Stanford-founded Haiqu has developed a new operating system (OS) for quantum applications and secured $11 million in seed funding. The OS reduces quantum computational cost by 100x compared to existing solutions. This advancement aims to enable near-term use-cases by overcoming limitations of current quantum hardware.
$11 Million Seed Round Fuels Haiqu’s Quantum OS Development
Haiqu’s recent $11 million seed round, led by Primary Venture Partners, will fund the launch of its quantum operating system (OS). This investment will specifically accelerate development of a hardware-aware quantum software stack designed to drastically lower computational costs—achieving up to 100x reduction compared to existing solutions. The company intends to validate applications across finance, healthcare, and aviation, building on initial success in anomaly detection verified by IBM and Bank of Montreal. The funding will also support expansion of Haiqu’s team, including the addition of a Lead Product Manager from Microsoft Quantum.
Haiqu’s software aims to overcome current hardware limitations through circuit optimization and error shielding, enabling more complex applications with fewer resources. An Early Access Program is now open, inviting researchers to test the OS and develop applications across various hardware platforms.
Hardware-Aware Software Stack Reduces Computational Costs 100x
Haiqu’s operating system achieves a 100x reduction in computational cost for quantum applications when compared to existing solutions, enabling more experimentation despite current hardware limitations. Specifically, the system utilizes circuit optimization, error shielding, and efficient algorithmic subroutines like data-loading to overcome present-day challenges. The company’s software is also hardware-agnostic, meaning it can run applications with up to 100x more operations across various quantum devices. Haiqu’s approach focuses on minimizing hardware shortcomings to deliver practical quantum computing today, even before fully fault-tolerant qubits are available.
Quantum computing must demonstrate commercial advantage over classical compute in some domain in order to scale. The premise underlying our investment in Haiqu is that software is essential to realize this goal.
Brian Schechter, Partner at Primary Venture Partners
Haiqu Validates Near-Term Quantum Use-Cases with Early Access Program
Haiqu is actively seeking validation of its technology through an Early Access Program, offering researchers a free beta test of its quantum operating system. This program allows users to develop and run applications across various hardware types directly on the Haiqu platform. The new OS is designed to maximize the potential of existing quantum hardware, enabling applications with up to 100 times more operations than current solutions.
Source: https://www.haiqu.ai/
