Here is the list of ten Quantum companies in the UK, just like the FTSE 100, S&P 500. Quantum, Zeitgeist has created an index of 10 British-based companies in Quantum technology. We call this the Quantum 10 UK. We also have a Quantum 20 UK, which lists twenty companies.
1. Quantinuum
Quantinuum unites Cambridge’s best-in-class software with Honeywell high-fidelity hardware to accelerate quantum computing. With integrated full-stack technology, they’re rapidly scaling quantum computing.
Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
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Website: www.quantinuum.com
Articles:
- Quantinuum Records Highest Ever Quantum Volume in a boost for the industry
- Quantinuum Announces Nathan Cobb As Its New Chief Commercial Officer
- Quantinuum Announces Advancements In Quantum Error Correction Using Logical Qubits
2. Oxford Quantum Circuits
Oxford Quantum Circuits build quantum computers to help customers solve some of humanity’s most significant challenges, from climate change to new drug discoveries. They have built the UK’s most advanced quantum computers, the only ones commercially available in the country. They have also launched the UK’s first Quantum Computing as-a-Service (QCaaS), bringing quantum to the enterprise at the fingertips of their customers and partners.
Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
Estimated Value: $80 M
Estimated No. Of Employees: 25+
Website: www.oxfordquantumcircuits.com
Articles:
- Oxford Quantum Circuits Has Announced a £38 Million Series A Funding marking a landmark amount for a British Quantum Computing
- Oxford Quantum Circuits Partners With Cyxtera To Launch Quantum Computer In Colocation Data Center
- Oxford Quantum Circuits is finalist in Europas Tech Startup Awards 2020
3. Universal Quantum
Universal Quantum is a spinoff from the Ion Quantum Technology Group at the University of Sussex and headed by Professor Winfried Hensinger. Its goal is to develop practical quantum computers using microwave trapped ion technology that uses long-wavelength radiation and locally applied magnetic fields to replace the vast amounts of individually controlled laser beams used in other ion trap implementations.
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Estimated Value: $45 M
Estimated No. Of Employees: 10+
Website: www.universalquantum.com
Articles:
- Quantum Computing Company of the Day: Universal Quantum
- Brighton based Universal Quantum raises $4.5m
- Brighton Based Universal Quantum Scales up activities
4. KETS Quantum Security
KETS has developed a range of technologies for quantum-secured communications, including quantum key distribution (QKD) and quantum random number generation (QRNG). Its devices are based on integrated photonic technologies leading to miniaturisation, cost-effective manufacture, and complex functionality.
Location: Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom
Estimated Value: $40M
Estimated No. Of Employees: 30+
Website: www.kets-quantum.com
5. Riverlane
Riverlane is building a simulation engine for microscopic systems, one that accurately accounts for quantum effects. They will bring the discovery of materials and drugs into a new computational era, one where the physical laboratory is used only sparingly to validate results, fundamentally accelerating the pace of discovery.
Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Estimated Value: $270 M
Estimated No. Of Employees: 50+
Website: www.riverlane.com
Articles:
- Riverlane Develops Operating System To Address Scalability, Speed And Simulation In Quantum Computers
- Investor Behind Quantum Company Riverlane Celebrates First Portfolio Day
- Riverlane And Rigetti Announce A Partnership To Address Quantum Error Correction On Quantum Computers
6. Oxford Instruments
Oxford Instruments is a leading provider of high technology products and services for research and industry. Oxford Instruments offer reliable and state of device fabrication solutions for the various approaches in hardware platforms to realise quantum computers.
Location: Abingdon, United Kingdom
Estimated Value: $1.4B
Estimated No. Of Employees: 1500+
Website: www.oxinst.com
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7. M Squared
M Squared provides a range of quantum products, including integrated systems (quantum accelerometers, gravimeters and clocks), optical systems, and electronics for businesses and institutions globally.
Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
Estimated Value: $350M
Estimated No. Of Employees: 100+
Website: www.m2lasers.com
Articles:
- M Squared acquires £32.5 million to finance growth and quantum technology development
- M Squared to spearhead UK’s largest industry-led project for the commercialisation of Quantum Computing
8. ORCA Computing
ORCA Computing is developing a new approach to quantum computing using proprietary ORCA quantum memory technology and leveraging an industry-standard infrastructure.
Location: London, United Kingdom
Estimated Value: $55 M
Estimated No. Of Employees: 50+
Website: www.orcacomputing.com
Articles:
- British Quantum Computing Firm ORCA, Claims Breakthrough in Quantum Computers
- ORCA Computing raises almost £3m seed funding in boost for British Quantum Computing
- British based Quantum Companies making waves in the Quantum Industry
9. Quantum Motion Technologies
Quantum Motion is developing a revolutionary technology platform; not just a qubit, but a scalable array of qubits fabricated on silicon with a CMOS compatible process.
Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
Estimated Value: $150 M
Estimated No. Of Employees: 30+
Website: www.quantummotion.tech
Articles:
- Quantum Motion launches a UK based Consortium to develop Cryo-Electronics chip
- British based Quantum Motion publishes blueprint for scalable Quantum Computing
10. PQShield
PQShield is creating the global standards and core technologies to power the security layer of the world’s leading organisations through Post Quantum Cryptography.
Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
Estimated Value: $65 M
Estimated No. Of Employees: 20+
Website: www.pqshield.com
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