Graduate Ventures Backs Delft Quantum Startup FrostByte
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Exactly five years after its launch, Graduate Ventures is celebrating its 80th investment. The milestone backing goes to FrostByte, a Delft startup whose technology makes it possible to build quantum computers at greater scale. The investment is part of a 1.3 million euro funding round, alongside Innovation Quarter, Paeonia Group, […]
Quantum Security Deadlines are Here – What Happens Next?
Insider Brief Governments are establishing timelines for the transition to post-quantum cryptography, with requirements extending beyond public sector organizations. These timelines apply to federal agencies, contractors, and sectors handling regulated or sensitive data. NIST guidance indicates that quantum-vulnerable algorithms will be deprecated by 2030 and disallowed by 2035. The NSA requires national security systems to […]
Bloq Quantum Launches Easy-to-Use Platform to Simplify Quantum Computing Use Case Development
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Bloq Quantum, a startup founded by a team of IISER and U of T Alumni, today announced the official launch of its drag-and-drop quantum computing platform. The platform helps companies and universities build and use quantum programs 10x faster than traditional methods. Solving the Problem of Using Real Data Quantum […]
New Investment in Quantum Motion Strengthens Europe’s Push for Scalable Quantum Computing
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Firgun Ventures, a $250 million Quantum fund, today announced its first European investment: Quantum Motion, a London-headquartered quantum computing scale-up. Firgun is participating in Quantum Motion’s $160 million Series C, along with co-leads DCVC and Kembara and participation from the British Business Bank, Oxford Science Enterprises, Inkef, Bosch Ventures, […]
Parity-Unfolded Distillation Architecture to Lower Resource Overhead
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — A group of physicists at ParityQC and the University of Innsbruck has introduced the Parity Unfolded Distillation Architecture, a fault-tolerant quantum computing scheme that significantly lowers the required resource overhead. Achieving useful and universal quantum computation requires a combination of Clifford gates and at least one non-Clifford gate. While Clifford […]
Chattanooga Launches Quantum Workforce Pre-Apprenticeship Program
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The Chattanooga Quantum Collaborative (CQC) and BuildWithin today launched the nation’s first quantum pre-apprenticeship: a paid, 12-week program built on the U.S. Department of Labor’s apprenticeship framework and designed to prepare early and mid-career professionals to lead quantum adoption inside their companies as the technology moves from research labs into […]
Quandela and Safran Partner on Quantum Fluid Simulation Research
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quandela and Safran Tech, Safran’s research and technology centre, have announced the launch of the AQeFLU research project. This partnership aims to develop new quantum algorithms dedicated to the complex modelling of fluid flows. The simulation of airflow around aerodynamic profiles is a key challenge in optimising aircraft performance. At […]
Quantum Motion Raises $160M for Silicon Quantum Computing Development
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum Motion, the leading company in silicon transistor-based quantum computing, today announced a $160 million Series C round to commercialize its scalable and energy-efficient approach to quantum computing. The round is co-led by DCVC and Kembara, with participation from new investors, the British Business Bank and Firgun, alongside existing investors. The financing positions Quantum Motion to […]
Bluefors joins Chicago Quantum Exchange
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Bluefors has joined the Chicago Quantum Exchange, strengthening CQE’s Midwest roots as the region expands efforts to build a quantum supply chain, expand innovation capacity, and scale a quantum workforce. Bluefors plays a vital role in all three areas. We opened our first US-based Bluefors Lab in Chicago last year, with a 320-square-foot location […]
IonQ Reports $64.7 Million Q1 2026 Revenue Fueled by Quantum Contracts And System Sales
Insider Brief IonQ posted a sharp jump in quarterly revenue and raised its full-year outlook as the quantum computing company pushed deeper into government, research, and networking contracts, according to a company news release. IonQ said first-quarter 2026 revenue reached $64.7 million, up 755% from a year earlier and about 30% above the midpoint of […]