The neutral atom quantum computer manufacturer Pasqal announced yesterday that it has delivered a quantum processing unit (QPU) with over 100 qubits to GENCI (Grand Équipement National de Calcul Intensif) and CEA (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission). It is the first QPU delivered by Pasqal to a third party, and the QPU will be integrated with GENCI’s supercomputer, Joliot-Curie, which is hosted and operated by CEA at TGCC.

The French quantum computing startup C12 has completed a second round of funding of €18 million (~USD 19.35 million), which will be used to accelerate the development of its carbon nanotube-based quantum computer. It is understood that the company completed a seed round of funding of USD 10 million in 2021, and this new investment brings its total raised funds to nearly USD 30 million.

Fujitsu announced yesterday that it has received an order for a gate-based superconducting quantum computer from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) on May 15, 2024. This quantum computer is scheduled to go online in early 2025 and to be operated by the Global Research and Development Center for Business by Quantum-AI technology (G-QuAT) of AIST. It is reported that this is the first time that a Japanese vendor has received an order for a commercial quantum computer system.

ORCA Computing, a UK-based quantum computing startup, announced yesterday that it will provide Montana State University (MSU) with two PT-1 quantum photonics systems to enhance the university's research capabilities in distributed quantum computing and critical quantum technologies. These two systems will be funded by the U.S. Air Force and deployed locally within a building at MSU Innovation Campus.

According to two recent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by the quantum information company Infleqtion, the company raised about $10.8 million in funding from investors this month. Infleqtion's CEO, Matthew Kinsella, stated publicly that this financing is only part of a “much larger capital raise.”

IQM Quantum Computers, a quantum computer developer, announced yesterday that it is establishing its seventh global office in Warsaw, Poland, to accelerate the adoption of quantum solutions for enterprises, research institutions, and academia, and to better collaborate with quantum stakeholders. In addition, IQM has also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gdańsk University of Technology, a leading technical university in Poland, to develop cutting-edge quantum applications, focusing on application fields such as personalized medicine.

ID Quantique (IDQ) announced yesterday that it has completed the acquisition of Nutshell Quantum-Safe located in Austria in response to the strong demand for the development and operation of quantum networks in Europe. It is understood that IDQ divested its Austrian operations in 2021 and formed IDQ Europe, which changed its name to Nutshell Quantum-Safe in June last year.

Quantum Circuits recently raised $26 million in a Series B round led by Sequoia Capital Partners and others, a funding round that brings the startup, which was founded in 2015, to a total of $84 million already raised. The company expects to begin selling its quantum computing capabilities in the cloud as a service this year.