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Quanta Computer, Quantinuum Partner on Quantum Infrastructure

August 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

Quanta Computer, a global manufacturer of advanced computing and cloud infrastructure, and Quantinuum, a full-stack quantum computing company, have entered into a collaborative development agreement to jointly develop hardware infrastructure for future generations of large-scale quantum computers. The partnership combines Quantinuum’s trapped-ion quantum computing technologies with Quanta’s systems engineering, manufacturing and global supply chain capabilities, […]

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OLIX Raises $312M to Scale AI Inference Hardware

August 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

OLIX, a London-based developer of AI inference infrastructure, has raised $312 million in Series B financing at a valuation of $3.3 billion. The funding comes two years after the company was founded and will support the development and production of its first rack-scale inference systems. The round included Fundomo, Arm and Hudson River Trading, along […]

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Siemens to Acquire Precision Innovations for AI Chip Planning and SoC Design

July 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

Siemens, global industry experts in industrial software, automation and digital technologies, has signed an agreement to acquire Precision Innovations Inc., a privately held electronic design automation software company specializing in AI-powered chip planning and system-on-a-chip design exploration. The acquisition will add early-stage architecture planning and design-optimization capabilities to the Siemens electronic design automation portfolio. Precision […]

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IonQ Acquires Vector Atomic, Expands Quantum Sensing

October 2025August 26, 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

IonQ has completed the acquisition of Vector Atomic, a California-based company specializing in advanced quantum sensing technologies. The all-stock transaction expands IonQ’s full-stack quantum platform by integrating precision atomic clocks, inertial sensors, and synchronization hardware with its existing computing and networking solutions.

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Alice & Bob Secures €100M to Advance Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing

January 2025 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

Alice & Bob, a company specializing in fault-tolerant quantum computing, has announced the successful closure of a €100 million Series B funding round

Category: M&A, Partnerships and Funding

Quanta Computer, Quantinuum Partner on Quantum Infrastructure

OLIX Raises $312M to Scale AI Inference Hardware

Siemens to Acquire Precision Innovations for AI Chip Planning and SoC Design

IonQ Acquires Vector Atomic, Expands Quantum Sensing

Alice & Bob Secures €100M to Advance Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing

Quanta Computer, Quantinuum Partner on Quantum Infrastructure

Thales Launches HSM for Post-Quantum Cryptography

QuiX Quantum Launches Programmable Rack-Mountable Photonic Processor

OLIX Raises $312M to Scale AI Inference Hardware

Hellbender Expands U.S. Physical AI Manufacturing

Trump Administration Expands Genesis Mission

Applied Intuition Launches Agentic Physical AI Platform

Infleqtion Plans Illinois Neutral-Atom Quantum Computer Deployment