IonQ leads the trapped ion quantum computing sector as the first pure-play quantum company to go public on NYSE in 2021, founded by Christopher Monroe and Jungsang Kim in 2015 to develop quantum computers using individual trapped atoms as qubits with industry-leading fidelities, accessible through AWS Braket, Azure Quantum, and Google Cloud, receiving $636 million in gross proceeds from its SPAC public offering to accelerate commercialization while serving Fortune 500 companies and research institutions.
Christopher Monroe (Co-founder, Chief Scientist), Jungsang Kim (Co-founder, CTO), Peter Chapman (CEO)
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Public
IONQ
$711M
$13.1B (September 2025)
3 funding rounds tracked. View detailed investment history →
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