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What does it take to land venture capital for photonics-driven startups?
(L-R) Entrada Ventures' Alex Fang, co-founder and managing partner; Greg Fish, operating partner; and Eric Hall, managing partner....
Dec 7, 2023
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Quantum Rings Now Available for NVIDIA CUDA-Q, Streamlining Quantum Simulation
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 20, 2025 / PRNewswire / -- Quantum Rings today announced the integration of their quantum simulation technology...
Mar 20

Kipu Quantum Commercializes Its Application for Large Optimization Problems on IBM’s Qiskit Functions Catalog
Application now available to members of the IBM Quantum Network including Fortune 500 companies, academic institutions, and research labs...
Mar 18

Kipu Quantum and NYUAD Partner to Advance Quantum Research in the Middle East
KARLSRUHE, Germany, Feb. 26, 2025 — New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), through its Center for Quantum and Topological Systems...
Feb 26

Quantum Advantage Has Already Been Reached For AI Applications
Quantum-powered AI has been shown to perform better in image classification and applying combinatorial reasoning optimization to...
Feb 3

BASF and Kipu Focus on End-User Mastery of Quantum Computing
EE Times - Europe December 5, 2024 Pat Brans Like other large German industrials, BASF is striving to achieve mastery of quantum...
Dec 5, 2024

Quantum Rings Achieves Breakthrough in Large-Scale Quantum Circuit Simulation
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Nov. 20, 2024 / PRNewswire / -- Quantum Rings, a leader in quantum computing developer tools, announces its latest...
Nov 20, 2024

Kipu Quantum Team Says New Quantum Algorithm Outshines Existing Techniques
Insider Brief Kipu Quantum’s team successfully tested the largest quantum optimization problem on a 156-qubit IBM quantum processor using...
Sep 9, 2024

Kipu Quantum’s Algorithms Used For BASF Logistics Optimization
Insider Brief Kipu Quantum explores the potential of its novel quantum algorithms for BASF’s logistics optimization. Kipu Quantum is a...
Jul 25, 2024

Kipu Quantum Acquires Quantum Computing Platform Built by Anaqor AG to Accelerate Development of Industrially Relevant Quantum Solutions
KARLSRUHE, Germany, July 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kipu Quantum, the worldwide leading quantum software company, announced today the...
Jul 11, 2024

Kipu Quantum and Quantum-South Announce Strategic Partnership
Karlsruhe, Germany / Montevideo, Uruguay - June 4th 2024 Kipu Quantum GmbH, a German quantum software company focusing on developing...
Jun 3, 2024

10.5 Million EUR For German Quantum Software Company Kipu Quantum
● Closing of seed round led by HV Capital and DeepTech & Climate Fonds ● Investment used for further development of hardware-specific...
Dec 19, 2023

Kipu Quantum and the University of Santiago de Chile Sign Research Agreement
KARLSRUHE, GERMANY, and SANTIAGO DE CHILE, CHILE, August 10, 2023 – Kipu Quantum GmbH, a German quantum software company focusing on...
Aug 10, 2023

Kipu Quantum Signs Research Collaboration Deal With PASQAL to Optimize Quantum Algorithms
Partnership aims to provide industrial quantum advantage sooner than competition through tailored analog solutions KARLSRUHE, GERMANY,...
Jun 12, 2023

Podcast with Daniel Volz, Co-founder and CEO of Kipu Quantum
Daniel Volz, co-founder and CEO of Kipu Quantum, a software company working to accelerate the delivery of quantum advantage is...
Nov 15, 2022

Kipu Quantum Emerges From Stealth, Closes a €3 Million Funding Round
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 Kipu Quantum, a German quantum computing startup based in Karlsruhe and Berlin, emerged from stealth after closing a...
Sep 15, 2022
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