Tagged: quantum computing

September 27, 2022 @ 2:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Classiq, which claims to be the leader in quantum computing software, announced another significant expansion of its series B round to $49M by Canadian-Israeli VC Awz Ventures, from “an initial closing of $36M by strategic investors—in the largest quantum software round to date.” Awz Ventures… Read More

September 22, 2022 @ 11:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As quantum computing creates vast new possibilities to analyze and solve complex problems that are unsolvable by today’s computers, it also has the potential “to disrupt entire industries and create significant new risks for financial firms by making even the most highly protected computer systems… Read More

July 24, 2022 @ 7:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

IQM Quantum Computers, which claims to be the European leader in building superconducting quantum computers, announced that it has raised €128 million ($128m) in Series A2 funding led by World Fund to “expand its international business and accelerate product development to tackle the world’s most… Read More

July 19, 2022 @ 4:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

D-Wave Systems Inc., which claims to be a leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, and the “only” company building both quantum annealing and gate-based quantum computers, and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) announced a multi-year strategic alliance “to champion the acceleration and adoption of quantum… Read More

July 7, 2022 @ 12:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

QuiX Quantum, a producer of quantum processors, has secured a €5.5 million seed round investment from PhotonDelta, FORWARD.one and Oost NL. The funding will “take QuiX a step closer to creating the world’s most powerful photonic quantum computer.” It also marks “the first major investment… Read More

June 18, 2022 @ 3:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub is announcing a new set of projects across its various centers, “updating its 2022 work program.” They include the first three projects of the upcoming Eurosystem Centre and the first in-depth explorations in cybersecurity. The Eurosystem Centre… Read More

May 7, 2022 @ 4:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

API3, the first-party blockchain Oracle solution offering a “seamless” Web3 wrapper that enables web API providers to offer their data directly on-chain, recently announced that API3 QRNG, based on the Australian National University (ANU) Quantum Numbers API, “is now live, allowing Web3 entities to access… Read More

April 25, 2022 @ 4:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Multiverse Computing, which claims to be an international leader in quantum computing solutions for the financial industry and beyond, recently announced the appointment of Karina Robinson as Senior Advisor. As noted in an update shared with CI, Robinson joins Multiverse with more than 10 years… Read More

April 14, 2022 @ 5:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Bank of Canada, the central bank of the country, has revealed a partnership with Multiverse Computing to model out the adoption of cryptocurrency as a method of payment, according to a statement by the company. Multiverse Computing said this is the first central bank… Read More

April 4, 2022 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Organizations need to prepare for a quantum advantage as technological breakthroughs “accelerate the timeline for quantum adoption,” according to an update from Capgemini. As noted in an update shared with CI, quantum technologies “promise exponential speed-up over today’s best supercomputers and will bring to market… Read More

March 30, 2022 @ 11:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Multiverse Computing, a key player in quantum computing solutions for the financial industry and beyond, recently announced that it has submitted 22 patents from its research efforts in 2021, “demonstrating its intention to continuously innovate in quantum technology as well as protect the company’s intellectual… Read More

March 26, 2022 @ 3:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Classiq, which offers (what it claims to be) the leading platform for creating quantum software, recently announced a collaboration with NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) in order to bring large-scale quantum circuits to customers. Now, businesses and other organizations can “prepare for and explore the benefits of larger… Read More

February 17, 2022 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a sign that we are all moving from quantum exploration to quantum production – and that quantum software development is an important ingredient in gaining quantum advantage – Classiq, which offers a platform for Quantum Algorithm Design, announced that it has secured $33 million… Read More

January 23, 2022 @ 5:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

National governments have reportedly invested more than $25 billion into quantum computing research and more than $1 billion in VC deals have closed in the past year – “more than the past three years combined,” according to an update shared by the World Economic Forum… Read More

January 3, 2022 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

James Butterfill, Investment Strategist at London-based CoinShares, a digital asset manager focused on expanding access to the cryptocurrency ecosystem while serving as a “trusted partner” for its clients, notes that advances in quantum computing are “stoking fears” that Bitcoin’s wallet structure is “vulnerable to exploits,… Read More

December 5, 2021 @ 6:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Classiq, which offers a breakthrough Quantum Algorithm Design platform, has announced that it is working with NTT DATA to implement ‘”novel” credit risk analysis algorithms using quantum computers. Credit risk analysis “exists to determine the creditworthiness of borrowers or vendors to quantify and limit the… Read More

October 22, 2021 @ 9:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Multiverse Computing, the quantum computing startup that’s focused on finance, has finalized a €10 million (appr. $11.55 million) seed round. Multiverse Computing created its main product Singularity® for firms operating in the financial industry and looking for a competitive advantage by leveraging quantum computing solutions…. Read More

October 2, 2021 @ 11:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Arqit Quantum Inc., a leader in quantum encryption tech, is pleased to confirm the appointment of Jason Nabi as MD, Financial Services, with “immediate effect.” As a 30-year veteran in Capital Markets and the Fintech sectors, Jason has “held leadership positions at some of the… Read More

October 1, 2021 @ 3:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cambridge Quantum (CQ) is pleased to confirm that the latest version of TKET (pronounced “ticket”), their high-performance hardware-agnostic quantum software development kit (SDK), is completely open-source. Ilyas Khan, CEO at CQ, noted that they had first announced that TKET would be “available on an ‘open-access’… Read More

July 23, 2021 @ 9:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a new development that is most likely to establish a new industry standard, scientists at Cambridge Quantum (CQ) have created a new algorithm for solving combinatorial optimization problems that have become widespread in business and industry, like the travelling salesman, vehicle routing or job… Read More