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QuantWare, the Delft-based developer of superconducting quantum processing units (QPUs), has announced a $178 million (€152 million) Series B funding round. The investment, which represents the largest private round ever raised by a dedicated industrial quantum processor company, is intended to accelerate the production of the company’s "VIO" modular architecture and the construction of "KiloFab," a high-volume production facility. The round saw participation from major strategic and venture players, including Intel Capital, In-Q-Tel (IQT), and ETF Partners, alongside significant follow-on support from existing backers Graduate Ventures, FORWARD.one, Invest-NL Deep Tech Fund, InnovationQuarter Capital, and Ground State Ventures. The centerpiece of the [...]

Yuval Boger interviews Michaela Eichinger, a product solutions physicist at Quantum Machines and the author of a widely read quantum computing newsletter. They discuss her transition from academia to industry, her fascination with systems-level views of the quantum stack, and the role of communication in building the quantum ecosystem. The conversation covers the state of quantum computing in 2026, realistic metrics for progress, superconducting qubits, and why classical processing and HPC integration are becoming central to useful quantum computers. Transcript Yuval: Hello, Michaela, and thank you for joining me today. Michaela: Thank you for having me. Yuval: So who are you and what do [...]

A couple of weeks ago we reported that the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation had passed S.3597 - National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026 and it will now be up to vote by the full Senate. Similarly, the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology has passed a House version of the bill H.R.8462 - National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act and it will also now be voted upon by the full House of Representatives. Before the bill becomes law, any differences between the two bills must be ironed out and the final version needs to be approved [...]

Groove Quantum, a spin-out from the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) has secured €16 million ($18.7M USD) in combined equity and grants to accelerate the development of its germanium-based quantum processors. Alongside the funding, the company unveiled an 18-qubit semiconductor spin-qubit processor, currently the largest of its kind. The funding included a €10 million ($11.7M) seed round co-led by Innovation Industries and 55 North with additional participation from Verve Ventures and the European Innovation Council Fund. In addition, the company received €6 million ($7M) in grants from the EIC Accelerator and JU Chips Act funding programs. The company built an [...]

Yuval Boger interviews Lionel Martellini, finance professor at the EDHEC and founding director of the EDHEC Quantum Institute. Lionel describes his unusual path from finance to astrophysics and why business schools should teach quantum awareness to future leaders. They discuss core quantum concepts, the danger of overhyping “quantum washing,” and the real prospects for quantum applications in finance. The conversation also explores executive education, practical use cases, and how businesses should prepare for quantum technologies. Transcript Yuval Boger: Hello Lionel, and thank you for being here today. Lionel Martellini: Hi, it’s a pleasure. Yuval: So who are you and what do you do? Lionel: Ah, [...]

 Quantinuum LLC, a quantum hardware company majority owned by Honeywell, has filed a confidential S-1 form on February 17, 2026 with the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Quantinuum’s common stock. This detailed registration statement will undergo heavy review by the SEC and typically includes the following information: This includes: Audited financial statements (typically 2–3 years) Detailed business model and strategy Risk factors (often dozens of pages) Executive compensation Industry and competitive analysis Use of proceeds Legal issues and governance structure The number of shares being offered, the offering price, and the potential [...]

QuantumCore Inc. (CSE: QNCR) has announced a strategic expansion of its partnership with the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo. The collaboration is supported by a $1.7 million non-dilutive grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Alliance Quantum program. This funding follows the company's recent public listing on the Canadian Securities Exchange on April 14, 2026, which was facilitated through a reverse takeover of MGM Resources and two private placement rounds totaling $9 million. The initiative is specifically focused on accelerating the development of QuantumCore’s superconducting traveling-wave parametric amplifier (TWPA) platform. TWPAs [...]

The following is an executive summary of a 44 page report written by GQI's Chief Analyst, Dr. David Shaw. To obtain the full report, contact GQI at info@global-qi.com. For years, both the cybersecurity and quantum communities have focused on RSA-2048 as the lead benchmark by which to assess the timeline for the threat posed by future large scale quantum computers to conventional public key cryptography. A notion often summarized as ‘Q-day’. Though this originally seemed justified, it now looks to be materially misguided.  Recent work from Google, Oratomic and Alice & Bob demonstrates how algorithmic and architectural advances have rendered ECC-256, [...]

Guest post by Sean Harpur, CEO of Moth When people talk about the race to build quantum computers, the conversation usually focuses on hardware. How many qubits a machine has. How stable those qubits are. How close researchers are to overcoming the engineering challenges that have held the field back for decades. Those questions matter. But they are only part of the story. Recent investment by IBM into quantum software startups points to something important. The industry is beginning to move beyond the hardware race and toward something else: real-world applications. In short, quantum computing may be entering its software moment. [...]

Qmatter co-founders Dr. Tim Weaving (left) and Dr. Alexis Ralli (right). Quantum software startup QMatter has announced a $1.2 million pre-seed funding round to advance its proprietary quantum compression platform. The round was led by 55 North with participation from XTX Ventures, Bellstate Oy, and the Conception X Angel Syndicate. QMatter’s approach involves quantum compression—a method that applies quantum mechanical principles to "shrink" a problem's size before it reaches the processor. This allows complex, high-dimensional simulations to fit within the constraints of today’s limited hardware while simultaneously accelerating classical algorithms on supercomputers. The company is targetting their roadmap to focus on [...]