TreQ Global Inc (/trɛk/), a quantum computing company, announced today that it closed an oversubscribed seed round, raising $5+ million. Engineers at TreQ design, manufacture, and operate bespoke, open-architecture quantum computing clusters. The company serves clients building on-premises quantum-readiness infrastructure for businesses, institutions, and communities worldwide.

Innovate UK’s £1.5 million MARCONI project is set to transform the landscape of quantum key distribution (QKD) by developing and demonstrating high-fidelity, modular, and scalable receiver modules. QKD is a secure communication method that leverages the principles of quantum mechanics to generate and distribute cryptographic keys between two parties, ensuring that any attempt at eavesdropping can be detected.

Nu Quantum, a leading quantum networking company, and the UK’s National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) are announcing Project IDRA – the first phase of a 4-year project to build a pioneering optically connected, multi-node distributed quantum computing system.

Crypto Quantique, a provider of quantum-driven security for the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced a collaboration with ADLINK Technology Inc., a global leader in edge computing, to simplify the secure boot process for industrial PCs (IPCs) using its QuarkLink security platform.

Arqit Quantum Inc. , a leading provider of quantum-safe encryption, today announced a leadership transition. Andy Leaver, a seasoned software company executive and Operating Partner from Notion Capital, has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors, effective today. Co-Founder and current CEO David Williams will step down from his role as CEO and as a member of the Board of Directors. The executive transition reflects a broader transition within the company from its early development stage to a phase of revenue and operational growth.

Alberto Gómez Saiz, Principal IC Engineer at Quantum Motion has been awarded a prestigious Industrial Fellowship by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851. Alberto’s fellowship will enable research into the integration of quantum components into traditional microchip technology at Quantum Motion with PhD support from Imperial College London.

PsiQuantum welcomed UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves for a visit to its research and development facilities at Sci-Tech Daresbury. Co-founder & CEO Prof. Jeremy O’Brien, along with Co-founder & Chief Technologist Mark Thompson, led the tour, providing insight into the company’s work in quantum computing and how the testing and development of prototype systems in Daresbury plays a critical role in the effort to build the first utility-scale quantum computers. The Prime Minister and Chancellor also had the opportunity to meet PsiQuantum’s engineers and apprentices.

Phasecraft, the UK quantum company developing world-leading quantum algorithms, today publishes a white paper examining the near-term future of quantum computing. While acknowledging the field’s significant progress, the paper highlights the challenges ahead and calls for sustained investment, international collaboration, and responsible regulation.

BT Group, Equinix and Toshiba today announced they will provide quantum secure connectivity at two prime colocation Equinix data centres located in London’s Canary Wharf and Slough. Customers using the Equinix data centres (which can provide equipment, space and bandwidth to multiple organisations securely co-located in the same data centre) will be able to connect to BT Group and Toshiba’s quantum-secured metro network and trial the transmission of data, protected using Quantum Key Distribution (QKD).

Nu Quantum, the leading quantum entanglement startup, has appointed Dr. Bob Sutor as a non-executive director (NED) on its board of directors. Dr. Sutor was a leader in IBM’s world-leading quantum efforts over his 39 year career at the company and is regarded as a leader of the quantum industry globally.