The Top 25 Quantum Computing Startups To Watch Out For In 2021

February 7, 2021

This article showcases Startup Pill’s top picks for the best Quantum Computing startups. These startups are taking a variety of approaches to innovating inside of the Quantum Computing industry and around the world. They are all exceptional startups well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

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Top Quantum Computing Startups

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Classiq Technologies

Classiq Technologies

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Automation and Synthesis of Quantum Algorithms

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Qblox

Qblox

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We build control hardware for quantum computers. Quantum computers will revolutionize the way we compute by embedding the laws of quantum mechanics in their fundamental building blocks (qubits).

To get from the current proof-of-principle prototype quantum computers to earth-shattering computation power, many scientific and engineering challenges have to be solved. Our company has the mission to build the control hardware stacks that can manage the upcoming generations of quantum processors..

Terra Quantum

Terra Quantum

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Terra Quantum is a deep tech pioneer, developing revolutionary quantum applications to shape the technology of the future. Our international team of experts brings together the best minds from science, academia and industry to address the most fundamental questions of quantum physics and their manifestations in the world around us.

We are building quantum technology for a better future, breaking down the barriers between science and industry and laying the foundations of a real quantum tech ecosystem and value chain.. .

Aqemia

Aqemia

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Aqemia is an in silico drug discovery start-up, whose ambition is to discover rapidly more innovative therapeutic molecules with better chances of success. How? Just like an AI can learn to play chess, Aqemia’s generative AI learns to invent relevant compounds thanks to unique Statistical Mechanics algorithms predicting drug-target affinity among other properties.

Aqemia differentiation lies in its affinity prediction both accurate and 10 000x faster than competition, enabling efficient guidance of generation towards compounds with better chances to become drugs. Aqemia is a spin-off of École Normale Supérieure leveraging disruptive algorithms from 8 years of research.

Aqemia’s team is composed of high profiles at the crossroads of Medicinal Chemistry, Statistical Mechanics and Artificial Intelligence.. .

Quantum Brilliance

Quantum Brilliance

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Room Temperature Quantum Computing

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QuSecure

QuSecure

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QuSecure is bringing vital quantum security and communication products that secure enterprise and government in the quantum computing era. There have been a number of significant advancements in the quantum field in the last year that will pave the way for a major investment cycle in communications and security.

At QuSecure we are developing seminal patents and technology products to drive these capabilities deep into the enterprise. The QuSecure offerings were each born from the synergy between our researchers who share decades of experience in Cybersecurity, Quantum Computing, Machine Learning, and Blockchain technologies, combined with our seasoned Silicon Valley business leaders who know how to build, scale, protect and innovate.

Phaseshift Technologies

Phaseshift Technologies

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At Phaseshift, we develop novel high performance alloys using Computational Chemistry and Machine Learning. Our Machine Learning models are trained to predict material properties associated with a large range of alloy compositions in a a few seconds.

This, along with our computational chemistry models, enable us to model the behavior of any alloy composition in a time and cost efficient way without any compromises with the accuracy. We use our solution to develop materials for our clients that have a very specific set of needs that are unmet by existing material choices.

Currently we are focused on a specialized class of materials – Amorphous Alloys and High Entropy Alloys. These materials are often considered as some of the toughest materials known to us but are less easily commercialized than traditional alloys.

Some use cases of these alloys are found in the bio-medical industry, aerospace industry, nuclear industry, etc. We can also optimize our materials for the ever evolving manufacturing landscape and are currently working on projects that involve optimizing are materials for Additive Manufacturing..

Miraex

Miraex

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Miraex develops, manufactures and offers photonic and quantum solutions for next generation sensing, networking and computing. Our industrial sensing solutions prevent asset failure before it happens in the most demanding environments, where standard electronic sensors do not work.

At Miraex, we also build quantum integrated circuits for high sensitivity measurements and distributed quantum computing infrastructures.. .

Quantum Thought

Quantum Thought

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Quantum Thought is the world’s leading venture studio for commercializing quantum computing intellectual property, products, and companies.

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Quantastica

Quantastica

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Software tools and solutions for quantum computing

YIWU MARKET

YIWU MARKET

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The management system in international trade based artificial intellect and predictive analytics for the small and medium enterprise. YIWU MARKET AI is not just focused on providing a platform for sales and logistics.

Every day we analyze more than 188 million sources of information about products in various territorial and product markets. We build sales channels for the seller of goods, conduct marketing campaigns for him, and say what exactly to sell in the market of their choice and at what price.

For the supplier of goods, based on our data, we say in which market to sell his goods and at what price. Based on models of complex dynamic networks (product markets), we offer our client information about what will be popular tomorrow.

PASQAL

PASQAL

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Quantum Information Processors made of Atomic Arrays

Polaris Quantum Biotech

Polaris Quantum Biotech

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Polaris Quantum Biotech is revolutionizing drug design by combining quantum computing with artificial intelligence and precision medicine. By unifying these technologies, the company is able to search massive chemical libraries, identifying potential drugs that target proteins for specific disease modulations.

The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.. .

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ORCA Computing

ORCA Computing

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ORCA Computing is building the first scalable and flexible quantum computer powered by photonics. They build a photonic Quantum computer, based on quantum memories.

ORCA’a technology allows storage and synchronization of quantum operations, leading to improved performances.. .

ParityQC

ParityQC

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ParityQC introduces a completely new paradigm on how to encode optimization problems on quantum computers. We are a quantum architecture company which develops blueprints for quantum computers to solve optimization problems, as well as the appertaining operating system called ParityOS. The ParityQC architecture provides unique advantages for all currently available hardware platforms, with both digital and analog methods.

QuiX

QuiX

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We offer a plug-and-play integrated and reconfigurable light-based quantum processor that accelerates the way to a quantum future. Quantum computing will revolutionize the way of processing information as we know it.

Integrated photonics is a key enabling technology for light-based quantum computers as it allows us to realize reconfigurable quantum processors that process single photons in a stable, accurate and fast way. At QuiX, we offer both integrated photonic processors and bespoke integrated devices for quantum photonics, based on the proprietary TriPleX platform..

The Quantum Daily

The Quantum Daily

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The leading provider of data, news, insights, capital markets and media for the Quantum Technology industry

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Neuronside AI

Neuronside AI

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Neuronside is an early-stage open-source artificial intelligence and quantum computing R&D lab. We develop high-quality built-in functions on a cloud, developer APIs, and developer tools for leading teams, researchers, and companies to empower the potentials of AI and quantum computing.

Our Vision Our vision is to research, develop, and deploy sustainable, valuable, structurally increase core technologies, and infrastructures by combining the potential of machine learning with cloud on the way to a new age of software technologies. Creating a deeply impactful technologies that will contribute the artificial intelligence and quantum computing ecosystem is our most important and critical vision.

We aim to improve human life with forward-looking technology. The way to overcome long distances is to take small and regular steps.

Our Mission To be one of the leading startups that accelerate artificial intelligence and quantum computing through developing reliable, community- oriented, effective, product-centered technology. To accelerate the future by using the power of innovation.

Early-Stage & Influential We are now at the beginning of the road for AI and quantum computing based technologies that will deeply change the future of humanity and shift our society to a completely different point with the positive effects it creates in human life. When the Internet just appeared on the horizon, companies that create very important value today were at the beginning of the road.

In less than a quarter of a century, they achieved an enormous impact. We observe in today’s world.

HaQien

HaQien

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HaQien focuses on the fundamental problems in cybersecurity and develops cryptographic algorithms to prevent current cyber-attacks and also any possible future cyber-attacks with quantum computers. Founded on 2019, HaQien effectively uses quantum randomness to improve cybersecurity like never before.

It is headquartered in Bangalore, India.. .

DishaNitish Technologies Private Limited

DishaNitish Technologies Private Limited

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Why DishaNitish Technologies? Founded in 2019, DishaNitish is a start-up developing control and operation systems for quantum computers. Our mission is to unlock the power of quantum computing for the world.

We do this by delivering customer value with practical quantum applications for problems as diverse as logistics, artificial intelligence, materials sciences, drug discovery, cyber security, fault detection and financial modeling. The company also develops innovative software, hardware, and electronics, combining a range of classical engineering in the field of electrical, hardware, and software engineering, with the science and technology of quantum computing.

It utilizes a range of skills such as algorithmics, digital signal processing, RF microwave engineering, machine learning, and quantum physics to push their limits. DishaNitish highly innovative software house, systems integrator and technology provider, established to provide leading edge intelligent technical solutions and consulting services to businesses, organizations and government in order to allow the efficient and effective secure access and communication with various heterogeneous information resources and services, anytime and anywhere.

Quantum computers have the power to provide solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. While many people assume that quantum computers will replace classical computers both technologies will work together to solve these problems.

It can be helpful to think of a quantum computer like a GPU—a specialized processor used for applicable scenarios. Similarly, as classical computers run computations, the workloads, or problems best suited for quantum could be processed by the quantum computer.

From development to deployment, DishaNitish Technologies is empowering the quantum revolution with a complete approach to quantum systems. This approach uses topological qubits, a type of qubit that allows the system to scale.

Great Lakes Crystal Technologies

Great Lakes Crystal Technologies

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Great Lakes Crystal Technologies offers crystal diamond materials for applications.

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Quantum Zeitgeist

Quantum Zeitgeist

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Developments in Quantum Computing, Quantum Machine Learning and Quantum Cryptography from around the planet

Mathematics Of Everything

Mathematics Of Everything

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Demystifying the universal language of Science.

Quemix

Quemix

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Quemix is an IT company specialized in providing quantum computing solutions.

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