Yearly Archives: 2026

Graduate Ventures, a Dutch early-stage investment firm, has celebrated its 80th investment by backing FrostByte, a Delft-based quantum startup specializing in cryogenic control electronics. The investment is part of a €1.3 million ($1.5 million USD) funding round that includes participation from InnovationQuarter Capital, UNIIQ, Paeonia Group, and an undisclosed angel investor. Reaching this milestone exactly five years after its 2021 launch, Graduate Ventures has solidified its position as one of the most active pre-seed and seed investors in the Netherlands, focusing on TU Delft, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and Erasmus MC spin-offs. Cryo-CMOS Technology for Scalable Quantum Systems FrostByte, a spin-off from [...]

South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) has announced the expansion of its Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) pilot conversion project to five new critical infrastructure sectors: telecommunications, finance, transportation, defense, and space. This follows an initial rollout in 2023 that targeted the medical, energy, and administrative sectors. The initiative is designed to mitigate the "Harvest Now, Decrypt Later" threat, where encrypted data is collected today to be decrypted once utility-scale quantum computers become available. The ministry has selected specific industry partners to lead the transition within each sector. Dream Security will oversee the conversion for the National Science and Technology Research [...]

SiC Systems and ORCA Computing have announced a strategic partnership to apply hybrid quantum–classical computing to industrial agentic AI for chemical and biomanufacturing plant design. This collaboration marks the first integration of quantum computing into autonomous "agentic" workflows—AI systems capable of independent reasoning and decision-making—for real-world engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects. By combining ORCA’s photonic quantum processors with SiC Systems’ SiC Suite, the partnership aims to accelerate the design and continuous optimization of complex manufacturing facilities. The hybrid framework leverages SiC’s physics-informed platform and its "hives" of autonomous AI agents to manage multi-scale simulations and iterative modeling loops that traditionally [...]

The Chattanooga Quantum Collaborative (CQC) and BuildWithin have launched the first quantum pre-apprenticeship program in the United States, a federally aligned initiative designed to integrate quantum readiness into the commercial workforce. Operating from June 29 through September 18, 2026, the 12-week program follows the U.S. Department of Labor’s apprenticeship framework. Supported by a National Science Foundation grant awarded to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) Research Institute, the inaugural cohort of 10 participants will receive a $2,500 stipend upon completion of the curriculum delivered via BuildWithin’s workforce technology platform. Unlike traditional academic programs focused on theoretical physics or doctoral research, [...]

Quandela and Safran Tech, the research and technology center of the Safran group, have launched the AQeFLU research project to develop quantum algorithms for modeling complex fluid flows. Supported by the PAQ Quantique program and funded by the Île-de-France Region, the partnership addresses the computational bottlenecks in aerodynamic simulation. By integrating quantum approaches into the design phase, the project aims to increase the precision of numerical modeling for airflow around aerodynamic profiles, potentially reducing the industry’s reliance on costly physical wind tunnel testing and large-scale classical numerical calculations. The collaboration utilizes Quandela’s photonic quantum technology, which employs light-based qubits that operate [...]

Qutwo, a Helsinki-based AI and quantum software startup, has secured €25 million ($29.4 million USD) in an angel funding round, reaching a valuation of €325 million ($382.2 million). Founded by Peter Sarlin, formerly the CEO of Silo AI (acquired by AMD for $665 million in 2024), the company operates as an "AI lab for the quantum era." The investment features a group of high-profile backers, including Yuri Milner, Xavier Niel, Niklas Zennström, and the founders of category-defining European companies such as Hugging Face, Supercell, and Wolt. Orchestrating the Next Paradigm: Qutwo OS The company’s core product, Qutwo OS, is an orchestration [...]

High-level overview of the parity-unfolded architecture. Physicists from ParityQC and the University of Innsbruck have introduced the Parity-Unfolded Distillation Architecture, a fault-tolerant quantum computing (FTQC) scheme designed to lower the resource overhead required for non-Clifford gates. Detailed in the preprint "Parity-unfolded distillation architecture for noise-biased platforms," the research provides a framework for distilling rotation gates from any level of the Clifford hierarchy. This approach allows for the direct preparation and teleportation of small-angle rotations rather than approximating them through a long sequence of conventional discrete gates, which typically increases the risk of error. The architecture is specifically optimized for noise-biased platforms, [...]

Quantum Motion, a developer of silicon transistor-based quantum computers, has closed a $160 million Series C funding round. The investment was co-led by DCVC and Kembara (the deep-tech fund of Mundi Ventures), with significant new participation from the British Business Bank and Firgun. The round also saw full support from existing investors, including Oxford Science Enterprises, Inkef, Bosch Ventures, Porsche Automobil Holding SE, and Parkwalk Advisors. This financing positions Quantum Motion as the UK’s best-funded quantum computing company and is intended to accelerate the commercialization of utility-scale systems that utilize existing CMOS manufacturing processes. The Silicon Transistor Advantage Quantum Motion’s architecture [...]

Horizon Quantum Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: HQ) has reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. This period marks a transformative era for the Singapore-based company, featuring the successful completion of its SPAC merger and its debut on the Nasdaq. Because the company transitioned to a public entity on March 19, 2026, the financial history provided in the table below reflects the recasted results of Horizon Quantum Computing Pte. Ltd. for the prior year and the new holding company for the current quarter. Amounts in $MQ1'2026Q1'2025% ChangeRevenue$0.00$0.00—Operating Expenses$6.50$4.72+37.7%Operating Loss($6.50)($4.72)+37.7%Net Loss($3.56)($4.82)-26.1%Cash and Cash Equivalents$96.60$2.97+3,152.5% Financial and Strategic Milestone: The [...]

In a comprehensive architectural series, IonQ has detailed the "Walking Cat" blueprint, a complete engineering specification for a fault-tolerant quantum computer (FTQC) utilizing trapped-ion technology. The architecture is designed to bridge the gap between theoretical error correction and physical implementation by leveraging two proven hardware capabilities: high-fidelity two-qubit gates (exceeding 99.99%) and reliable ion transport within a Quantum Charge-Coupled Device (QCCD) chip. By physically shuttling ions across a grid of specialized zones, the system achieves any-to-any connectivity without the fixed-wiring constraints common in superconducting platforms. The blueprint is organized around the HMRS principles—Hierarchy, Modularity, Regularity, and Simplicity—derived from classical computer architecture. It utilizes a unified framework of Quantum Low-Density Parity-Check [...]