Quantum ecosystem mapping for regions and countries
Quantum ecosystem mapping is a structured inventory of the companies, research groups, funding, facilities and talent in a region or country, benchmarked against peers. The Quantum Insider (TQI) builds the map from the TQI Intelligence Platform and validates it with surveys and interviews, as in the Massachusetts study, which identified 131 research groups at 14 universities.
Updated Q4 2026
What an ecosystem map tells a region
A map gives a program a shared baseline. It answers four questions before any money is committed.
What exists
The companies, research groups, facilities, programs and workforce pipelines already in the region.
How it compares
How the region’s position stands against other regions and against initiatives worldwide.
Where the gaps are
Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, set out as a SWOT analysis.
Who to connect
Which institutions and companies are working apart, and where coordination would help.
Who commissions ecosystem mapping
The buyers are public bodies that fund or coordinate a regional or national quantum program.
State and regional agencies
Economic development bodies and innovation institutes, such as the Innovation Institute at the MassTech Collaborative.
National ministries
Departments that need to benchmark a country’s quantum base against peers before setting a strategy.
Collaboratives and consortia
Groups such as the Chattanooga Quantum Collaborative that coordinate partners behind a regional program.
What an ecosystem assessment contains
The Massachusetts study is the most complete public example. Its components show what a TQI assessment covers.
| Component | What it covers | In the Massachusetts study |
|---|---|---|
| Asset inventory | Private industry, research and development, university programs and workforce pipelines, STEM and community programs, public-private partnerships | Inventory across all of these |
| Academic mapping | Research groups in physics, electrical engineering, computer science, chemistry and mathematics departments | 131 groups at 14 universities |
| Stakeholder evidence | A survey and interviews with executives, department heads and senior academics | 29 survey respondents and 18 interviews |
| Market analysis | SWOT analysis and comparison with other regions | Comparison with other US states and with regions worldwide |
How an ecosystem mapping engagement runs
Every TQI engagement follows four stages and opens with a data pull from the TQI Intelligence Platform. For ecosystem mapping they run as follows.
Baseline from the platform
We pull the region’s companies, funding flows, patents, research activity and partnerships from the platform and build the first inventory.
Expert analysis
Consultants interpret the inventory against peer regions and your goals, and draft the SWOT analysis.
Primary validation
We test the map with a survey and stakeholder interviews across industry, universities and government.
Decision-ready delivery
You receive a benchmarked report with an executive summary and supporting communications, ready for the people who fund the program.
National and regional ecosystem assessments are multi-month engagements because they involve stakeholder consultation across government, industry and academia. A published map can be re-measured later: Resonance updated the Massachusetts indicators in January 2026.
Company and client counts as stated on the TQI consulting page, as of Q4 2026.
Published ecosystem work
These ecosystem studies are named on the TQI consulting page, and the Massachusetts reports are public.
Massachusetts, 2023 study
131 research groups at 14 universities and a survey with 29 respondents and 18 interviews, for the MassTech Innovation Institute.
Massachusetts, January 2026 update
Resonance re-measured the same ecosystem. The update counts 76 Massachusetts quantum companies, up from 59 in its restated 2023 baseline (the 2023 report itself identified 49 companies with activity in quantum computing).
Chattanooga Quantum Collaborative
An ecosystem and feasibility study supporting the Chattanooga quantum program.
North Carolina
A quantum ecosystem study assessing and strengthening the state’s position among US quantum ecosystems.
Quantum ecosystem mapping, answered
What is quantum ecosystem mapping?
It is a structured inventory of the companies, research groups, funding, facilities and talent in a region or country, benchmarked against peers. The map shows what exists, how it compares and where the gaps are. TQI builds it from the TQI Intelligence Platform and validates it through a survey and stakeholder interviews.
Who provides quantum ecosystem mapping for public sector programs?
TQI Advisory provides it. National and regional ecosystem assessments are one of its six engagement types, and public engagements include the MassTech Collaborative in Massachusetts, the Chattanooga Quantum Collaborative and a North Carolina ecosystem study. Each starts from the TQI Intelligence Platform, which tracks 2,100+ quantum companies.
What does a quantum ecosystem assessment include?
The Massachusetts study included an asset inventory, a review of research groups at 14 universities, a survey and interviews, a SWOT analysis and a comparison with other regions. Other clients receive different outputs, because each engagement is scoped to the decision at hand.
How long does ecosystem mapping take?
National and regional ecosystem assessments are multi-month engagements because they involve stakeholder consultation across government, industry and academia. Starting from a live dataset shortens the research phase on every engagement.
Can an ecosystem map be updated?
Yes. Resonance published an update of the Massachusetts ecosystem in January 2026 that re-measures the same indicators, including research groups, companies, workforce, enterprise users and private capital.
What does ecosystem mapping cost?
Pricing is scoped individually, because a multi-month national assessment differs from a focused review. There is no rate card. Tell us the program you are planning and the team will come back with a scoped proposal and options.
Sources
- The Quantum Insider, Quantum Computing Consulting & Advisory Services. Engagement types, four stages, client and company counts, and the six named engagements. As of Q4 2026.
- MassTech Innovation Institute, Massachusetts Quantum Computing Ecosystem Study, prepared by The Quantum Insider, report contents finalized April 2023.
- Massachusetts Quantum Ecosystem Update, prepared by Resonance for the MassTech Innovation Institute, January 2026.
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