RhymeQ, a startup making quantum computers accessible to software developers across the world, has raised a $2.2 million pre-seed round led by Ground State Ventures, with participation from Vanagon Ventures, Plug and Play, and Freiraum Ventures.
ORCA Computing launches the PT-3, the first photonic quantum computer built for commercial quantum advantage. The system operates with NVIDIA-accelerated computing at the Digital Realty Innovation Lab in London and already shows results in AI for science plus industrial optimisation. Enterprise users can trial workloads in life sciences, defence, energy and logistics on a field-upgradeable platform. See this press release for details.
EPB Quantum drew more than 450 business leaders to the Quantum in Business conference in Chattanooga on October 1, 2026. The utility and IonQ used the day to launch CQ Connect, a webinar series with tracks for biotech, insurance, finance, manufacturing, chemicals, and logistics. The full note covers the Synopsys runtime figures, the Kirq trial, and the Vanderbilt and UTC talent plans.
Postquant Labs, the developer behind quantum computing protocol, quip.network, announces the imminent public launch of QuipSwap, its Bridgeless Swap Protocol, aimed at addressing the dual challenges of cross-chain security vulnerabilities and the looming threat to current cryptographic standards posed by its own quantum computing network.
The second international Quantum Datacenter Alliance (QDA) Forum will be held on October 1, 2026 at Battersea Power Station in London. This exclusive-access event brings together technical and business leaders from across the quantum and classical networking industries with a shared mission: accelerating the timelines to reach utility-scale distributed quantum computing.
Bloq Quantum has formed a strategic partnership with MIUUL to enter the Turkish market. The collaboration integrates Bloq Quantum’s enterprise platform into MIUUL’s Quantum Machine Learning curriculum, giving students hands-on experience with data-to-deployment workflows. The initiative positions MIUUL as a key training hub and strengthens Turkey’s pipeline of developers ready for enterprise quantum applications.
Qubic has announced the successful close of an oversubscribed $2.5 million USD seed round. Led by Two Small Fish Ventures, the round included participation from UC Investments, Quantacet, and UCeed. The capital will be used to complete the amplifier MVP, scale manufacturing, and develop an RF quantum sensing platform. CEO Jérôme Bourassa noted increasing market appetite, evidenced by sales to Quantum Machines. The company plans to triple its team size as it targets quantum computing scaling challenges and new applications in defence and communications.
EPB Quantum will host the inaugural Quantum in Business Conference on October 1, 2026, at The Westin Chattanooga. The event is designed to help companies in finance, healthcare, insurance, chemicals, logistics, and automotive industries gain a first-mover advantage in the projected $2.7 trillion quantum computing opportunity.
Sessions will feature leaders such as IonQ’s CEO Niccolo de Masi and Dr. Shaun Gleason from Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Attendees will learn practical steps to develop quantum solutions, potential grant funding sources, and Tennessee’s role in quantum technology commercialization. EPB Quantum offers the first U.S. facility with both commercial quantum computing and quantum networking.
Quantum Machines (QM) has acquired Hungarian firm PCB Engineering, marking its second European acquisition in six weeks. The deal creates a new Budapest R&D hub and bolsters QM’s hybrid quantum-classical control solutions used by over half of the world’s quantum computing companies. With operations now spanning 22 countries, QM is accelerating innovation toward fault-tolerant quantum computers and real-world advantage.
Atom Computing and Nu Quantum today announced a strategic collaboration via a Memorandum of Understanding to integrate neutral-atom quantum computers with photonic networking hardware. The goal is to develop scalable, modular approaches for utility-scale quantum computing and fault-tolerant architectures. This partnership combines Atom Computing’s expertise in neutral-atom systems and quantum error correction with Nu Quantum’s leadership in quantum networking technology. Together, they aim to move the industry beyond foundational research toward transformative real-world applications at the GigaQuOp scale and beyond.