D-Wave Systems
Named a partner in D-Wave's quantum application ecosystem, building toolsets for finance problems such as portfolio optimization and trading strategy development (2014).
1QBit
QuantumAIVancouver, BC
Vancouver-based quantum software company (1QB Information Technologies) building design and benchmarking tools for utility-scale quantum computation, applied to optimization, finance and chemistry.
Canadian innovation builds a brighter tomorrow.
About
Company site: 1qbit.comVancouver-based quantum software company (1QB Information Technologies) building design and benchmarking tools for utility-scale quantum computation, applied to optimization, finance and chemistry.
Entered a strategic partnership with Fujitsu in 2016 to co-create the Digital Annealer ASIC and industrial software for physics simulation engines, per its company timeline. 1qbit.com
States that a joint DARPA proposal with HPE was accepted in 2022, leading to a long-term collaboration on advanced hardware for intelligence processing. 1qbit.com
Operates offices in Vancouver, Waterloo and Sherbrooke with a distributed Canadian workforce. 1qbit.com
Lists "applications of novel AI and optimization methods to high-value industry problems" as the first of three service lines on its services page. 1qbit.com
Built XrAI, described as a machine learning clinical decision support tool for chest X-ray interpretation, announced in 2020; current availability is not stated on its site. 1qbit.com
Funding & Investors
Announced rounds only, newest first. Undisclosed amounts are shown as undisclosed.
Series B
Nov 28, 2017
C$45.0M1qbit.comInvestors: Fujitsu, Accenture, Allianz, The Royal Bank of Scotland, CME Ventures
Series A
Jun 9, 2014
Undisclosedglobenewswire.comInvestors: CME Group
Total disclosed: C$45.0MLatest: Series B · Nov 28, 2017
Partnerships
Publicly announced partnerships.
Fujitsu
Partnership to develop applications for combinatorial optimization and machine learning running on Fujitsu's digital annealer (2017).
IBM
One of eight startups accepted into the IBM Q Network, gaining access to IBM quantum computers, APIs and software tools (2018).
Microsoft
Launch partner of Microsoft's Azure Quantum cloud ecosystem alongside Honeywell, IonQ and QCI (2019).
DARPA
States on its site that it was invited to participate in DARPA's Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI), guiding quantum computing towards utility-scale compute.
Government & Grants
Government support actually received. Unpublished amounts are left out.
PacifiCan — Regional Quantum Initiative (TopQAD commercialization)
People
Sourced from the company's own pages or announcements.
Andrew Fursman
Co-founder & CEO
Landon Downs
Co-founder
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