quantum research and quantum education programs.

Cisco Quantum Labs

Cisco Quantum Labs is Cisco Systems Inc.’s quantum networking research division established in Santa Monica and San Jose facilities, founded in 2021. In May 2025, Cisco formally opened its Quantum Labs facility in Santa Monica, unveiling industry-first quantum technologies including network-aware distributed quantum compiler enabling quantum algorithms across multiple networked processors, vendor-agnostic quantum networking framework, and prototype quantum entanglement chip developed with UC Santa Barbara generating one million entangled photon pairs per second at room temperature. Cisco’s quantum networking vision accelerates practical quantum computing applications from decades to 5-10 years, creating foundation for quantum internet. In September 2025, Cisco expanded its quantum networking software portfolio with enhanced network orchestration capabilities for quantum key distribution (QKD) networks, enabling enterprise-grade quantum-safe communications infrastructure and integration with existing network management systems for hybrid classical-quantum network deployments. Cisco Quantum Labs serves telecommunications operators, enterprises, government agencies, and cloud providers requiring quantum networking infrastructure.

Classiq

Classiq has revolutionized quantum software development with its groundbreaking platform that automatically synthesizes high-level functional models into optimized quantum circuits. Founded in 2020 by Nir Minerbi, Yehuda Naveh, and Amir Naveh, the company addresses one of quantum computing’s biggest challenges: translating complex algorithms into efficient quantum circuits. Classiq’s platform uses advanced synthesis algorithms to automatically generate, optimize, and analyze quantum circuits, dramatically reducing development time from months to days. The platform supports multiple quantum hardware backends and integrates with existing quantum development frameworks, enabling developers to focus on algorithm logic rather than low-level circuit optimization. In May 2025, Classiq raised $110 million in Series C funding, the largest ever for a quantum software company. In October 2025, Classiq was named to Fast Company’s annual Next Big Things in Tech list in the Computing, Chips and Foundational Technology category for transforming how organizations produce software for quantum computers, with Classiq technology being used by dozens of global enterprises and at over 400 universities. In October 2025, Comcast launched a quantum lab and began trials using quantum computing to improve broadband network management, partnering with D-Wave and Classiq to test applications such as traffic optimization and predictive issue resolution. Classiq has secured significant funding and partnerships with quantum hardware companies, cloud providers, and research institutions. Their technology has been adopted by organizations ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies working on quantum applications in finance, chemistry, optimization, and machine learning. As quantum computers scale toward practical applications, Classiq’s software synthesis approach becomes increasingly critical for unlocking quantum advantage.

Cornell University

Cornell University is a private Ivy League research university founded in 1865, located in Ithaca, New York. Cornell conducts advanced quantum research advancing quantum materials quantum computing and quantum technologies. The university excels in quantum materials science superconducting devices and quantum hardware development. Cornell researchers contribute to quantum algorithms quantum error correction and quantum applications. The university has produced quantum technology spinouts and maintains strong quantum industry partnerships. Cornell serves quantum research community through quantum research quantum education and technology transfer advancing quantum information science and quantum materials development supporting USA quantum technology leadership.

CTQG

CTQG (Classical-To-Quantum Gateway) is a German quantum software company developing quantum algorithms and software tools for bridging classical and quantum computing systems. The company specializes in hybrid quantum-classical algorithms, quantum software development platforms, and quantum algorithm optimization for enterprises seeking to integrate quantum computing capabilities with existing classical computing infrastructure. CTQG provides consulting services and software solutions for organizations exploring quantum computing applications in optimization, machine learning, and scientific simulation, contributing to Germany’s quantum technology ecosystem and advancing practical quantum software implementations for industrial applications.

First Quantum

First Quantum develops quantum computing solutions using a proprietary quantum Karnaugh map-based optimization protocol for core applications. The Korean startup focuses on quantum algorithm development for optimization problems. First Quantum represents Korea’s growing quantum software ecosystem, developing novel quantum algorithms and optimization techniques to address industrial and commercial quantum computing applications.

Company Information

• Founded: 2022
• Country: Korea, South
• Website: N/A
• Categories: quantum software, quantum algorithms

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Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university founded 1636 in Cambridge Massachusetts. Central to Harvard quantum initiatives is Harvard Quantum Initiative uniting researchers from various disciplines to advance quantum science and engineering. In September 2025, a team of Harvard physicists led by Mikhail Lukin (Joshua and Beth Friedman University Professor) achieved a historic breakthrough by building the first quantum computer that can operate continuously for over 2 hours without restarting, published in Nature. The system operates an array of more than 3,000 qubits (neutral atoms) and theoretically could continue indefinitely, representing a massive improvement over existing quantum computers that typically run for milliseconds or at most 13 seconds. The breakthrough was achieved by replenishing qubits in real time, injecting new atoms at a rate of 300,000 per second using an optical lattice conveyor belt system to counteract atom loss and maintain quantum information, with over 50 million atoms cycled through the system during the two-hour demonstration. This transformative achievement demonstrates that quantum computers capable of running forever in practice are now just three years away (down from five+ years previously), marking a critical milestone toward practical, continuously operating quantum computing systems. Harvard Quantum Initiative is one of strongest in country heavily focused on quantum networking quantum chemistry and quantum materials research. Harvard conducts quantum research spanning quantum processors quantum algorithms quantum communication networks quantum simulation and quantum sensing. The university maintains partnerships with leading quantum companies including QuEra Computing and government agencies. Harvard serves quantum research community through fundamental quantum research quantum education programs and technology transfer advancing quantum information science and quantum technology commercialization supporting USA quantum leadership.

IBM Quantum

In 2024-2025, IBM Quantum unveiled its 156-qubit Heron processor featuring a new architectural approach emphasizing modularity and error mitigation, achieving 16 times better performance and a 25-fold increase in speed over 2022 systems. At the inaugural IBM Quantum Developer Conference in 2024, IBM achieved accurate computations on circuits with 100 qubits and gate depths of 100 and 5,000 two-qubit gate operations in under a day’s runtime. IBM introduced multi-chip coupling innovations including ’l-couplers’ for linking distant chips via cables and ’m-couplers’ for tightly connecting adjacent chips, demonstrated with IBM Quantum Flamingo connecting two Heron R2 chips, with the production-ready Flamingo system expected in 2025. IBM’s roadmap extends to 2026 with the Kookaburra system demonstrating the first integration of logical qubit processing with quantum memory, and by 2028, the Starling system will operate 200 logical qubits requiring approximately 10,000 physical qubits using IBM’s efficient LDPC codes.

IonQ

In 2024-2025, IonQ raised approximately $372.6 million through an at-the-market equity offering (announced March 10, 2025), bringing the company’s cash balance to over $700 million. The company secured a major contract with Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) in July 2025 to deliver a 100-qubit quantum system for South Korea’s first National Quantum Computing Centre of Excellence. IonQ also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Japan’s AIST to provide access to IonQ’s Forte-class quantum computers. At Quantum World Congress 2025, IonQ announced a groundbreaking advancement in quantum chemistry simulations with its quantum-classical auxiliary-field quantum Monte Carlo (QC-AFQMC) algorithm, demonstrating unprecedented precision in computing atomic-level forces with potential applications in drug discovery and climate change solutions. On October 7, 2025, IonQ completed the acquisition of Vector Atomic, a California-based quantum sensing company, in an all-stock transaction. The acquisition brought 75+ employees, scientists, engineers, and operators to IonQ, along with precision atomic clocks, inertial sensors, gravimeters, and synchronization hardware technology. Vector Atomic secured over $200 million in government contracts and holds 29 pending and issued patents in quantum sensing and timing. The acquisition expands IonQ’s portfolio from quantum computing into quantum sensing, timing, and navigation markets, with Vector Atomic’s technology delivering 1,000x improvement in GPS accuracy and picosecond-level timing precision for defense, aerospace, and commercial applications.

IQM

On September 3, 2025, IQM secured $320 million (€275 million) in a Series B funding round led by Ten Eleven Ventures and 55 North, bringing total capital to $600 million - the largest quantum computing funding outside the United States. IQM reached a significant production milestone by manufacturing 30 full-stack quantum computers at its facility in Espoo, Finland. The company deployed Poland’s first superconducting quantum computer at Wrocław University of Science and Technology, expected to become operational in Q2 2025. In early September 2025, IQM’s 5-qubit Spark system was installed at the Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute in Taipei, marking the first fully integrated superconducting quantum computer in a Taiwanese research environment. IQM also made its 20-qubit quantum processing unit, IQM Garnet, available through Amazon Braket, marking the first time IQM’s quantum computers are accessible via cloud in a self-service, on-demand model and expanding Amazon Braket’s availability to the AWS Europe (Stockholm) Region.

Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational pharmaceutical and medical technologies corporation founded in 1886, with Janssen Pharmaceuticals subsidiary launching three-year research collaboration with Qu&Co in 2021 to develop and test quantum computational algorithms and software for pharmaceutical R&D applications. Janssen employed Qu&Co’s QUBEC platform for quantum computational chemistry and materials science, testing algorithms on quantum processors. In 2024, Johnson & Johnson partnered with Pasqal working to demonstrate practical benefits of quantum computing for drug discovery problems. Johnson & Johnson is among biggest pharma industry players submitting quantum computing patents alongside Merck, Roche, and Amgen. The company uses quantum computing for molecular simulations, optimization problems in drug discovery, and computational chemistry applications. Johnson & Johnson serves global pharmaceutical market requiring quantum-enhanced drug discovery, molecular modeling, and computational chemistry for developing treatments for cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other conditions accelerating path from discovery to clinical trials.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is a USA national laboratory founded August 26, 1931, located in Berkeley, California, operated by University of California for United States Department of Energy. Berkeley Lab leads Quantum Systems Accelerator (QSA), one of five DOE National Quantum Information Science Research Centers bringing together 80 world-class researchers from 15 partner institutions. QSA catalyzes national leadership in quantum information science to co-design algorithms, quantum devices, and engineering solutions delivering certified quantum advantage in scientific applications. The laboratory conducts quantum computing research spanning quantum processors, quantum algorithms, quantum networking, quantum sensors, and quantum materials. Berkeley Lab operates quantum computing testbeds and advanced characterization facilities for quantum hardware development. The laboratory serves quantum research community collaborating with universities, industry, and government agencies advancing quantum computing for energy, chemistry, materials science, and national security applications requiring quantum computational advantage.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is a USA federal research facility founded in 1952, located in Livermore, California, operated by Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC for United States Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration. The Livermore Center for Quantum Science focuses on advancing quantum technology to solve national security challenges including quantum computing, quantum sensing, quantum communications, and quantum materials. LLNL conducts quantum computing research spanning quantum algorithms for scientific simulation, quantum error correction, quantum networking, and integration of quantum computing with high-performance computing for national security applications. The laboratory develops quantum technologies for nuclear stockpile stewardship, materials science, cryptography, and sensing. LLNL serves Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and intelligence community requiring quantum computing capabilities for national security, weapons physics simulation, materials discovery, and secure quantum communications advancing quantum advantage for critical national security missions.

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a USA national laboratory founded in 1943 during Manhattan Project, located in Los Alamos, New Mexico, operated by Triad National Security LLC for United States Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration. LANL conducts quantum computing research spanning quantum algorithms, quantum simulation, quantum cryptography, quantum networking, and quantum sensors for national security applications. The laboratory develops quantum technologies for nuclear weapons stewardship, materials science, secure communications, and sensing applications. LANL operates quantum computing testbeds exploring superconducting qubits, trapped ions, and quantum annealing for optimization and simulation problems. The laboratory collaborates with DOE National Quantum Information Science Research Centers and industry partners advancing quantum computing for national security missions. LANL serves Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and intelligence community requiring quantum computing capabilities for weapons physics, cryptanalysis, materials discovery, and quantum-safe cryptography protecting national security information against quantum threats.

NVIDIA

NVIDIA provides quantum computing services and infrastructure through their CUDA Quantum platform and DGX Quantum systems that enable hybrid quantum-classical computing by combining quantum processors with NVIDIA’s GPU-accelerated computing platform, offering quantum simulation capabilities, quantum circuit optimization, and quantum machine learning tools that leverage classical GPU computing to enhance quantum algorithm development and execution across various quantum hardware platforms. In September 2025, NVIDIA announced the establishment of its NVIDIA Advanced Quantum Computing (NVAQC) research center in Boston, Massachusetts, focused on advancing hybrid quantum-classical algorithms, quantum error mitigation techniques, and GPU-accelerated quantum simulation for drug discovery and materials science applications, strengthening NVIDIA’s quantum computing ecosystem partnerships with leading quantum hardware providers.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

In 2024-2025, Oak Ridge National Laboratory achieved several major quantum computing milestones. In September 2025, Riverlane’s Deltaflow 2 real-time quantum error correction system was installed at ORNL, marking the first dedicated real-time QEC integration at a U.S. national laboratory. Also in September 2025, ORNL and Australian-German company Quantum Brilliance inaugurated the United States’ first on-site commercial quantum-computer cluster, the first of its kind to integrate a diamond-based quantum processor into a high-performance computing (HPC) environment. On August 29, 2025, ORNL released a comprehensive study outlining software architecture designed to integrate quantum computers with the world’s fastest supercomputers, notably the exascale machine Frontier. In November 2024, ORNL added IQM Resonance quantum cloud service to its Quantum Computing User Program. In August 2025, ORNL researchers developed a quantum microscope for nanoscale imaging and a multihop quantum network integrating with fibre-optic infrastructure. These developments demonstrate ORNL’s leadership in quantum-HPC integration.

Princeton University

Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university founded 1746 in Princeton New Jersey. Princeton Center for Complex Materials and Princeton Quantum Initiative provide top training in quantum information science. Princeton conducts quantum research spanning quantum processors quantum algorithms quantum materials quantum networks and quantum simulation. The university quantum programs advance fundamental quantum science and quantum technology development. Princeton maintains research partnerships with government laboratories and quantum computing companies. Princeton serves quantum research community through quantum physics research quantum engineering programs and quantum education advancing quantum information science and quantum technology development supporting USA quantum competitiveness and scientific leadership in quantum computing.

Q-CTRL

Q-CTRL is a leading quantum technology company specializing in quantum control infrastructure software that makes quantum computing hardware more stable, reliable, and useful. Founded in 2017 by Michael Biercuk, a quantum physicist from the University of Sydney, Q-CTRL has developed a comprehensive suite of quantum firmware and software tools that apply machine learning and control theory to reduce errors in quantum systems. The company’s products include Fire Opal for quantum circuit optimization, Black Opal for quantum computing education, and Boulder Opal for quantum control optimization. Q-CTRL’s technology has been validated on quantum computers from major providers including IBM, Google, and Rigetti, demonstrating significant improvements in quantum algorithm performance through error suppression and noise mitigation. The company serves customers ranging from quantum hardware developers to end-users seeking better quantum computing results. With partnerships across academia, government, and industry, Q-CTRL is positioned as a critical infrastructure provider in the quantum computing stack, helping bridge the gap between today’s noisy quantum devices and tomorrow’s fault-tolerant quantum computers. On September 16, 2025, Q-CTRL announced a strategic partnership with QUCAN Quantum Technologies (QUCAN), merging complementary strengths in quantum control software and hardware to deliver quantum sensing solutions optimized for real-world field deployment, initially targeting defense and aerospace applications. On October 9, 2025, Q-CTRL’s Ironstone Opal, a ruggedized quantum sensor system designed for navigation in GPS-denied environments, was named one of TIME magazine’s Best Inventions of 2025, recognized for its ability to provide precise positioning data where traditional navigation systems fail.

QMill

QMill is a pioneering Finnish quantum computing company based in Espoo, founded in 2024 and dedicated to developing quantum algorithms that provide near-term practical benefits for industrial applications using noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) computers. The company raised €4 million in seed funding led by Maki.vc and Antler, plus a €1 million grant from Business Finland, and secured angel investment from Peter Sarlin, co-founder of AMD Silo AI. Led by seasoned experts including three Professors and six PhDs across mathematics, physics, and computer science, QMill targets sectors such as finance, telecommunications, real estate, energy, and supply chain logistics with quantum algorithms designed to solve optimization challenges beyond the reach of classical computers. The 14-person team plans to expand to 30 employees and aims to be the first company to provide quantum advantage for industrial customers.

Qruise

Qruise is a German quantum control software company founded in 2018 as a Forschungszentrum Jülich spinoff that develops machine learning-powered software for quantum device development, creating ‘digital twin’ simulators and automated optimization algorithms that replace manual work traditionally done by quantum physicists, with strategic partnerships with Quantum Machines and Zurich Instruments to integrate their ML Physicist software into quantum control systems for automated qubit tune-up, gate optimization, and device characterization across superconducting and Rydberg atom quantum platforms.

Quantum Machines

In 2024-2025, Quantum Machines is hosting the AQC25 (Adaptive Quantum Circuits Conference) taking place November 12-14, 2025, in Boston, bringing together global experts from MIT, Yale, USC, Google Quantum AI, and Amazon Braket to advance adaptive quantum methods and define the future of scalable quantum computing applications. A Novera QPU has been co-located at the Israeli Quantum Computing Center (IQCC) with Quantum Machines’ OPX1000 control system and NVIDIA’s Grace-Hopper superchip servers. This setup was leveraged for a reinforcement learning project presented at IEEE Quantum Week 2024 in September, demonstrating the optimization of single qubit operations on the Novera QPU for quantum machine learning development. Quantum Machines continues to collaborate with tech firms such as Classiq to develop hybrid quantum-classical computing systems aimed at tackling challenging computational problems, with control systems scaling to support large numbers of qubits needed for error correction.

QuantumLeap AI

QuantumLeap AI develops quantum machine learning software and AI-powered quantum algorithm optimization tools. The company combines quantum computing with classical AI to create hybrid systems for complex data analysis and pattern recognition. QuantumLeap AI’s platform provides tools for quantum neural network development, quantum feature extraction, and quantum-enhanced AI model training. Target applications include drug discovery, materials science, and financial modeling where quantum machine learning can provide advantages. Based in London, QuantumLeap AI collaborates with AI researchers and quantum computing companies. The company focuses on practical quantum machine learning applications deliverable on near-term quantum hardware. QuantumLeap AI offers both software tools and consulting services for quantum AI development.

QUDORA

QUDORA is a German quantum computing developer specializing in trapped-ion quantum computers using Near-Field Quantum Control (NFQC) technology. The company’s flagship NFQC technology relies on ions confined in electromagnetic traps and manipulated with finely tuned laser pulses, enabling room-temperature operation that reduces infrastructure costs compared to superconducting circuits requiring millikelvin temperatures. QUDORA’s compact, scalable architecture allows dozens of ions to be entangled in a single chip-scale module to create fault-tolerant quantum processors capable of running complex algorithms in minutes with cloud-based workflow compatibility. In September 2025, QUDORA announced a strategic collaboration with South Korean research institutions and technology partners to establish quantum computing research centers in Seoul and Daejeon, focusing on quantum applications for advanced materials, battery technology, and semiconductor manufacturing, positioning South Korea as a key market for QUDORA’s Asia-Pacific expansion strategy. In October 2025, QUDORA closed a strategic partnership with Kensho, a Taiwanese distributor, to accelerate quantum computing commercialization in Taiwan, combining QUDORA’s trapped-ion platform with Kensho’s deep ties to Taiwan’s precision-manufacturing sector to bring quantum-enhanced tools into laboratories, factories, and corporate data centers across Asia-Pacific. The alliance generated significant attention at SEMICON Taiwan 2025, targeting applications in semiconductor design, pharmaceutical research, and industrial optimization while expanding QUDORA’s presence beyond Europe into the strategically important Asia-Pacific market.

QuEra Computing

In April 2024, QuEra Computing added local qubit control to its 256-qubit quantum computer Aquila, allowing for more flexibility in programming qubits independently and broadening the range of problems the computer can solve. In May 2024, QuEra Computing expanded its Boston headquarters to meet growing demand for quantum computers in the US, Europe, and Asia, having recently signed deals with the UK’s National Quantum Computing Centre and Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. QuEra announced a strategic roadmap for error-corrected quantum computers, aiming to reach 100 logical error-corrected qubits by 2026, with a quantum computer featuring ten logical qubits in 2024, an enhanced model with 30 logical error-corrected qubits in 2025, and a third-generation model with 100 logical qubits in 2026. QuEra’s Aquila remains the first and only publicly accessible neutral atom quantum computer, available through Amazon Braket, using programmable arrays of neutral Rubidium atoms trapped in vacuum by tightly focused laser beams.

Sandia National Laboratories

In August 2024, scientists at Sandia National Laboratories, collaborating with Arizona State University, received $17 million in funding from Sandia’s Laboratory Directed Research program to develop compact integrated microsystems that carry quantum information using light, scaling down large-scale optical systems to chip size for applications in advanced computing and secure communications. Researchers are fabricating small photonic integrated circuits (PICs) at Sandia’s MESA complex to achieve the same capabilities as large optical tables. Sandia is participating in the Quantum Collaborative and serves as a core partner of the Southwest Advanced Prototyping Hub (SWAP Hub), led by Arizona State University, aiming to jumpstart American competitiveness in the semiconductor industry. In January 2024, the University of New Mexico and Sandia National Laboratories partnered to establish the Quantum New Mexico Institute (QNM-I), aiming to make New Mexico a national hub for quantum science and attract global talent and quantum companies.

Stanford University

Stanford University is a private research university founded October 1 1891 located in Stanford California leading in quantum research through Q-FARM uniting experts from Stanford and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to advance quantum information science. Stanford promotes interdisciplinary collaboration integrating efforts from physics engineering and computer science departments. Stanford research advances quantum algorithms quantum cryptography quantum control quantum error correction and quantum hardware development essential for practical quantum computers. The university conducts quantum research spanning quantum optics superconducting qubits trapped ions quantum materials and quantum sensing. Stanford has produced numerous quantum computing spinouts and maintains partnerships with leading quantum companies serving quantum research community government agencies and industry partners.

TU Delft

Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is a public technical university founded in 1842, located in Delft, Netherlands. TU Delft hosts QuTech, world-leading quantum research institute collaboration between TU Delft and TNO advancing quantum computing and quantum internet. QuTech develops quantum processors including spin qubits in silicon and superconducting qubits advancing scalable quantum computing. TU Delft researchers contribute to quantum algorithms quantum error correction quantum networks and quantum hardware. The university has produced quantum technology spinouts and maintains strong European quantum partnerships. TU Delft serves quantum research community through fundamental quantum research quantum education and technology transfer advancing quantum computing and quantum internet development supporting Netherlands and European quantum technology leadership.

University of Maryland

University of Maryland is a public research university founded in 1856, located in College Park, Maryland. UMD hosts Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) and Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS) conducting world-class quantum research. The university advances ion trap quantum computing quantum algorithms quantum networks and quantum technologies. UMD has produced quantum technology spinouts including IonQ. The university serves quantum research community through fundamental quantum research quantum education and technology transfer. UMD contributes to USA quantum technology leadership through breakthrough quantum research and quantum technology commercialization positioning Maryland as quantum technology hub.

University of Oxford

University of Oxford is a collegiate research university founded circa 1096, located in Oxford, England, oldest university in English-speaking world. Oxford conducts world-leading quantum research through Oxford Quantum Information Science group, Department of Physics, and Oxford Quantum Circuits spinout. The university advances quantum computing quantum cryptography quantum communications and quantum technologies. Oxford researchers contribute to ion trap quantum computing quantum algorithms quantum error correction and quantum hardware development. The university has produced numerous quantum technology spinouts including Oxford Quantum Circuits and maintains partnerships with quantum companies. Oxford serves quantum research community through fundamental quantum research quantum education and technology transfer advancing quantum information science and supporting UK quantum technology leadership positioning Oxford as global quantum research leader.

Xanadu

In early 2025, Xanadu demonstrated Aurora, a significant advancement in photonic quantum computing featuring a modular and networked architecture that combines 35 photonic chips networked together via 13 kilometers of fiber optics to perform all essential functions for comprehensive quantum computing. In May 2025, Xanadu partnered with Applied Materials to develop high-volume fabrication processes for superconducting transition edge sensors, with teams planning to demonstrate a 300 mm platform by the end of 2025 to advance photonic quantum computing toward utility-scale applications. In March 2025, Xanadu and Corning partnered to develop low-loss optical fibre interconnects for photonic quantum computing chips, aiming to scale fault-tolerant quantum computers towards one million qubits. In June 2025, Xanadu opened a $10 million advanced photonic packaging facility in Toronto, Canada, to manufacture components for fault-tolerant quantum computers, addressing a critical gap in the Canadian quantum supply chain. In August 2025, Xanadu and HyperLight demonstrated waveguide losses below 2 dB/m in thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) photonic chips.

Yale University

Yale University is a private Ivy League research university founded 1701 in New Haven Connecticut. Yale University has established itself as leader in quantum research fostering collaboration across physics engineering and computer science with Yale Quantum Institute serving as central hub bringing together researchers to explore quantum information processing quantum materials and quantum sensing. Yale conducts quantum research spanning superconducting qubits quantum processors quantum algorithms quantum error correction and quantum networks. Yale quantum programs have produced significant breakthroughs in superconducting quantum computing and quantum information processing. Yale serves quantum research community through fundamental quantum research quantum education programs and industry partnerships advancing quantum computing and quantum technologies.